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Mary Martha Bessette

Female 1928 - 1999  (71 years)


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  • Name Mary Martha Bessette 
    Born 25 Aug 1928  Scenic, Pennington Co., South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID C764894ABF965149A9E65B739E18033D40A3 
    Died 23 Oct 1999  Rapid City, Pennington Co., South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Obituary for Mary M. Waterson

      Mary Martha (Bessette) Waterson, 71, of Rapid City, died Saturday, October 23, 1999, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
      She was born August 25, 1928 at Scenic to "Lee" and Victoria (Kimball) Bessette. She attended grade school north of Scenic on 71 Table and high school in Scenic and New Underwood.
      In 1947, she married Ted Waterson. When their youngest child was in school, she began working for the Rapid City school district as a teacher's aide and other positions for over 20 years. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be deeply missed by her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
      Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 P.M. at St. Therese Church, with Father Brian Lane as celebrant. Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, S.D. Rooks & Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City is in charge of arrangements.
      The Mary Waterson Memorial fund will go to the American Legion Post 22 Baseball and Canyon Lake Little League.
    Person ID I9942  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2014 

    Father James Lee Bessette,   b. 21 Feb 1893, Shawnee, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1989, Rapid City, Pennington Co., South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Mother Victoria Teresa Kimball,   b. 21 Aug 1901, Humbolt, Minnihaha Co., South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1993, Rapid City, Pennington Co., South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 31 Aug 1918  Rapid City, Pennington Co., South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Theodore Raymond Waterson 
    Married 4 Mar 1947  Rapid City, Pennington Co., South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3781  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart