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- The Albany Times Union, Monday, April 23, 2001
Grace Bessette
WATERFORD -- Grace Bessette, 93, of Waterford died on April 21, 2001 at her residence. Born in Troy, she was the daughter of the late John and Hattie Link Battleslaugh and the widow of Ernest J. Bessette. Mrs. Bessette moved to Hudson River Road in Waterford as a bride in 1930. She retired from the Cluett-Peabody Company in Troy after 45 years as a seamstress. Mrs. Bessette was a member of the Lansingburgh Friendly Seniors. Survivors include her sister, Viola Neubert of Waterford and several cousins. Mrs. Bessette was predeceased by her brother Ralph Battleslaugh. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the Frank P. McDonald & Son Funeral Home, 870 Second Ave (124th & 125th Street) in Lansingburgh. Interment will be in Brookside Cemetery in Poestenkill. Friends are invited and may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2 to 5 p.m.
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