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- St. Albans Daily Messenger, Thursday, September 24, 1987
Adolphe J. Bessette
RICHFORD – Adolphe J. Bessette, 80, died Wednesday morning at a St. Albans nursing home following a long illness.
He was born March 2, 1907, in Frelighsburg, Quebec, the son of Oliva and Paulina (Lagrandeur) Bessette.
Mr. Bessette had been a resident of Richford for the past 41 years and was employed at the H.K. Webster Company for 20 years, retiring in 1964.
He is survived by one son, Roger of Pittsfield, Mass.; one daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Germaine) Doonon of Cowansville, Quebec; one sister, Mrs. Esxins Coderette of Hollywood, Fla.; 11 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 at All Saints Catholic Church in Richford, with the Rev. Leonidas Laroche celebrating the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in St. Simon Cemetery in Abercorn, Quebec. Friends may call at the Spears Funeral Home, 140 Main St., Richford, Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Father Laroche will have a prayer service at the funeral home Friday evening at 8. For those who wish, contributions in his memory may be made to the All Saints Catholic Church Memorial Fund, in care of the Rev. Leonidas Laroche, Richford, Vt. 05476.
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