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Claire B. Bessette

Female - 1988


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  • Name Claire B. Bessette 
    Born Farnum, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 2C4E89C5C8F1BE4EB0FD24EF12D1D2858788 
    Died 20 Feb 1988  West Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 23 Feb 1988  St. Thomas Cemetery, West Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Springfield Union, February 21, 1988
      Claire B. Wellspeak

      WEST SPRINGFIELD – Claire (Bessette) Wellspeak, 66, of 1282 Westfield St., a 20-year, semi-retired secretary for Strathmore Paper Co., died yesterday in Baystate Medical Center. She previously worked for 15 years as a secretary for Gilbert and Barker Co. Born in Farnum, Canada, she lived in this town most of her life. She was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons, the West Springfield Golden Agers, the Gilbarco Alumni, the Ramapogue Womens Club, the Senior Citizens Club and the West Springfield Garden Club. She was a communicant of St. Louis de France Church and a member of its Women’s Guild and choir. She was also a member of the Mount Carmel choir. Her husband, Raymond M. Wellspeak, died in 1978. She leaves a son, Raymond G.; a daughter, Lorraine C. Girard; and a brother George A. Bessette, all of West Springfield; two sisters Simone Boyle of Wethersfield, Conn. And Lucille Caputo of Springfield, and give grandchildren. The funeral will be Tuesday morning at Toomey-O’Brien Funeral Home and in the church, with burial in St. Thomas Cemetery.
    Person ID I10628  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2014 

    Father Armand N. Bessette,   b. 5 Dec 1897, Farnham, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1977, West Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Augustine Corinne Gagnon,   b. Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1978, West Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 19 Jul 1920  Farnham, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Raymond M. Wellspeak,   d. 1978 
    Children 
     1. Daymond G. Wellspeak
     2. Lorraine C. (Bessette) Girard
    Family ID F4059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart