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Theresa P. Bessette

Female 1929 - 2008  (79 years)


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  • Name Theresa P. Bessette 
    Born 22 Mar 1929  Pawtucket, Providenct Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 8F65A2B55DC21E4B96A428ECFF853800DD1C 
    Died 10 May 2008  Fitchburg, Worcester Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Sentinel & Enterprise, May 11, 2008
      Theresa P. Absi

      Theresa P. Absi of Fitchburg, active at city civic center; 79 FITCHBURG Theresa P. (Bessette) Absi, 79, of Fitchburg, died Saturday(May 10) in her home, with her two sons and daughter by her side. Her husband of 44 years, George A. Absi, died in 1993. She leaves two sons, John A. Absi and his wife, Joann of Wilmington, N.C., and Paul A. Absi of Fitchburg; one daughter, Anne C. Guida of Fitchburg. She also leaves one brother, Roland Bessette of Cumberland, R.I.; three sisters, Jeannette Sassi and Elizabeth "Betty" Lapointe, both of Pawtucket, R.I., and Margaret Rinaldi in Florida; three grandchildren, Christina Rogers of Wilmington, N.C., Matthew Absi of Portsmouth, VA., and Jason Guida of Fitchburg; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by three sisters, Laurence Brdar of Pawtucket, Fleurette Wood of PA, and Lilliane Murphy of Seekonk, MA. Mrs. Absi was employed as a teacher's aide and librarian at Fitchburg High School for several years, and later was a supervisor at the Whistler Radar Detector Co. in Westford, MA. She retired as a secretary in 1998 from the Wallace Civic Center in Fitchburg, after 10 years. She was a member of St. Camillus de Lellis Parish in Fitchburg, was a 1946 graduate of East High School in Pawtucket, R.I., and was a longtime volunteer along with her husband at the Wallace Civic Center. She will be remembered for loving her family very, very much. She was born on March 22, 1929, in Pawtucket, R.I., a daughter of the late Jean L. and Cecile A. (Laurendeau) Bessette. She lived in Fitchburg since 1959. ABSI Her Funeral will be held on Tuesday(May 13) from the SmithMallahyMasciarelli Funeral Home, 243 Water St., Fitchburg, with a Mass at 10:00 a.m. in St. Camillus de Lellis Church, 333 Mechanic St., Fitchburg. Burial will follow in Notre Dame Cemetery, 359 Daggett Ave., Pawtucket, R.I. Calling hours at the Funeral Home are 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday(May 12). Flowers may be sent or memorial contributions may be made to Diversified VNAHospice, 25 Tucker Drive, Leominster, MA 01453 or may be left at the Funeral Home.
    Person ID I10748  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2015 

    Father Jean Laurent Bessette,   b. 19 Aug 1901,   d. 2 Oct 1981, Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Cecile Laurendeau,   b. 17 Jul 1904, St. Gabriel, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1968, Central Falls, Providence Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 15 Aug 1923  Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George A. Absi,   b. 9 Feb 1927, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1993, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Children 
     1. John Absi
     2. Paul Absi
     3. Ann Absi,   b. 1961,   d. Mar 2009  (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F4114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart