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Ernest M. Bessette

Male 1953 - 2005  (51 years)


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  • Name Ernest M. Bessette 
    Born 10 Nov 1953  Waterbury, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID DA9DEC344A8B1549B59CD1BE3145F6475D81 
    Died 11 Oct 2005  Naugatick, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Oct 2005  St. James Cemetery, Naugatick, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Republican-American, Waterbury, CT, 13 Oct 2005
      Ernest M. Bessette, Athlete, drafted by the Mets

      NAUGATICK - Ernest M. Bessette, 52, of 34 Windview Drive, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was the husband of Pamela (Ravenscroft) Bessette. Mr. Bessette was born Nov. 10, 1953, in Waterbury, son of the late Maurice and Irene (Raymond) Bessette. He lived in Terryville before moving to Naugatuck in 1966. He graduated from Naugatuck High School in 1971, attended Post College, and graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in physical education. He played professional baseball and was drafted by the New York Mets, where he played for one season. His hobbies included baseball, football and basketball. Besides his wife of Naugatuck, he leaves three brothers, Gerald, Raymond and Damase Cyr; two sisters, Anita Schultz and Antoinette Ferrucci. Arrangements: Mass 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Church, 338 North Main St., Naugatuck. Friends and family are asked to meet directly at the church at 9:45 a.m. Burial in St. James Cemetery, Naugatuck. There are no calling hours. Arrangements by Fitzgerald-Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main St., Naugatuck.

      (Maurice R. Bessette, born 4 Mar 1924, died 11 Mar 2001) (Maurice Rene Bessette, son of Ernest and Rose (Collette) Bessette, married Irene Germaine Cyr, daughter of Rene Raymond and Lumina (Lachance) Cyr, on 31 Jan 1953 (MDJB) in Sainte-Anne, Waterbury, Connecticut.
    Person ID I13831  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2014 

    Father Maurice Rene Bessette,   b. 4 May 1924, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 2001  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Irene Germaine (Raymond) Cyr 
    Married 31 Jan 1953  Sainte-Anne, Waterbury, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pamela Ravenscroft 
    Family ID F5309  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart