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- The Providence Journal, September 6, 2015
Clare E. (Roberge) Bessette (Picture included)
BESSETTE, CLARE E. (ROBERGE) 95, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 4, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry L. Bessette. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late William & Clara (St. George) Roberge. Clare graduated from Pawtucket High School (Tolman H.S.) in 1938 and then worked at Shartenberg's Department Store for 16 years. She later was the accounts receivable clerk for Frank Desmarais Paper Supply Co. for 13 years until her retirement. Both Clare and her late husband were longtime members of LeFoyer Club, Pawtucket. Clare also served as a treasurer of the Jacques Cartier Society for many years. She was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered. Clare leaves a daughter, Pauline M. Dailey and a foster daughter, Susan M. Hart both of Pawtucket; three grandchildren, Tara Bourassa and her husband, Corey, Sr., Jennifer Hart and her fiancé, Keith Landry, Sr. all of Cumberland and Lindsay Hart and her fiancé, Derek Silva of Coventry; five great-grandchildren, Corey, Jr. and Payton Bourassa, Keith, Jr., Ava and Brody Landry. She was the sister of the late Armand Roberge, Helene Pothier, Maurice and Gaston Roberge and Yvette Czekalski. Her funeral will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. from WILLIAM W. TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in the Church of St. Leo the Great, 697 Central Ave. Interment will follow at Notre Dame Cemetery. VISITATION Tuesday 4 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to Home & Hospice Care of RI, 1085 No. Main St., Providence, RI 02904 will be appreciated.
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Bassett Family Association Database
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