Joseph C. Bessette

1954 - 2022  (68 years)

• Name	Joseph C. Bessette
  Birth	6 Jan 1954	Quantico, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Sep 2022	Oneida Healthcare Center, Oneida, New York
  Notes	Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Joseph C. Bessette Joseph C. Bessette, 68, of Utica, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Oneida Healthcare Center, Oneida, NY, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Quantico, VA, on January 6, 1954, son of the late Albert J. and Georgiana M. (Guenette) Bessette. He was educated at St. Peter's Catholic School and then graduated from JFK. On July 16, 1977 he was united in marriage to the former Floy M. DiNitto, a blessed union of 45 years. He was employed several years by Chanatry's Hometown Market, MetLife and last, as a customer service agent at APAC, Utica. Joseph was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. As a boy, he served as altar boy and as he got older became lector and later became eucharistic minister. Joseph enjoyed photography, collecting watches, coins, clocks, stamps, bird watching and all kinds of gardening. He loved tropical fish and building his model trains. But most of all was the love for his family which he cherished more than anything. He is survived by his loving wife, Floy; two daughters, Heather Blanchard (Joseph), SC and Heidi Ferdinand (Jeremy), Westmoreland; son, Joseph Bessette (Amanda Banas), Oneida; two sisters, Susan Huntley (John), Vail, AZ and Patricia Learnard, Deerfield; brother, Michael Bessette (Terry), Hinckley, NY; five grandchildren, Adrianna, Isabel, John Arabia, Josie Bessette and Ariana Ferdinand; great-grandson, Chance Edwards; lifelong childhood friend, Steven Fortnam; several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins; and several loveable K-9 companions. He was predeceased by a brother, Christopher T. Bessette. Relatives and friends are invited to pay their respects on Friday, September 30, 2022, from 5-7 PM at Heintz Funeral Services, Inc., 408 Herkimer Road, Utica, NY 13502. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 10:00 AM from St. Peter's Catholic Church, 422 Coventry Ave., Utica, NY 13502. He will be laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery, Oneida Street, Utica. Messages of sympathy may be shared at www.heintzfuneralservice.net.
  Person ID	I19412	14B Jean Besset of Quebec
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Albert Joseph Bessette, Jr.,   b. 10 Oct 1924, Waterford, Saratoga County, New York d. 20 Apr 1994, Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Georgiana M. Guenette
  Family ID	F7162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart