Bassett Family Association Database

Maurice Joseph "Moe" Bessette, Sr.

Male - 2011


Personal Information    |    PDF

  • Name Maurice Joseph "Moe" Bessette 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born Pawtucket, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID CA8DDA06AA102C409487EBE240B9D37F904A 
    Died 19 Sep 2011  North Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 22 Sep 2011 
    Notes 
    • The Providence Journal, September 21, 2011
      Maurice Joseph (Moe) Bessette Sr.

      BESSETTE, MAURICE (MOE) JOSEPH, SR., of North Providence, RI, died September 19, 2011. Born in Pawtucket, RI, he was a son of the late George and Lena Bessette. He was the husband of Elizabeth A. Bessette, the father of Maurice J. Bessette Jr. of Portsmouth, RI, Susan M. Coward of Basel, Switzerland, and Paul M. Bessette of Washington, D.C., and grandfather of 10. He was the brother of Robert and Lawrence Bessette, Elinor Brown, Claire Rinaldi, Helen Lamoureau, and Irene Santangelo and the late George, Samuel, Raymond Bessette, and Anita O'Donnell. Maurice had worked at Industrial Tool for many years before retiring. He was a long-time member of the Knights of Columbus, St. Lawrence Council where he was a manager of the Columbus Club before retiring two years ago. He was a Navy veteran of WWII <http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/ww2/?personid=153747386&affiliateID=519>. Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial Mass at Mary Mother of Mankind Church in North Providence at 11 AM on September 22. Burial will be private. robbinsfuneralhome.com <http://robbinsfuneralhome.com/> In lieu of flowers, donations in Maurice's memory may be made to the Nature Conservancy, PO Box 6014, Albert Lee, MN 56007, 1 (800)-628-6860, or at nature.org <http://nature.org/>. Please reference Acct# 8350271
    Person ID I5326  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2014 

    Father Ovide George Bessette,   b. 19 Jan 1900, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1975, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Lena Rosner,   b. 2 Mar 1904,   d. Oct 1981  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F819  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth A. 
    Children 
     1. Maurice J. Bessette, Jr.
     2. Susan M. Bessette
     3. Paul M. Bessette
    Family ID F2042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart