Bassett Family Association Database
Armand N. Bessette
1897 - 1977 (79 years)-
Name Armand N. Bessette Born 5 Dec 1897 Farnham, Quebec, Canada Gender Male _UID D1EE9E24BECB81448F8C40F5D1363914738A Died 25 Aug 1977 West Springfield, Massachusetts Buried 29 Aug 1977 St. Thomas Cemetery, West Springfield, Massachusetts Notes - Springfield Union, August 27, 1977
Armand N. Bessette
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Armand N. Bessette, 80, founder and former proprietor of the Friendly Barber Shop died Thursday in a local nursing home. He was formerly of 51 Van Deene Ave. He was born in Farnham, Can., and lived in West Springfield 50 years. He was an Army veteran of World War I, a member of Shuffleboard American Legion Post 207 and the Club of Forest Park. He leaves his wife, Augustine; a son, George A. of West Springfield; three daughters, Claire Wellspeak of West Springfield, Simone Boyle of Wethersfield, Conn., and Lucille Caputo of Springfield; two brothers, Romeo of Franham and O’Leary of West Springfield; a sister, Gertrude Lemaire of St. Brigide, Can.; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Monday at Toomey-O’Brien funeral home with a graveside service at St. Thomas Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Person ID I5463 14B Jean Besset of Quebec Last Modified 29 Jan 2014
Father Molise "Mose" Arthur Bessette, b. 1 Dec 1866, Redford, Clinton Co., New York , d. 5 Feb 1942, Ste. Brigide, Quebec, Canada (Age 75 years) Mother Laura Corinne Brault Married 8 Sep 1890 Dunham, Quebec, Canada Family ID F831 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Augustine Corinne Gagnon, b. Canada , d. 28 Sep 1978, West Springfield, Massachusetts Married 19 Jul 1920 Farnham, Quebec, Canada Children + 1. Simone Bessette, b. 30 Aug 1922, Farnham, Quebec, Canada , d. 25 Feb 2008, Wethersfield, Connecticut (Age 85 years) + 2. George A. Bessette, b. 23 Dec 1924, d. 16 Jan 2010, West Springfield, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) 3. Lucille M. Bessette, b. 12 Apr 1937, Massachusetts , d. 2 Apr 2015 (Age 77 years) + 4. Claire B. Bessette, b. Farnum, Canada , d. 20 Feb 1988, West Springfield, Massachusetts Family ID F2088 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Springfield Union, August 27, 1977