Claire Prudentia Bessette

1925 - 2019  (93 years)

• Name	Claire Prudentia Bessette
  Born	7 Sep 1925	Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Female
  _UID	9A3F6DBB01D229438AD20909154317A3C02C
  Died	2 Sep 2019	South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Notes	The Republican, Massachusetts, September 4, 2019 Claire P. (Bessette) Gladu (Picture included) Claire P. (Bessette) Gladu, age 93, of Chicopee, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, September 2, 2019 at Vero Health Center of South Hadley. Claire was born and educated in Holyoke. She was predeceased by her husband, Norman Gladu, Sr. in 2011. Claire is survived by her children: sons, Norman, Jr., Lawrence, Gary, and Jeffrey Gladu; her daughters, Donna Mandeville, Debra Rowley, and Suzanne Beyer; her siblings Albert and Gerald Bessette, and Priscilla Boyce; and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her children Albert Gladu and Darlene Whittley. The funeral will be held Friday, September 6, at 8:45am from the Barry J. Farrell Funeral Home, 2049 Northampton Street, Holyoke, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00am in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Granby. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, South Hadley. Calling hours are Thursday, September 5, from 4:00 to 7:00pm. In lieu of flowers, consider a donation to the American Breast Cancer Foundation, 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 480, Columbia, Maryland 21044.
  Person ID	I6635	14B Jean Besset of Quebec
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Ernest Israel Bessette,   b. 23 Dec 1891, Agawam, Massachusetts ,   d. 19 Mar 1953, Holyoke, Massachusetts  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Rhea Marie Couture,   b. 23 Mar 1899, Holyoke, Massachusetts
  Married	5 Apr 1920	Holyoke, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F2526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norman Raymond Gladu,   b. 27 Jul 1925, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Mar 2011, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Albert Richard Gladu,   b. 1 Sep 1951, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Jul 1987, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida  (Age 35 years)   2. Darlene Anne Gladu,   b. 10 Jul 1957, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Nov 2005, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F7053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart