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Rosario Bessette

Male Abt 1913 - 1966  (~ 53 years)


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  • Name Rosario Bessette 
    Born Abt 1913  Webster, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 3F55E14BB6442641B537C3AF193BF4B47B18 
    Died 10 Nov 1966  Holyoke, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Nov 1966  St. Patrick's Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Springfield Union, November 11, 1966
      Rosario Bessette War Medal Winner, Dies

      CHICOPEE – Rosario Bessette, 53, of 618 Grattan St., Aldenville, died Thursday in Providence Hospital, Holyoke. Born in Webster, he was the son of the late Ulric and Delia (Monty) Bessette and had lived in Aldenville for the past 52 years. He was graduated from St. Joan of Arc School and Chicopee High School.
      He was a veteran of service with the U.S. Air Corps during World War II, serving in Europe. He took part in the Normandy and Ardennes offensives and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the American Defense Ribbon.He was a charter member of American Legion Post 337 of Aldenville.
      Besides his wife, Mrs. Catherine (Mahoney) Bessette, Mr. Bessette leaves a brother, Gerard, of Aldenville; five sisters, Mrs. Maida Dube of Reading, Mrs. Cecile St. Andrew of ALdenville, Mrs. Claire Manseau of Holyoke, Mrs. Marie Antoinette Demers of Canton, Me., and Mrs. Lucille Benoit of Springfield.
      The funeral will be held at J.H. Fleury and Sons funeral home, Aldenville, Monday at 8.30 a.m. with a solemn requiem high mass at 9 in St. Rose de Lima Church, Aldenville. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home are Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10.
    Person ID I7474  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2014 

    Father Ulric Bessette,   b. Abt 1877, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Delia Monty,   d. 8 Sep 1937, Williamsett, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Mahoney 
    Family ID F2844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart