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Florence A. Bessette

Female Abt 1918 - 2004  (~ 86 years)


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  • Name Florence A. Bessette 
    Born Abt 1918  Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID DD09AD19DAF2ED4A955CB8FE9811041C1FB5 
    Died 15 Jun 2004  Woonsocket, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 21 Jun 2004  Notre Dame Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Providence Journal, Rhode Island, Friday 18 Jun 2004
      Florence M. (Bessette) Thurber

      Florence M. (Bessette) Thurber, 86, of Bowen Street, a homemaker, died Tuesday at Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket. She was the wife of the late William W. Thurber Sr. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Aldei and Laura (Boulais) Bessette, she was a lifelong resident of Pawtucket. Mrs. Thurber was a member of the Rhode Island Pigeon Club. She enjoyed reading and going to Foxwoods. She leaves a son, William W. Thurber, Jr. of Deltona, Fla.; three daughters, Elaine M. Conte and Cheryl F. Antaya, both of Pawtucket, and Carole A. Belch of Warwick; her caretaker, Karen Thurber, and a brother, Raymond Bessette, both of Pawtucket; and 9 grandchildren, 12 great-granchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was the mother of the late Richard R. Thurber, and sister of the late Henry and Bertrand Bessette, and Jeannette Berthelette. The funeral service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in William W. Tripp Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave. Burial will follow at Notre Dame Cemetery.
    Person ID I7483  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2014 

    Father Aldei Louis Bessette,   b. 3 Apr 1885, St. Alexandre, Iberville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Laura "Lena" M. Boulais 
    Family ID F1279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William W. Thurber, Sr. 
    Children 
     1. William W. Thurber, Jr.
     2. Elaine M. Thurber
     3. Cheryl F. Thurber
     4. Carole A. Thurber
     5. Richard R. Thurber
    Family ID F2846  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart