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- South Coast Today, July 2000
Helen Bessette, 90
FALL RIVER – Helen (Holewiak) Bessette, 90, of North Belmont Steret, died at home Friday, July 28, 2000. She was the widow of Lawrence J. “Kiddo” Bessette.
A lifelong Fall River resident, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Kunegunda (Boehnia) Holewiak. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church.
Mrs. Bessette was a packer for 15 years at Ideal Bias until retiring; she previously was a weaver at the Bourne Mills for 35 years.
She was a member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
Survivors include a son, Norman F. Bessette of Somerset; a daughter-in-law, Gloria Bessette of Somerset; two grandchildren, Norman F. Bessette II of Pittsburgh, and Kristine Trembley of Berkley; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Her funeral will be at 9 a.m. Monday from the Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home, 1521 North Main St., followed by a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Church. Interment will be in St. Patrick Cemetery.
Providence Journal, Rhode Island, Sunday, July 30, 2000
Helen Bessette
HELEN BESSETTE, 90, of North Belmont Street, a retired packer, died Friday at home.
She was the wife of the late Lawrence J. "Kiddo" Bessette. A lifelong Fall River resident, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Kunegunda (Boehnia) Holewiak.
A member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, Mrs. Bessette was a packer at Ideal Bias for 15 years, retiring 20 years ago, and had been a weaver at Bourne Mills for 35 years.
She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church.
She leaves a son, Norman F. Bessette of Somerset; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. from Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home, 1521 North Main St., with a funeral Mass at 10 in St. Joseph's Church, North Main Street. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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Bassett Family Association Database
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