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- South Coast Today, 7 Sep 2001
Doris C. Roy (Includes picture)
NEW BEDFORD -- Doris C. (Bessette) Roy, 84, of Acushnet, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2001, at the Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Center after a short illness. She was the widow of William J. Roy.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Noe and Ida (Coderre) Bessette, she spent her early years in New Bedford before moving to Acushnet where she lived for the past 51 years.
Mrs. Roy was a homemaker whose greatest joy was caring for her grandchildren and later visiting with her great-grandchildren.
Their laughter always brought a smile to her face.
She maintained a small flower garden and often enjoyed sitting and listening to her music.
She was an avid bingo player and enjoyed the company of her friends at Acushnet Council on Aging.
She donated her time to SHARE in Acushnet.
She was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church in Rochester and a former member of St. Francis Xavier Church and its Ladies Guild of Acushnet.
Survivors include four sons, William H. Roy and his wife, Lucille, of Somers, Conn., Robert R. Roy and his wife, Marcia L., of Bridgewater, Ronald A. Roy of New Bedford and Leo E. Roy and his wife, Robbin M., of Mattapoisett; a daughter, Florence J. Larson and her husband, David L., of Poway, Calif.; a brother, Roger Bessette of Cape Coral, Fla.; a sister, Alice Belanger of New Bedford; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Rev. Ernest Bessette. Funeral services will be held at 8:15 a.m. Monday from the Brooklawn Funeral Home, 15 Irvington Court.
Her funeral Mass will be at 9:30 a.m. in St. Rose of Lima Church, 282 Vaughn Hill Road, Rochester.
Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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Bassett Family Association Database
- 2001