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Providence Journal, Monday, July 18, 1994
George A. Bessette, North Smithfield
GEORGE A. BESSETTE, 354 Mattity Rd., a lab technician at American Insulated Wire Co. for 32 years before retiring in 1981, died Saturday at Landmark Medical Center-Woonsocket Unit. He was the husband of Germaine A. (Salvas) Bessette.
Born in Pawtucket, a son of the late Arthur and Josephine (Nolette) Bessette, he had lived in Cumberland for 27 years before moving to North Smithfield in 1979.
Mr. Bessette was a corporal in the Persian Gulf Command in the Army's 517th Quartermaster Truck Regiment during World War II.
He was the owner and operator of Gerry's Variety Store, Pawtucket, from 1948 until 1953.
Besides his wife he leaves two sons, Robert G. Bessette of East Providence and Ronald J. Bessette of Lincoln; a daughter, Joan C. Bessette of North Smithfield; and three grandsons.
The funeral will be Wednesday at 9 a.m. from the Stephen H. Foley Funeral Home, 126 South Main St., Attleboro, Mass., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in St. Joseph Church, 208 South Main St., Attleboro. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Attleboro.
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1915 - 1994 (78 years)