Martha V. Bessette

1918 - 2009  (90 years)

• Name	Martha V. Bessette
  Birth	27 Sep 1918	Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	31 Jul 2009	Newport
  Notes	The Chronicle, Vermont, August 4, 2009 Martha V. Choquette Martha V. Choquette, 90, of Newport, a well-known and active businesswoman, died July 31, 2009, in Newport. Mrs. Choquette was born September 27, 1918, in Stanstead, Quebec, a daughter of Frank and Ozema (Perra) Bessette. On October 18, 1941, she married the love of her life, P. Conrad Choquette, who predeceased her in 1997. Mrs. Choquette was a legal secretary in Rock Island, Quebec, and a court interpreter for the Orleans County Court. She was a member of the Daughters of Isabella and former president of the American Legion Auxiliary. She was active in St. Mary?s Catholic Church and taught classes where she mentored young couples. She also enjoyed traveling to Florida. She is survived by her children: Connie Sauter and her husband, Albert, of Mckinney, Texas, Paul Choquette and his wife, Jane, of West Palm Beach, Florida, Robert Choquette and his wife, Lori, of Springfield, Oregon; by her daughter-in-law, Jeanne Choquette of Tucson, Arizona; and by the following grandchildren: Thomas Choquette, Scott Sauter, Debbie Glasser, Marc Sauter, Julie Choquette, Katherine Blake, Jacqueline Gordon, Vicky Larson, Jill Cummings, and Beth Jackson; by 18 great-grandchildren; and by two sisters: Therese Perant of Montreal and Madeline Thompson of Magog, Quebec. She was predeceased by a son, Richard Choquette, in 2003, by a granddaughter, Andrea Choquette, in 1981, and by a great-grandson, Trace Morgan Jackson, in 2004. Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 4, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Newport with the Reverend Michael Reardon S.D.V. celebrating a Mass of Christian burial. Interment followed in St. Mary?s Cemetery. Should friends desire, contributions in Mrs. Choquette?s memory may be made to the Newport Elks Club Silver Towers, P.O. Box 888, Derby, Vermont 05829. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com. Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
  Person ID	I18548	14B Jean Besset of Quebec
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Francois Bessette
  Mother	Ozema Perras,   b. 1886   d. 1963 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1909	Saint-Malo d'Auckland, Quebec, Canada
  Family ID	F857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart