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- Addison County Independent, May 7, 2009
Henry Lewis Bissette
BRANDON – Henry Lewis Bissette, 78, died Sunday, May 3, 2009 at his home in Brandon.
He was born in Brandon on Nov. 7, 1930, the son of Truman and Myrtle (Jones) Bissette. He received his early education in local Brandon schools and graduated from Brandon High School, class of 1950.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving as a repeater man and in carrier equipment installation and maintenance during the Korean War. Following his honorable discharge he returned home to Vermont. He worked for his father at T.R. Bissette & Sons and later took over following the death of his father. He ran the family business for 38 years.
He served on the Brandon Fire Department for 15 years. He was a member of the Neshobe Old Time Fish & Game Club and honorary member of the Neshobe Sportsman Club. Relatives say he enjoyed playing cards and camping with a special group of friends at Wyman’s Campgrounds for more than 30 years. And he enjoyed hunting and fishing and working on the Neshobe Sportsman Club annual fishing derby for more than 30 years. He worked with the Boy Scouts, the Webelos and Troop 111. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brandon.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine (Alger) Bissette of Brandon, whom he married Aug. 25, 1952; three sons, Neil Bissette and his wife Connie of Forest Dale, Tony Bissette and his wife Ann and Steve Bissette, all of Brandon; one daughter, Gay Marie Carmichael and her husband Scott of Brandon; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by an infant daughter, Ann Marie Bissette, and two brothers, Richard and Perry Bissette.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 9, at 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brandon. The Rev. Joseph Romano, pastor of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Pittsford, will be the celebrant. The graveside committal service and burial, with military honors, will follow in the family lot at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon on Friday, May 8, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made to the Fishing Derby, Neshobe Sportsman Club, P.O. Box 321, Brandon, VT 05733, or to the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, 7 Albert Cree Drive, Rutland, VT 05701.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1930 - 2009 (78 years)