Irene M. Besse

Female 1917 - 2000  (82 years)


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  • Name Irene M. Besse 
    Birth 6 Jul 1917  New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 29 Mar 2000  Kinston, Lenoir Co., North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • KINSTON, N.C. -- M. Irene (Besse) Normandin, 82, of Kinston, formerly
      of New Bedford, Mass., died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at
      Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved wife and best friend of
      Bernard E. Normandin, and daughter of the late Benjamin H. Besse and
      Mary Eva (McCormick) Besse Sullivan.
      Mrs. Normandin was born in New Bedford, and had lived in New Bedford
      for most of her life before moving to Kinston in 1952. She was a
      graduate of Campbell College.
      She was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church in Kinston.
      Mrs. Normandin was formerly employed as an executive secretary at
      Revere Copper & Brass in New Bedford.
      She was a founding member of the Kinston Library and was active in
      the local Art Council for many years. She was also a member of the
      local Beta Phi Sorority.
      Mrs. Normandin's many friends will remember her as a lovely and
      loving person. Her husband misses her beyond words.
      Survivors include her widower; a niece, Dorothy M. Baptista of
      Westport, Mass.; three nephews, Mitchell J. Kuliga of Assonet, Mass.,
      Robert H. Kuliga of New Bedford, and Paul F. Kuliga of Gorham N.H.;
      and many great-nieces and great-nephews.
      She was the sister of the late Ann Louise (Besse) Southerland Dupuis
      and Dorothy E. (Besse) Kuliga Zawalski, and aunt of the late Joseph C.
      Southerland.
      Her memorial Mass will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Name of the
      Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, New Bedford. Burial will follow in
      Sacred Heart Cemetery, New Bedford.
      Local arrangements are by Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park
      St., New Bedford.
    Person ID I13738  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2011 

    Father Benjamin H. Besse   d. Bef 1930 
    Mother Mary Eva McCormick,   b. 25 Nov 1896, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1973, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1915 
    Family ID F3860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bernard E. Normandin 
    Marriage Est 1950 
    Family ID F6997  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Jul 1917 - New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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