Benjamin H. Besse

Benjamin married Mary Eva McCormick about 1915. Mary (daughter of Patrick John McCormick and Elizabeth Jane Myres) was born on 25 Nov 1896 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died in Oct 1973 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mr. Southerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mr. Dupuis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

Irene married Bernard E. Normandin est 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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WESTPORT -- Dorothy E. (Besse) Kuliga Zawalski, 77, of Westport, died
Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at Sippican Healthcare Center after a long
illness.
She was the wife of the late Mitchell Kuliga and the late Ignace
"Iggy" Zawalski, and the daughter of the late Benjamin H. Besse and
Mary E. (McCormick) Besse.
Mrs. Zawalski was born in New Bedford and lived there for most of her
life before moving to Westport in 1992.
She was a communicant of Holy Name Church.
Mrs. Zawalski was formerly employed as a cloth inspector at
Berkshire-Hathaway and by Arlan's Department Store in New Bedford as a
sales clerk for many years.
She worked as a teacher aide at the Clark Street School for many
years until her retirement, and then was employed at Wonder Bowl.
Survivors include three sons, Mitchell J. Kuliga of Assonet, Robert
H. Kuliga of New Bedford and Paul F. Kuliga of Gorham, N.H.; a
daughter, Dorothy M. Baptista of Westport; a sister, Irene Normandin
of Kinston, N.C.; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Louise Ann Southerland-Dupuis and
grandmother of the late Daniel and Susan Kuliga.
Her funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Name Church.
Arrangements are by Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St.,
New Bedford.
KULIGA-ZAWALSKI -- of Westport, Dec. 27, 1998, Dorothy E. (Besse)
Kuliga Zawalski, 77, wife of the late Mitchell Kuliga and the late
Ignace "Iggy" Zawalski, mother of Mitchell J. Kuliga, Robert H.
Kuliga, Paul F. Kuliga and Dorothy M. Baptista, sister of Irene
Normandin. Funeral from the SAUNDERS-DWYER HOME FOR FUNERALS, 495 Park
St., New Bedford. Wednesday at 9. Funeral Mass at Holy Name Church at
10. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours,
Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Mitchell Kuliga. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ignace A. Zawalski. Ignace was born on 30 Apr 1910; died on 25 Sep 1997 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gorham,NH

Family/Spouse: Baptista. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]