Frank John Descoteaux

CUMBERLAND Frank John Descoteaux, 79, passed on Saturday December 24, 2011 at the Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket. He was the husband of Martha (Brady) Descoteaux, and they had been married for 46 years. Born in Fort Devens, MA, he was the son of the late Frank and Alberta (Bailey) Descoteaux. He resided in Cumberland for many years. He was a United States Army and Airforce Veteran and retiree of 22 years, serving in the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. Frank was a member of the American Legion Post 132 and 14; VFW Post 1271, and the 40 and 8 Voiture 1166. He served as Post Commander of Post 132 and also District 29 Commander. He was employed as security for Disneyland in Anaheim, CA for 16 years, and later was employed by Wackenhaut Security. Besides his wife he leaves his daughter, Lynn Fitzgerald and her husband Ray of Cumberland; one son John Descoteaux of Huntington Beach, CA; three grandchildren, Danielle, Jake and Hope, all of Cumberland. He was the brother of the late Jane Warren Lawrence. A celebration of his life will be held Wednesday at 9 AM from the J. J. Duffy Funeral Home, 757 Mendon Road, Rt. 122, Cumberland. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM in St. Aidan Church, Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting Hours will be held Tuesday, 4-7 PM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Crossroads RI, 160 Broad Street, Providence, RI 02903, or to Anchor Recovery Community Center, 249 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860.

Godspeed Uncle John 12/24/11

John Descoteaux,one of my last uncles on my father's side, went home to God today. There are no words to express my feelings. I remember Uncle John, in the hallway of my mom and dad's house in Brooklyn, showing us how to bowl. He had us tuck a folded bath towel under our arm so that our elbow would stay close to our bodies. I remember him at our house here in Sterling, at our family reunion, cooking on the grill. Funny what you remember. The entire family's thoughts and prayers are with Aunt Martha, Johnny, Lynn, Ray, Danielle, Jake and Hope. May God bless us all in this time of sadness. May Uncle John enjoy Heaven and seeing all those who have been waiting his arrival.

11/25

Liz Brady Cotjanle's 2 "boys", Ryan and his dad, Ted.

9/16

This is Elizabeth Brady Cotjanle's mother in law, please keep them all in your prayers.

Evelyn Cotjanle
COTJANLE, Evelyn Ward, 82, died at her home in Orange on September 12, 2011 after a long illness. She was the widow of Theodore E. Cotjanle to whom she was married for 41 years. Born in New Haven on April 2, 1929, she was the daughter of Ruth E. Nanfeldt and Leon K. Ward who resided in Fair Haven. Having attended Commercial High in New Haven, Mrs. Cotjanle was a proud graduate of the University of Connecticut and a loyal member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Soon after marrying in 1954, Evelyn and her husband moved to Orange and began to become deeply involved in the community. Among her many activities, she taught in the Orange elementary schools for 15 years during which time she earned a teaching certificate and Masters degree in Education from Southern Connecticut State College. She also joined the Orange Garden Club and became very active in the Church of the Good Shepherd. At church, she was, at different times, a Sunday School Teacher, the Sunday School Superintendent, President of the Episcopal Church Women and Circle Chairman, and a member of the Prayer Group and Rector Search Committee. Later, she led outreach efforts for the church with the House of Jacob and was one of the founders of Summer Encounter children's program sponsored by area churches and synagogues. In 1980, she started her career as a real estate agent at the Beazley Company. She went on to have a successful career of approximately 22 years until she retired in 2002. During these years, Evelyn was frequently among the company's top producing agents statewide and, in 1987, was named Residential Salesperson of the Year. Known warmly to her many friends and colleagues as "Evie", she leaves, with her love and affection, her son, Theodore Cotjanle and his wife Elizabeth and two grandchildren, her son, Ross L. Cotjanle, and a sister-in-law Anne Foglia. Evelyn was a very charismatic woman with tremendous energy and great personality. Her generous heart and kind soul will be missed by those whose lives she touched. Evelyn loved her work in real estate, was an avid tennis fan, enjoyed bridge, gardening, and being with her friends. Memorial contributions may be to one of the following: the Memorial Fund of the Church of the Good Shepherd, 680 Racebrook Rd, Orange CT 06477; The Case Memorial Library Gift Fund, 176 Tyler City Road, Orange, CT 06477: or The University of Connecticut Foundation, 2390 Alumni Drive, Storrs, CT 06269. The service will be held at 11 am on Thursday September 15, 2011 in the Church of the Good Shepherd. Burial will follow at the Orange Center Cemetery. The Hawley Lincoln Funeral Home, at 493 Whitney Avenue, is in charge of arrangements.

West coast Brady family reunion pictures

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west coast Brady family reunion

Spent the afternoon with cousins at the west coast Brady family reunion. Very glad we made the trip. All who would have liked to be here but for various reasons couldn't -you were here in spirit, we could all feel you.
We are blessed.
Not just because we belong to a large family, but because our parents instilled in us a love of family.
In conversations today a theme became clear. Belonging to a family as large as ours, who care for each other as much as we do, means we share both days of happiness and days of sadness, but most importantly, we share them with each other.

Gloria L. Bessenaire

September 16, 1936 – August 8, 2011

DAYVILLE – Gloria L. Bessenaire, 74, of Putnam Road, died Monday at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam with her family by her side. She was the wife of Paul J. Bessenaire; they were married at Our Lady of LaSalette Church in Brooklyn on August 13, 1955. Mrs. Bessenaire was born in Danielson on September 16, 1936, daughter of the late Medeas and Adrienne (Gendron) Perreault. She graduated from St. James School and later from the Putnam Catholic Academy in 1954. She worked for over twenty years for First National Stores. She was a deli manager at Michael’s Market in Danielson when they reopened. She also had been employed at Danco and Allied Control. Her greatest devotion was to her family and her faith. Mrs. Bessenaire was a communicant of St. James Church in Danielson where she was a Eucharistic Minister, a member of the Society of Mary, Daughters of Isabella, and along with her husband, very active volunteers at the St. James Bazaar. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post #2650 and the Fraternal Order of Police Ladies Auxiliary Lodge #3. Besides her husband she is survived by her children, Deborah Coolidge and husband Wayne of South Killingly, Michelle R. Brady and husband John of Sterling, Marianne Bagley and husband Wayne of Oxford, CT, Paul J. Bessenaire Jr. and wife Robin of Lake Wales, FL, Peter J. Bessenaire and wife Debra of Dayville and Patrick J. Bessenaire and wife Heather of Danielson; brothers, Robert Perreault and wife Pauline of Sterling, Raymond Perreault and wife Monique of South Killingly; nineteen grandchildren, four great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert and Jeanne Bessenaire of South Killingly. She was predeceased by her sister Marguerite Perreault and brothers, Gerard Perreault and Ronald Perreault. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at St. James Church, Danielson. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson. Donations in her memory may be made to Hospice of Northeastern CT, P.O. Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260 or St. James School, 12 Franklin Street, Danielson, CT 06239. Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main Street, Danielson is in charge of arrangements.

7/21

Please keep my mother in law, Gloria, in your prayers as she faces more chemo

California here we come!

Michelle and I have finally made a decision.  We will be making the trip to California for the Brady Family Reunion on August 13.  Ferd and Annetta Comolli, as well as Mark and Dianne Comolli are planning the trip west also.  John and Karen Comolli are looking at possibly going. It will be great getting together with our west coast cousins!

New Brady Cousin

New Brady cousin, Gavin Laird McClure born today, June 3, to Noelle (Comolli) McClure and Jeremy McClure

6/1/11

As many know, my mother in law, Gloria Bessenaire, has been receiving chemotherapy.  We are very happy to announce that she has finished chemo and the latest CT scan shows no sign of cancer!  Thank you all for your kind words and prayers.

Cousin's Elijah Brady and Lorelai Bessenaire made their First Holly Communion today.

Bessenaire family history

Phyllis Bessenaire has come up with some great info on the Bessenaire family

I am attaching a copy of Grandpa Ulysses father's death certificate for anyone who wants to look at it. I was able to open it with Internet Explorer. I though you might be able to open it for people to see or give them the link on Family Search:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/show#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fpal%3A%2FMM9.1.i%2Fdgs%3A004282912.004282912_02158

By the way, I just found a link to his grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bisnaire&GSfn=Paul&GSiman=1&GScid=91342&GRid=49758502&. It is the Notre Dame Cemetary in Gardner, Mass, not the one in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. I guess that is because he was living in Mass at the time.


I've found another interesting census with Michelle's great grandfather and 2nd great grandfather living in Cumberland, Rhode Island in 1900. I thought it was very interesting to see that her 2nd great grandmother bore 15 children, with only 8 still living in 1900 when the census was taken. There are only 7 children listed, so I would guess one was out living on their own. I'll see what I can find on that child. I have a source in Canada that may be able to help on the Sauve side. I don't have access to Canadian records in Ancestry.com. I might be able to find them, however, on Family Search in the 1870's or 80's in Canada. All of the kids except Joseph were born in Canada, so I know I'll have to go there to find them.


Also, it was noted that Michelle's great grandfather was a cotton mill laborer, as was his father. The other children, except Joseph who was still in school, were "ring spinntes". You probably know what that is, but I diddn't. Stu seemed to know a little about it and said there were a lot of mills in New England for spinning cotton (and probably wool, too). I went to Wikipedia and found a whole article on "ring spinning". I'll put the link in this email, in case you or Michelle or other family members would be interested in reading the article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_spinning

The attachment, like the last one, can be opened with Internet Explorer or any browser, I would think, like Firefox that one may have.

Sincerely,

Phyllis Bessenaire

New Bessenaire Baby

Hello All,

Please welcome the newest addition to the Bessenaire family here in Escanaba, Michigan our new grandson was born late last night.(3/16) His name is Sebastian. 6 lbs 14 ozs. Mother (Shannon Bessenaire) and baby are doing well. I attached a couple of pictures. Pep’e and baby brother Tristan (grandson) are getting acquainted with Sebastian.

Mike Bessenaire

I just found this link to our Granpepe's death certificate from Gardner, Massachusetts. You might want to post it for those who would like to see it. For those who don't want to see it, but are curious, apparently Grandpepe Paul went to work as a laborer on April 25, 1908, and suffered a concussion from a fall off of the roof of a building. It said he died within 15 minutes. He was only 34 years old. How sad.
find the link at http://www.jhbrady.com/BessenaireFamilyTree.html
Sincerely, Phyllis Besenaire

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1/17

Thank you Dr King.
Phyllis. Bessenaire has been doing some more genealogy research on the Bessenaire family. Check it out at jhbrady.com/BessenaireFamilyTree.html
Thanks Phyllis

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1/15

Our backyard

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1/12

21 inches of snow!

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1/10

Congratulations to Rosanne Bessenaire who ran the Disney Marathon yesterday in 4:52:29!

Please keep both my mom and Michelle's mom in your prayers. My mom has 2 compression fractures of her back which are painful and getting her down and Michelle's mom was recently diagnosed with lymphoma and is undergoing chemo.

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new years day

Happy new year everyone!
Spent the afternoon with brother Joe and Cathie. Got to see some great pictures and hear the adventures from their trip to visit son John Patrick in Thailand, where he is teaching.
Asking for prayers for Michelle's mom, Gloria Bessenaire. She is starting chemo this week for lymphoma.

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