- Date Of Birth: August 31, 1927
- Date Of Death: June 12, 2022
- State: Connecticut
WATERTOWN – Theresa (Gelinas) Bessette, 94, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, June 12, 2022. She was the beloved wife to the late Robert Bessette for 74 years.
Theresa was born in Quebec, Canada on August 31, 1927 to the late Lucien and Diana (Langlois) Gelinas.
Theresa will be missed by her daughter: Diana (Bessette) Kenney and her husband Timothy Kenney; her two sons David Bessette and his wife Lisa (Sciortino) Bessette and Dennis Bessette. She is also survived by her six grandchildren: Lori (Kenney) Kooger and her husband Albert Kooger, Timothy Kenney Jr, Kristi (Bessette) D’Andrea and her husband Douglas D’Andrea, Ryan Bessette and his wife Kristin (Sirois) Bessette, Collin Bessette and his wife Tania (Eicoff) Bessette, and Stephen Bessette and his wife Cait (DiBona) Bessette. Seven Great-Grand Children: Brooklyn D’Andrea, Paige Kenney, Haley Kooger, Emily Kooger, Ryan T Bessette, Brayden Bessette and Ashton Bessette; a predeceased sister, Rita Rousseau Sciortino and many other extended family members.