Albert 鈥淩oger鈥� Bezaire
1921 - 2014
聽聽 Albert 鈥淩oger鈥� Bezaire
passed away at St. Joseph鈥檚
Hospital, Estevan, SK on
Wednesday, November 26,
2014 at the age of 93 years.
聽聽 Roger leaves to mourn his
wife of 66 years, Rita Bezaire of
Estevan; his children, Jeannette
Eddolls of Prince Albert, SK,
Dianne Mantei of High River,
AB, Neal (Norma) Bezaire of
Estevan, Maureen (John) Gillen
of Golden, B.C., Lillian Purdy of
Pickton, ON, Yvonne (Brent)
Harris of Okotoks, AB and
Frances Bezaire of Calgary, AB; grandchildren, Colleen and
Cameron Eddolls, Doug, Rachelle, Jason and Shannon Mantei,
Michael and Chris Bezaire, Ryan and Steven Gillen, Morgan
Purdy and Chad Himmelspach, as well as seven great grand-
children. He is also survived by his foster sister Lillian (Tom)
Sherba.
聽聽 He was predeceased by his parents, Neil and Marie Anne
(Dube) Bezaire, as well as one grandson Quintin Purdy.
聽聽 Roger was born on his parents鈥� farm at Torquay, SK on Au-
gust 21, 1921 and lived there until the family moved to Glad-
stone, MB where they continued to farm. In 1943 he joined the
Canadian Military Police until he was discharged in 1946. He
then worked in the Ontario lumber industry for three years, then
returned to Torquay and farmed until 1996.
聽聽 A Prayer Service was held on Friday, November 28, 2014 at
7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with
Doug Third officiating. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Sat-
urday, November 29, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist
R.C. Church, Estevan, by Rev. Brian Meredith. Interment took
place in the Veterans鈥� Section at the Estevan City Cemetery.
聽聽 Those wishing to make donations in Roger鈥檚 memory may do
so directly to the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, 301 -
2550 12th Avenue, Regina, SK, S4P 3X1 or a charity of choice.
聽聽 100.Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Ser-
vices, Estevan.
Thank You
Rita and family would like to thank Father Brian for being at
Roger鈥檚 bedside to administer the last rites and for the time he
spent with us preparing for and delivering a wonderful parting
service on November 29, 2014.
Thanks to Doug Third for conducting a beautiful prayer service;
to the choir, and the altar servers, the pallbearers and all who at-
tended; to those who sent food, flowers and cards; for the visits
and phone calls; and to the CWL for serving a lovely lunch.
We would like to thank the staff of Hall Funeral Services who
were so helpful in all of the arrangements. A very special thanks
to the staff of the Long Term Care unit at St. Joseph鈥檚 Hospital,
who for fourteen months gave Roger compassionate and loving
care. We will never forget you.
God bless you all, Rita Bezaire and family
