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Bezanson, Chesley – age 80 years of Woodside Dartmouth, passed away peacefully surround by his loving family at the Dartmouth General on July 7, 2017.

Born in Forties, Lunenburg on July 17, 1936; son of the late Hewitt and Hazel Bezanson.

He started working early milling slab wood before moving to Dartmouth at the age of 21, where he got hired on at the 7UP factory. Then laborer and number one mechanic at Texaco. He spent several years on the oil rigs in the international waters, ending his career as a fabricator in Woodside.

Chesley loved playing his guitar with brother, tinkering with a purpose and had a fascination for electricity.

Survived by his wife Janet (Holland); children Wanda (Miles), Tony (Pam), Nancy, Sharon (Darrell); grandchildren Dave (Christine), T (Anne), Marion (CJ), Morgan, Meg (Justin), Wade; great grandchildren Belle, Austin, Levi, Ryan; sisters Marion and Beulah; brother Arnold (Diann); also by many other nieces and nephews with special mention of Robert, Gail and Barry.

Predeceased by sisters Minnie and Annie.

In keeping with his wishes a memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 3pm from the Atlantic Funeral Homes, Dartmouth Chapel, 771 Main Street.

In lieu of flowers, donations made to the IWK Foundation would be greatly appreciated by his family.

A special thank you to all the nurses and doctors from the ICU Team at the Dartmouth General for their love, care and support shown to Chesley and his family, it will never be forgotten.⁴

Arenburg, Beatrice Floreen – 78, of Waterville, passed away peacefully Monday January 13, 2014 at Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville.

Born in East Dalhousie, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Gertrude (Fiendell) Bezanson. Beatrice worked at canning factories in Waterville and Berwick. She worked at Palmeters Country Home as well as at Seyforths Rest Home. Beatrice loved camping and enjoyed listening to Blue Grass music.

She is survived by her loving husband of 58 yrs., Howard Arenburg; daughter, Gail (Les) Llewellyn, Cambridge; son, David (Helen), Waterville; sister, Elizabeth (Clayton) Joudrey, Lake Paul; grandchildren, Sheri, Leslie, Steven, Drew, Claire and Colin; great grandchildren, Katie, Ryan, Emily, Nicholas, Brady, Ashton, Hayley, and Chase.

Besides her parents, Beatrice was predeceased by brothers, Ted, Ralph, Bill, Carroll, Nelson, Jim, Albert and Bev; sisters, Bertha Bezanson-Veinotte, Violet Bezanson, Etta Bezanson and Elsie McAuley.

Visitation will be held from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Thursday January 16th at Serenity Lindsay Funeral Home, Berwick Chapel where a funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday January 17th. Reverend Marilyn Rose officiating. Interment will follow in Berwick Cemetery. A reception will follow at Waterville Fire Hall.²

BEZANSON, James Cecil "Jim" - 70, Auburn, Kings Co., formerly of Morristown and East Dalhousie, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2003 in Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville.

Born in East Dalhousie, he was a son of the late Edward and G. Mabel (Fiendel) Bezanson. Jim had been a hard working man and had worked as a woodsman, usually staying at the camp where he was working. He had also worked for many years at Paul Robar's Christmas tree lot and worked for 22 years at Neil and Linda Tupper's Christmas tree lot. Jim had a keen eye for cleaning out the older Christmas trees and was very neat about his work. He had lived in East Dalhousie and Morristown for most of his life and most recently had resided in Auburn.

Surviving are sisters, Elizabeth "Debbie" (Clayton) Joudrey, Lake Paul; Beatrice (Howard) Arenburg, Waterville; brother, Albert Bezanson, East Dalhousie; several nieces and nephews.

Besides his parents, he was predeceased by sisters, Etta Bezanson, Bertha Veinotte, Elsie MacAullay, and Violet Acker; brothers, Carroll, Ralph, Ted, Nelson, Bill and Albert Bezanson, and Beverly Acker.

Visitation 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday, December 28, in the Memorial Chapel of H.C: Lindsay Funeral Home, Berwick, where funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday , December 29, Rev. Brian Wheaton officiating. Burial in Morristown Cemetery.²