Roberta Madeline Bezanson1

F, #22374, b. 10 October 1929, d. 16 September 2017
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 443.2
Father*Lawrence Melbourne Bezanson1 b. 22 May 1899, d. Feb 1952
Mother*Nina B. Barkhouse1 b. c 1902, d. 1979

Family

John G. Copeland Jr. b. 17 Feb 1922, d. 19 Nov 2012
Child
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Roberta Madeline Bezanson was born on 10 October 1929.1 She married John G. Copeland Jr. on 18 August 1950. She was 20. He was 28.1,3 Roberta Madeline Bezanson died on 16 September 2017 at Seasons Hospice, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, at age 87.4 She was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery and Mausoleum, North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania.5

     Obituary from The Mercury (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 18 September 2017:
Roberta (Bezanson) Copeland, 87, of Pottstown, PA went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Seasons Hospice, Phoenixville, PA. She was formerly married to the late John G. Copeland.

Roberta was born October 10, 1929 in Waterville, Maine. She was a daughter of the late Melbourne L. Bezanson and Nina (Barkhouse) Bezanson. Roberta was a 1947 graduate of Bessie High in Albion, Maine and a 1949 graduate of Houghton College in Houghton, NY. She attended the Salvation Army Church for over 60 years and served as an Officer for fifteen years. She loved gardening and spending time with her family.

She is survived by four children, Michael J. Copeland, husband of Carol, Orlando, FL; Richard I. Copeland, Pottstown, PA; Kathleen M. Arbour, wife of Richard, Philadelphia, PA; and Lillian J. Bettenhausen, wife of the late John, Oley, PA; one daughter-in-law, Donna Copeland, West Chester, PA; eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

She is predeceased by one son, Paul D. Copeland and seven siblings, George Bezanson, Robert Copeland, Ruth Veno, Bernice Baglio, Amy Brickett, Pearl Bezanson, and Nelson Bezanson.

A calling hour will take place on Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 9:00 – 10:00 am at the Houck & Gofus Funeral Home, Inc., 955 N. Charlotte St., Pottstown, PA 19464. A Life Celebration will follow at 10:00 am. Inurnment will take place after the service at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Pottstown, PA.4

Census Summary

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Census, Residence

Census1930Roberta Madeline Bezanson appeared on the census of 1930 at Waterville, Maine, in the household of Lawrence Melbourne Bezanson and Nina B. Barkhouse with George Melbourne Bezanson and Robert Lawrence Bezanson.6
Census1940Roberta Madeline Bezanson appeared on the census of 1940 at West Pond Road, Albion, Maine, in the household of Lawrence Melbourne Bezanson and Nina B. Barkhouse with George Melbourne Bezanson, Robert Lawrence Bezanson, Amy Leola Bezanson and Nelson Isaiah Bezanson.7
Census1950Robert Lawrence Bezanson and Roberta Madeline Bezanson appeared on the census of 1950 at 10 Hudd St, Waterville, Maine.8
LivedShe and John G. Copeland Jr. lived in Albion, Maine, at the time of their marriage.3
Last Edited29 May 2024

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 164, 232.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 164.
  3. [S542] Unknown compiler, "Maine Marriages Index, 1892-1965", Wife=BEZANSON ROBERTA M, Wife Residence=ALBION ME, Husband=COPELAND JOHN G, Husband Residence=ALBION ME, Marriage Date=18 Aug 1950, Certificate Number=.
  4. [S2] Roberta Copeland Death Notice, The Mercury (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 18 September 2017.
  5. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Roberta Madeline (Bezanson) Copeland; Birth: 1929; Death: 2017; Mount Zion Cemetery and Mausoleum, North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania, USA; Memorial Number: 261950642.
  6. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Waterville, Kennebec, Maine; FHL Film: 2340569; Roll: 834; Image: 611.0; ED: 0043; Page: 20B; Lines: 77-82.
  7. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Albion, Kennebec, Maine; ED: 6-1; Sheet: 7B; Image: 14; Lines: 77-80; Sheet: 8A; Image: 15; Lines: 1-5.
  8. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Waterville, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 3821; ED: 6-94; Sheet: 74.
  9. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 232.

Paul Copeland1

M, #22379, b. 4 August 1954, d. 2014
Father*John G. Copeland Jr.1 b. 17 Feb 1922, d. 19 Nov 2012
Mother*Roberta Madeline Bezanson1 b. 10 Oct 1929, d. 16 Sep 2017

Family

Donna (?)
Relationship5th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Paul Copeland was born on 4 August 1954.1 He married Donna (?).1 Paul Copeland had 2 children.1 He died in 2014.2 He was buried in Rolling Green Memorial Park, West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania.2
Last Edited29 May 2024

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 232.
  2. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Paul D. Copeland; Birth: 4 August 1954; Death: 2014; Rolling Green Memorial Park, West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, USA; Memorial Number: 193219003.