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GAMMON-BEZANSON

NORWAY-The wedding of Urshal Gammon of Norway and Springfield, Mass., son of Mr. and Mrs. Urshal C. Gammon of Beal street, Norway and Miss Elizabeth Bezanson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Bezanson of Woburn, Mass., took place at the First Congregational church at Woburn, Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. Rev. Robert M. Grey, pastor of the church, officiated, using the double ring service.

The bride was gowned in white satin with veil, and her flowers were white orchids, lilies of the valley and bouvardia. She was attended by Miss Jane Hayden of Newton, Mass., as maid of honor and her bridesmaids were Dorothy Bezanson of Woburn, Ruth Buchanan of Woburn, Jean Cheney of Woburn and Eileen Gammon of Norway, Maine. Their gowns were of cyclamen velvet and their flowers were pink asters.

Mr. Gammon was attended by Robert W. Goodwin of Norway as best man.

The ushers were Lawrence Gammon of Augusta and Norway, Warren W. Stearns of Paris Hill and Springfield, Mass., John Shottdorf, of Worcester, Mass., and Robert Bezanson of Woburn. Immediately following the ceremony a reception was held at the Vesper Country club at Lowell, Mass. The bride and bridegroom were assisted in receiving by their mothers, Mrs. Bezanson being attired in dusty rose velvet and Mrs. Gammon in teal blue velvet and satin. Mrs. Robert Bezanson the wife of the bride's brother was in charge of the guest book. On returning from a wedding trip they will reside at Cambridge. Mass.

Mrs. Gammon was born at Woburn and educated in the Woburn schools. She was graduated from Wellesley College in 1938 and Katherine Gibbs School in Boston in 1939. She is employed as a chemical secretary. She is a member of the Wellesley club of Boston. Mr. Gammon was born in Norway and was graduated from Norway high school in 1932, Bates College in 1939 and has since been employed by the Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Boston as claims adjuster.

Several Maine people attended the wedding and reception.⁴

MERRIMACK -- Dorothea B. Kane, 88, of Merrimack, died June 3, 2009, at home.

She was born Feb. 26, 1921, in Woburn, Mass., to Osborne and Edith (Buel) Bezanson.

She attended Rogers Hall Prep School in Lowell, Mass., and Bradford College. She worked tirelessly with her husband in his drugstore in New Boston for many years before moving to Merrimack in 1963.

Affectionately known as "Skibby" by many, she was always genuinely interested in people, which endeared her to many. She enjoyed horseback riding, gardening, the ocean, travel and reading. She was particularly fond of biographies and American history. Some of her happiest memories were on the golf course with her family.

She was predeceased by her husband, Bernard Kane, in 2001, and a sister, Elizabeth Gammon, in 2006.

A special thank you to Dorothy Hebert, whose kind and immeasurable help will never be forgotten.

IN HER LIFE: Family members include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Douglas and Donna Kane of Hebron, and Stephen Kane of Merrimack; two grandsons, Darryl Kane of Hebron and Devin Kane of Sanbornton; three great-grandchildren; a half brother, Steve Bezanson of Texas, and several nieces and nephews.

SERVICES: A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 20, at 11 a.m. at Last Rest Cemetery, Baboosic Lake Rd., Merrimack.³

Richard B. Bezanson Was Salesman, WWII veteran; 72

Richard B. Bezanson of Merrimack, N.H., a former salesman and World War II veteran, died Friday of respiratory failure at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H. He was 72.

Mr. Bezanson grew up in Woburn and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy. He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1950.

Mr. Bezanson served as a private first class in the US Army in World War II. Following the war, he served as a salesman for Weyerhauser Paper Co. of Fitchburg, then for Houghton Mifflin Publishing Co., and finally for Sears. Mr. Bezanson leaves his wife, Dorothy (Kenney) of Merrimack, N.H; four sons, Jeffrey B. and James R. of Boxborough, Peter O. of Ashby, and Mark P. of Maynard; two sisters, Elizabeth Gammon of Rowley and Dorothea Kane of Merrimack, N.H; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held in Woodbrook Cemetery in Woburn at a later date.¹¹

RICHARD BUEL BEZANSON '50 died January 17 in Manchester, N.H. He was a retired salesman for Weyerhauser Paper Co., Houghton Mifflin Publishing Co., and, most recently, Sears Roebuck and Co. He leaves his wife, Dorothy (Kenney), four sons, Jeffrey, James, Peter, and Mark, and two sisters, Elizabeth Gammon and Dorothea Kane.²

Dorothy K. Bezanson, 87

Dorothy K. Bezanson, 87, died Aug. 10 at Emerson Hospital after suffering a stroke.

A resident of Acton from 1961 to 1979, and again during the final years of her life, Mrs. Bezanson was a dedicated wife and mother. She was the wife of Richard Bezanson for 49 years, before his death in 1997.

Together they raised four sons during her initial stay in Acton, each of which graduated from the Acton- Boxborough schools.

Mrs. Bezanson often proclaimed that she lived for her children, seeing them through many an illness and injury without thought for herself. Her dedication to her husband was also measured with self-sacrifice, most notably during Mr. Bezanson's last year of life when he was ravaged with diabetes.

She is survived by four sons: Jeffrey of Boxborough, Peter of Ashby, James of Arlington, and Mark of Stow; her sister Betty Young, and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.²