Janice Clare Johnston1,2
F, #24482, b. 11 June 1932, d. 20 September 2015
Family | Bruce Ellsworth Bezanson |
Janice Clare (Johnston) Bezanson
Obituary:
Bezanson, Janice "Jan" (Johnston), (83) passed away, peacefully on Sunday September 20, 2015, in the home of her eldest daughter, Lauren Pochelon and husband Kirk, in Wakefield, NH, where she was lovingly cared for during the past five years.
She was born on June 11, 1932 in St. Johnsbury, VT, the second daughter of Herbert and Marion (Blandin) Johnston. Jan graduated from Somerville (MA) High School in 1950 and married her high school sweetheart, “Buzz”, in 1954. Together they raised four outstanding daughters; Lauren, Patti Fielding (Dave), Nancy (Lance Packard) and Sally Mann, who blessed them with eleven grandchildren; Heidi Trapasso Dias (Josh), Nina, Rachelle and Philip Trapasso, Braden Perkins, Jodi Bezanson, Jenny and William Packard, Hannah-Rose Mann, and Christopher and Grace Hoefs and three great-grandchildren, Lola, Dominic and Santino Dias. She also claims Sanami Takahashi from Japan, as her exchange student daughter.
Jan and Buzz lived in Somerville, MA, Washington DC, Lynn MA, Andover MA, Covington LA, Buffalo NY, Boston MA, and Meredith NH. Since 1967, they have maintained a family vacation home, B's Hive, on Little Bear Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, NH. They also spent many winters in South West Florida.
Jan devoted her life to her family and community as an active church member and Girl Scout leader. Her goal in life was to be a good wife, a good mother and grandmother, and a good neighbor, all of which she accomplished with distinction.
At 42 years of age, she decided she wanted a college education. In 1984, at age 52, she graduated from the University of Buffalo (SUNY) earning a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. For the next 16 years, she was active in several artists’ guilds and organizations. She became a suicide prevention counselor with the Samaritans, Secretary for the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and a member of the Massachusetts Foster Care Review Board.
Jan (and Buzz) enjoyed traveling, music, fine dining and they were avid fishermen.
In addition to her immediate family she leaves behind a sister, Muriel Scott, three nieces and two nephews; Barbara Smith (Ed), Susan Campbell, Carol Ashe (Dave), David Scott (Sherri) and Robert Scott and their families in Englewood, FL and Billerica, MA.1
She was born on June 11, 1932 in St. Johnsbury, VT, the second daughter of Herbert and Marion (Blandin) Johnston. Jan graduated from Somerville (MA) High School in 1950 and married her high school sweetheart, “Buzz”, in 1954. Together they raised four outstanding daughters; Lauren, Patti Fielding (Dave), Nancy (Lance Packard) and Sally Mann, who blessed them with eleven grandchildren; Heidi Trapasso Dias (Josh), Nina, Rachelle and Philip Trapasso, Braden Perkins, Jodi Bezanson, Jenny and William Packard, Hannah-Rose Mann, and Christopher and Grace Hoefs and three great-grandchildren, Lola, Dominic and Santino Dias. She also claims Sanami Takahashi from Japan, as her exchange student daughter.
Jan and Buzz lived in Somerville, MA, Washington DC, Lynn MA, Andover MA, Covington LA, Buffalo NY, Boston MA, and Meredith NH. Since 1967, they have maintained a family vacation home, B's Hive, on Little Bear Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, NH. They also spent many winters in South West Florida.
Jan devoted her life to her family and community as an active church member and Girl Scout leader. Her goal in life was to be a good wife, a good mother and grandmother, and a good neighbor, all of which she accomplished with distinction.
At 42 years of age, she decided she wanted a college education. In 1984, at age 52, she graduated from the University of Buffalo (SUNY) earning a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. For the next 16 years, she was active in several artists’ guilds and organizations. She became a suicide prevention counselor with the Samaritans, Secretary for the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and a member of the Massachusetts Foster Care Review Board.
Jan (and Buzz) enjoyed traveling, music, fine dining and they were avid fishermen.
In addition to her immediate family she leaves behind a sister, Muriel Scott, three nieces and two nephews; Barbara Smith (Ed), Susan Campbell, Carol Ashe (Dave), David Scott (Sherri) and Robert Scott and their families in Englewood, FL and Billerica, MA.1
| Last Edited | 26 Feb 2019 |
Ralph Bezanson1
M, #24494, b. 8 May 1909, d. 1 April 1990
| Father* | James Harold Bezanson1 b. 27 Jul 1884, d. 9 May 1960 |
| Mother* | Bensena Mathilde Johnson1 b. 31 Aug 1879, d. 30 Jul 1962 |
Family | Gladys O. Smith b. c 1901 |
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| Relationship | 4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson |
Ralph Bezanson circa 1927
| Last Edited | 24 May 2016 |
Citations
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Washington, King County, Seattle; Roll: T625_1926; Image: 313; ED: 101; Page: 18A; with age shown as "10."
- [S837] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File", Ralph Bezanson; Birth: 8 May 1909; Death: 1 April 1990; Enlistment Date 1: 14 August 1943; Release Date 1: 18 December 1945.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T625_1926; Image: 316; ED: 101; Page: 18A; Lines: 24-26; with age shown as "10."
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Eagle Harbor, Kitsap, Washington; Roll: T624_1662; Page: 11A; ED: 230; Image: 773.
- [S863] Washington State Department of Health, "Washington Death Index, 1940-1996", Ralph H Bezanson; 1 April 1990; #009103.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Washington, King County, Seattle; Roll: T625_1926; Image: 313; ED: 101; Page: 18A.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T627_4374; ED: 40-23; Page: 1A; Lines: 15-18.