M. Irene Normandin KINSTON, N.C. -- M. Irene (Bessie) Normandin, 82, of Kinston, formerly of New Bedford, Mass., died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved wife and best friend of Bernard E. Normandin, and the daughter of the late Benjamin H. Besse and Mary Eva (McCormick) Besse Sullivan. Mrs. Normandin was born in New Bedford and had lived in the city most of her life; she moved to Kinston in 1952. She was a graduate of Campbell College. She was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church. Mrs. Normandin formerly was an executive secretary at Revere Copper & Brass in New Bedford. She was a founding member of the Kinston Library and was active in the local Art Council for many years. She was a member of the local Beta Phi Sorority. Mrs. Normandin's many friends will remember her as a lovely and loving person. Her husband misses her beyond words. Survivors include her widower; a niece, Dorothy M. Baptista of Westport, Mass.; three nephews, Mitchell J. Kuliga of Assonet, Mass., Robert H. Kuliga of New Bedford, and Paul F. Kuliga of Gorham N.H.; and many great-nieces and great-nephews. She was the sister of the late Ann Louise (Besse) Southerland Dupuis and Dorothy E. (Besse) Kuliga Zawalski, and the aunt of the late Joseph C. Southerland. Her memorial Mass will be at 9 a.m. today in Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, New Bedford. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, New Bedford. Local arrangements are by Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford.
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