Lillian J. Besso
...avid gardener and member of St. William’s Parish; 69
TEWKSBURY - Mrs. Lillian J. (Maitland) Besso, age 69, died Sunday, January 22, at Wentworth
Nursing Care Center in Lowell, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Lawrence D.
Besso who died in 1984.
She was born in Cambridge, January 9, 1937, the daughter of the late Albert and Grace (Grant)
Maitland, and was the foster-daughter of the late Russell and Ethel
Therrien. She had lived in Tewksbury for the past 50 years.
She loved to garden flowers and vegetables.
She was also a communicant of St. William’s Church.
She is survived by three daughters and a son-in-law, Darlene L. Besso of Tewksbury, Donna M.
O’Keefe of Lowell, Laura J. and her husband Scott Goddard of Lowell; one sister Bonnie
Therrien of CT; a sister in law, Lorraine Maitland of CT; eight grandchildren, David O’Keefe of
Haverhill, Brian O’Keefe and his wife Kristen of Dracut, Christine Goddard of Boston, Scott Goddard of York, ME,
Caroline Goddard of Methuen, John Goddard of Lowell, Nastassia Besso of Tewksbury, Michael O’Keefe of Lowell; two great grandchildren Sean and Emily O’Keefe; and was also survived by
many nieces and nephews.
She was sister of the late Bill Maitland and Al Maitland.
Her Funeral Mass was held Thursday, Jan. 26, in St. William’s Church, Tewksbury. Interment was in Tewksbury
Cemetery. Memorials to the American Lung Association, P.O. Box 265
Burlington MA 01803-0465 will be appreciated.