Cecile Bechet

Bechet, Cecile ALBANY Cecile V. Bechet, 91, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Stafford Springs, Conn., she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Matilda Corbeille Richards. Cecile came to the Capital District in the early 1960's and retired as a file clerk at AMCH in the early 1970's. She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Church, Albany. Her husband, Arthur A. Bechet, predeceased her on March 20, 2000. She was the beloved mother of Paul R. Bechet (Marianne) of Newton, Mass., Jacqueline Witty (Dr. Robert T.) of Columbus, Ohio, Jeanne M. Barnes (Kenneth A.) of Albany and Janet A. Abriel (Henry J.) of Albany; sister of Lionel James Richards of Woonsockett, R.I.; 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren survive Cecile. Funeral services Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. from the McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street, Albany, thence to Blessed Sacrament Church, Albany at 9:00 a.m. where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Tuesday 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the funeral home. Interment will follow the Mass in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery. Those wishing to remember Cecile in a special way, may send a contribution to Community Hospice, 445 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205 or Alzheimer's Association, 85 Watervliet Ave. Albany, NY 12206.