Doris Tessier

1925 - 2015

Doris Tessier obituary, 1925-2015, Upland, CA

Doris Tessier

1925 - 2015

BORN

1925

DIED

2015

Doris Tessier Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 21, 2015.
Doris Eugenie Tessier passed away on January 20, 2015 at Heritage Gardens where she was a resident for eleven years, ending a two decade long struggle with progressive Alzheimer's Disease. Doris is preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Tessier, Sr., in 1988. She is survived by her brother, Louis (Patsy) Bergeron from Colorado; her eight children, John (Sandee) Tessier of San Diego, Daniel (Carlotta) Tessier Jr. and Brian (Elizabet) Tessier of Upland, Anne (Nick) Pagano and Richard (Anne) Tessier of Rancho Cucamonga, Dawn (Frank) Ledesma of Fontana, Connie (Mitch) Penner of Eugene, OR, and Joyce Coats of Southaven, MS; nineteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren with one more on the way. Doris was born in Moorhead, MN on March 9, 1925. Doris and Daniel Sr. were married for 42 years and together operated Tessier Cabinet Co., Inc. in Montclair. She was an Upland/Ontario resident since 1950 and a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, travel and architecture. She was also active in the Emblem Club in Ontario.
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