ELLSWORTH – Bessie Leland Chute, 100, died Dec. 28, 2009, in Ellsworth. She was born Oct. 22, 2009, in Trenton, the daughter of Woodbury and Sadie (Somes) Leland. Bessie attended Trenton schools and Bar Harbor High School. She married her first husband, Hollis Garland, in 1942. Later she married Paul Chute, and spent many happy years traveling, visiting friends and family until his death in 1996. She was a member of Union Congregational Church, Ellsworth Falls and their mother’s club. She worked at Allen’s Blueberry plant, as a seamstress for Eastman’s Dress Shop, and worked briefly as a chambermaid and hairdresser. Her home was her life where she enjoyed needlework, cooking, tending her flower garden and placing fresh flowers on her table daily. Bessie is survived by a special nephew, Paul Chute and wife, Kathy, of Ashburnham, Mass.; several cousins including, Vernice Young, wife of the late Richard D. Young of Bar Harbor; and many close friends, Mary Bedard, Ada Woodman and Ann Black, all of Ellsworth. She was predeceased by her parents; brother, Edward; and loving husbands, Hollis, in 1969 and Paul, in 1996. Spring interment will be announced by the family. Contributions in Bessie’s memory may be made to Union Congregational Church of Ellsworth Falls, UCC, P.O. Box 635, Ellsworth, ME 04605. Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.
BESSIE LELAND CHUTE
