Bette Ann Agisheff

Bette Ann Agisheff passed away on Dec 7, 2024, after a short illness. She was 100 yrs old. She was the daughter of Edward and Florence Finneran, born on Jan 23, 1924, in Hackensack, NJ. After graduating from Holy Angels Academy in Demarest, NJ, she briefly attended Marymount College in Manhattan. She met Dennis J. Pierce on a blind date as WW2 broke out. At the time he was attending Georgetown and like most young men at the time, Denny enlisted in the US Army and served in the South Pacific for 2 years as an amphibious engineer. Shortly after he returned from the war they married, eventually moving to Stamford where they raised 7 children. After Denny's untimely death in 1967, Bette Ann met and eventually married Tut Agisheff. They spent many years living in Revonah Woods enjoying family and friends.  They both took up golf and played until Tut’s death in 1994. After Tut passed Bette Ann moved back to Shippan where she remained for the rest of her life. 

Bette Ann always led a very active social life with a wide circle of friends. She was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Roman Catholic Church, and the Stamford Yacht Club where she was an avid bridge player and member of the bowling League. She will be remembered with great love and gratitude for her legendary indomitable spirit.

She is survived by her 6 daughters; Susan Bailey (Tom) of Naples, FL, Nancy Pierce of Bridgeport, Deborah Donahue (Patrick) of Norwalk, Mary Elizabeth White (David) of Stamford, Patricia Rose (Eric) of Branford, Bette Ann Pierce of San Diego and step-son Igor Agisheff of Hawaii; 9 grandchildren: Courtney Eisenhardt, Rory Donahue, Kate Davis, Jennifer Paul, Elizabeth Bailey, Kevin and Sean Rose, Erin and Pierce White, step - granddaughter Mallina Wilson, 9 great grandchildren Mason and Amelia Eisenhardt, Jack, Elizabeth and Caroline Paul, Hannah and Declan Rose, Dennis and Nicholas Pierce as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by parents Edward and Florence Finneran, son Dennis J Pierce III, husbands Dennis J Pierce Jr, Ibrahim Tut Agisheff, and grandson Dennis J Pierce IV, brother Edward Finneran and sister Edythe Wall, and step-daughter Amina Agisheff.

A Celebration of Life Mass for Bette Ann will be held on January 23, 2025, her 101 birthday, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Shippan Point, Stamford, Connecticut.

In lieu of flowers please make a contribution to St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital ( https://www.stjude.org ) or Wounded Warriors ( https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org )