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- Press Republican, 21 Mar 2009
Jeanne Bassett Tolosky (Picture included)
MORIAH — Jeanne Bassett Tolosky passed away peacefully with family at her side Friday, March 20, 2009, after a long illness. She was born Sept. 18, 1923, to George and Anastasia (Harrica) Bassett.
She grew up in Lyon Mountain, N.Y.; briefly lived in Boston, Mass., and enjoyed her home in Moriah, N.Y., for the last 40 years. She graduated from Lyon Mountain High School and Plattsburgh Teachers College. She married her high school sweetheart, Joseph (Judd) Tolosky, on Nov. 14, 1944.
During her teaching career, Jeanne taught first grade in Lyon Mountain and kindergarten and third grade at Moriah Central School before retiring.
Jeanne was predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Joseph R. "Judd" Tolosky, in 1991; parents George and Anastasia Bassett (Pa and Grandma "B") of Lyon Mountain, N.Y.; parents-in-law Joseph and Margaret Vincent Tolosky (Gramp and Grandma "T") of Lyon Mountain, N.Y.; brother Bill Bassett (Rita) of Levittown, Pa.; sister Doris Hogan (John) of Tucson, Ariz.; sister Helen Yanulavich (Frank) of Rensselaer, N.Y.; brother-in-law Roger "Archie" Tolosky of Levittown, Pa.; and granddaughter and goddaughter Christie M. Tolosky of Ballston Lake, N.Y.
She is survived by her son, Stephen and his wife Noreen of Plattsburgh and their daughters, Cathy, Michelle and Amy; son Mark and his wife Noreen of Longmeadow, Mass., and their sons, Matthew and Patrick; son Craig and his wife Barbara of Ballston Lake, N.Y., and their daughter, Melissa and son Nick; and daughter and unselfish caregiver, Margot Elacqua and her husband Tony of Clifton Park, N.Y., and their sons, Nathan and Joshua and stepson Dan. She is also survived by brother-in-law Donald "Pickles" Tolosky and his wife Helen of Lyon Mountain, N.Y.; sister-in-law Doris (Roger) Tolosky of Levittown, Pa.; several special nieces and nephews; and many, many friends including her church community and all of the folks at the "Corners."
Jeanne lived a very full and active life. She had a strong Catholic faith and was a long term patron and Eucharistic minister of St. Patrick's Church in Port Henry. She was a member of the Red Hat Society, Garden Club of Elizabethtown, Sewing Club, University Women's Club and Retired Teachers Association of NYS and Moriah Central School.
She traveled extensively, including the Holy Land, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Scotland, Ireland and coast to coast in the United States — all regions from Cape Cod to California, Alaska and Hawaii.
Jeanne had great enjoyment from her summers at Bunchberry Lodge on Chazy Lake and any time spent with her family around her. She was also an avid gardener with beautiful peonies. She was loved deeply and will be missed greatly by her family and friends.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Tuesday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Port Henry, N.Y. Family and friends may call Monday, March 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Harland Funeral Home, 4279 Main St., Port Henry, N.Y.
The family of Jeanne Tolosky expresses their deepest gratitude to the staff of Seton at Schuyler Ridge in Clifton Park for the compassionate care and support. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jeanne's memory to: American Heart Association, Albany, N.Y., 440 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205, or SADS Foundation (Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes), 508 E. South Temple, Suite 20, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 or online at www.SADS.org.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1923 - 2009 (85 years)