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- Albuquerque Journal Newspaper, December 2009
Jeanette Mae Bassett
BASSETT - Jeanette Mae Bassett passed away December 2, 2009 at the age of 93.
Born in Bremen IN July 11, 1916, Jeanette came to Albuquerque in 1938; she
married Jack Evins in 1942. Jack was killed in WWII just two months after the
birth of their only daughter, Jean Etta Evins. In 1946, after the war,
Jeanette married Ralph Aden Bassett, and the couple made their home in
Albuquerque and Santa Fe where Mr. Bassett served as Line Superintendent for
Public Service Co. until his retirement. Mrs. Bassett was preceded in death in
1999 by her husband, Ralph, and her daughter, Jean, in 2007. Jeanette is
survived by her sons, Ralph Albert Bassett and wife, Maryann, and Robert
Bassett, all of Albuquerque, grandson Mark Allala of Albuquerque, and
granddaughter, Catherine Massman and husband Mike, of Denver CO, three great
grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; her sisters Mrs. Margaret
Moretto and Mrs. Martha Yeager, of Bremen IN; brothers Lou Huff, and Jim Huff
and wife, Loretta, also of Bremen IN, and many beloved nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Bassett was a grade school teacher in Santa Fe for many years, always
active in her church, and with her many friends.. Forever she’ll be remembered
as a remarkable woman, for her quick wit and keen sense of humor, a gre
homemaker and cook, loved by so many. A memorial service will be held
Thursday, December 10 at 2pm, at the Manzano del Sol chapel, 5201 Roma NE,
Albuquerque NM 87108; interment later with her husband, Ralph, at the National
Cemetery in Santa Fe. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions
to the Good Shepherd endowment fund at Manzano del Sol.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1916 - 2009 (93 years)