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Michael Goddard Bassett

Male 1941 - 2011  (69 years)

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  • Name Michael Goddard Bassett 
    Birth 7 Aug 1941  Cleveland, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Apr 2011 
    Notes 
    • The Enterprise, Brockton, Massachusetts, Sunday, April 10, 2011
      Michael G. Bassett

      BROCKTON - Michael G. Bassett, age 69, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011, surrounded by his family at his home in Brockton after battling a short illness. He was the beloved husband of Diane (Demers) Bassett for 47 years.

      Born Thursday, Aug. 7, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Dr. Gardner G. and Helen L. (Goddard) Bassett.

      Michael graduated from Holliston Junior College with an associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy and became a registered respiratory therapist. He was employed by Brockton Hospital for 44 years with 35 of those years as a respiratory therapist, retiring in 2004.

      He was also employed as a therapist by Massachusetts Respiratory Hospital in Braintree for nine years, and most recently by Clinical1Home Medical in Weymouth for 10 years, retiring in 2010.

      He was a member of the American Association for Respiratory Care for 38 years.

      He enjoyed reading, working in his yard, taking cruises, vacationing on Cape Cod, and spending time with his family and friends.

      He was the loving father of Laurie Audette and her husband David of Tiverton, R.I., and Lynn Filosi of Whitman; and the loving grandfather of Noelle Audette of Tiverton, R.I. He is also survived by his sister, Helen Pacewicz of Bridgewater; and by his brother, Dr. Gardner Bassett and his wife Linda of Raynham.

      He was also the father of the late Michael G. Bassett Jr., the grandfather of the late Sarah Audette and the father-in-law of the late David Filosi.

      His funeral service will beheld Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at 11 a.m. in the Dahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home, 647 Main St., Brockton. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will take place Monday, April 11, from 4 to 8 p.m.

      In lieu of flowers, donations in Michael's memory may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 220 North Main St., Suite 104, Natick, MA 01760, and to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

      For additional information or to send a condolence to the family please visit www.d-mfh.com.

      Dahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home 647 Main St., Brockton 508-586-4391.
    Person ID I24590  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2022 

    Father Dr. Gardner Glidden Bassett,   b. 28 Jan 1913, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1968, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Helen L. Goddard   d. 8 Mar 2004 
    Family ID F07860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Diane Margaret Demers,   b. 1942   d. 4 Feb 2023 (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage Private 
    Children 
     1. Michael Goddard Bassett, Jr.,   b. Abt 1968   d. 13 Nov 2006 (Age 38 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     2. Laurie Bassett,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private]
     3. Lynne Bassett,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private]
    Family ID F09517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart