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- The Hartford Courant, Connecticut, Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Barbara B. Bassette
Barbara B. Bassette (nee Barbara Ann Banks) of West Hartford, 85, died June 12, 2011 at Hartford Hospital surrounded by her family. Born November 12, 1925 in New Rochelle, NY to the late George Barker Banks and the late Agnes Dixon Banks, she grew up loving Long Island Sound. After graduating from New Rochelle High School in 1943, her family moved to West Hartford, CT. Barbara received an Associates Degree from Centenary Junior College in Hackettstown, NJ. Before marriage, her working career included time at Robothem and Pinkertons in Hartford. Her family loved to hear stories of her assignments as an undercover shopper helping to identify dishonest store clerks. She married Roy Donald Bassette, Jr. (Don) in 1951 and after a short time in Avon, returned to West Hartford to devote herself to raising their three children and to her various volunteer interests: The American Red Cross, The Junior League of Hartford, The Noah Webster House and Friends of Heublein Tower among others. She was an active member of First Church of Christ Congregational in West Hartford. Barbara loved to read, loved to be in the salt air, and greatly appreciated a nice cup of hot black coffee. She loved antiques and had a keen eye for beauty, proportion and placement in a furnished room which she passed down to her children with varying degrees of success. She was predeceased by her two brothers: George Dixon Banks (Bud) of Mamaroneck, NY and Peter Douglas Banks (Doug) of Glastonbury, CT. In addition to her husband of 60 years, she is survived by her three children, Elizabeth Bassette Lennox (Libby) and her husband, Dean Lennox of Chatham, NJ, Deborah Ann Bassette of Kent, CT and Roy Donald Bassette III (Don) and his wife Bonnie Bassette of West Hartford; six grandchildren, Scott A. Lennox of Brooklyn, NY, John S. Lennox (Jack) and Anne E. Lennox of Chatham, NJ, Monica D. Bassette, Reid G. Bassette and Christian R. Bassette all of West Hartford; her sister-in-law, Marian Banks (Mrs. George D. Banks) of Ridgefield, CT; and 5 nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held in the Chapel of First Church of Christ Congregational, 12 South Main Street, West Hartford, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 18th followed by a reception for family and friends. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, the family is suggesting donations in Barbara's memory to American Red Cross Disaster Relief (RedCross.org) or The Noah Webster House (NoahWebsterHouse.org). Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home, West Hartford has care of arrangements. For directions and online condolences, please visit www.taylorandmodeen.com
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Bassett Family Association Database
1925 - 2011 (85 years)
(Age 95 years)