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- The Grand Island Independent, Nebraska, Friday, February 19, 2021
Joan Bassett
FULLERTON - Joan Karen Bassett, 74, of Fullerton, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at Arbor Care Center in Fullerton.Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Fullerton Community Church in Fullerton. The Rev. Kelly Karges will officiate. The service will be livestreamed on Palmer-Santin Funeral Home's Facebook page. Burial will follow in Fullerton Cemetery at Fullerton.Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Fullerton Community Church. Masks are recommended. Palmer-Santin Funeral Home is serving the family.Joan was born March 12, 1946, to Edwin and LaVera (Wendeln) Bretthorst at Nebraska City. She grew up in Dunbar and graduated from Syracuse High School in 1964. She then attended Peru State College and graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching. She taught at Hastings High School for one year. On June 20, 1970, she was united in marriage to Rodger Bassett. They made their home in Fullerton and she taught at Fullerton Public Schools for 30 years before retiring.Joan loved to collect rare books and her beloved Nancy Drew books. She was able to collect the first edition of every Nancy Drew book. She also enjoyed reading Willa Cather books. Joan was one of the founding members of the Fullerton Book Club and was also a member of First Presbyterian Church. Every summer, Rodger and Joan traveled to New England and toured every historical place possible. They were also known for their annual Christmas party they hosted at their home in Fullerton.She is survived by her husband, Rodger of Fullerton; special friends, Lynn and Traci Belitz of Fullerton; godchildren, Scott Belitz of Fullerton and Allie Remm of Grand Island; and numerous friends and former colleagues.She was preceded in death by her parents.Memorials are suggested to Fullerton Community Church, P.O. Box 832, Fullerton, NE 68638 and Fullerton Friends of the Library, P.O. Box 578, Fullerton, NE 68638.
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Joan Karen Bassett (Picture included)
FULLERTON?Joan Karen Bassett, 74, of Fullerton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at Arbor Care Center in Fullerton.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Fullerton Community Church in Fullerton. Reverend Kelly Karges will officiate. The service will be livestreamed on Palmer-Santin Funeral Home?s Facebook page. Burial will follow at Fullerton Cemetery in Fullerton. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Friday, February 19th at Fullerton Community Church in Fullerton. Masks are recommended. Palmer-Santin Funeral Home is serving the family.
Joan was born March 12, 1946 to Edwin and LaVera (Wendeln) Bretthorst at Nebraska City, NE. She grew up in Dunbar, NE and graduated from Syracuse High School in 1964. After, she attended Peru State College and graduated with a bachelor?s degree in teaching. She taught at Hastings High School for one year. On June 20, 1970, she was united in marriage to Rodger Bassett. They made their home in Fullerton and she taught at Fullerton Public Schools for 30 years before retiring.
Joan loved to collect rare books and her beloved Nancy Drew books. She was able to collect the first edition of every Nancy Drew book. She also enjoyed reading Willa Cather books. Joan was one of the founding members of the Fullerton Book Club and was also a member of First Presbyterian Church. Every summer, Rodger and Joan traveled to New England and toured every historical place possible. They were also known for their annual Christmas party they held at their home in Fullerton.
She is survived by her husband, Rodger of Fullerton; special friends, Lynn and Traci Belitz of Fullerton; godchildren, Scott Belitz of Fullerton and Allie Remm of Grand Island; and numerous friends and former colleagues.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
Memorials are suggested to Fullerton Community Church, PO Box 832, Fullerton, NE 68638 and Fullerton Friends of the Library, PO Box 578, Fullerton, NE 68638.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1946 - 2021 (74 years)