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Jean Marie Bassett

Female 1927 - 2016  (89 years)


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  • Name Jean Marie Bassett 
    Born 6 Mar 1927  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID D4578F30F187A344B2BEFCDCE04F99C61FD1 
    Died 18 Apr 2016 
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    • Aurora Beacon News, Illinois, April 20, 2016
      Jean Peterson (Picture included)

      Jean Marie Peterson, age 89, of Sheridan, IL, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016 at her home on the family farm surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 6, 1927 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Clyde and Mildred (Peterson) Bassett. Jean was united in marriage on November 30, 1946 at the Park Manor Congregational Church in Chicago, IL, to John LeRoy Peterson and they spent the next 61 happy years together until his passing on June 11, 2008. Together they were the owners and operators, since 1969, of Rolling Oaks Campground in Sheridan, IL. She was a longtime member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Peterson was recently attending the Sheridan United Methodist Church in Sheridan, IL. Jean was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt who will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her children, Gary John (Carol) Peterson of Waterman, IL, Evelyn Marie (Scott) Simon of Montgomery, IL, and Linda Joanne Coffey of Columbia, KY; ten grandchildren, Joe (Michelle) Peterson, Jeremy (Karyn) Peterson, Matthew (Jackie) Peterson, Tammy Peterson, Melissa (Trevis) Worley, Samantha Peterson, Angela (Keith) Clancy, Eric (Lesa) Simon, Jennifer (Ray) Brock, and Mindy (Kevin) Yarberry; her twenty great-grandchildren; two nieces; and a nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents; Clyde and Mildred Bassett; her husband John LeRoy Peterson; son, Larry Peterson; grandson, Geoffrey Peterson; two great-grandchildren, Brendyn Clancy and Reagan Brock; son-in-law, Jerry Coffey; her sister, Helen Lionberg; her brother, Robert Bassett; and one nephew. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Nelson Funeral Home & Crematory, 1275 S. Countyline Rd., Sandwich, IL with Pastor Hyo Sun Oh officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Sandwich, IL. Friends may visit from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at the Nelson Funeral Home & Crematory in Sandwich, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Meteor Masonic Lodge #283, 301 E. Center St., Sandwich, IL, or the Sheridan United Methodist Church, 219 S. Bushnell St., Sheridan, IL. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Home & Crematory, (815)786-6461 or www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com.
    Person ID I14  334B Peter Bassett of Clinton County, Missouri
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2016 

    Father Clyde Bassett,   b. Sep 1894, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mildred Peterson 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Peterson 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart