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Carol Hoffer

Female 1931 - 1995  (63 years)


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  • Name Carol Hoffer 
    Born 13 Mar 1931 
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Feb 1995 
    Buried Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Carol Hoffer Bassett

      Caro Hoffer Bassett, who taught mathematics at Colby for 20 years, died February 5 in Waterville, Maine, at 63. Raised in South Dakota and Nebraska, she received her B.A. and M.A. in mathematics from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. She taught mathematics at a high school in Iowa, then taught at the University of South Dakota, Iowa State University, Kansas State University and the University of Kansas. Following her marriage to Charles Bassett in 1956, she moved to Philadelphia, then in 1969 moved to Waterville when her husband joined the Colby English Department. After raising two children, she resumed her teaching career as instructor and assistant professor of mathematics at the College. She retired in 1994 as an associate professor emrita. She also was president, vice president and secretary of the Colby chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for 10 years. She is survived by her husband, a son, a daughter, a sister and several nieces and nephews.
    Person ID I19965  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2014 

    Family Charles Walker Bassett,   b. 7 Jul 1932,   d. 19 Oct 2010  (Age 78 years) 
    Married Private 
    Children 
     1. David Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
     2. Elizabeth Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
    Family ID F07853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart