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- Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio
Tuesday, July 24, 1990, p. 2
Janet R. Bassett
Janet Rawdon Bassett, 72, former Oberlin resident, died Jun 27 at her home in North Pomfret, NH.
The daughter of Howard and Rachel Rawdon, she was born and grew up in Oberlin.
She graduated from Oberlin High School in 1935 and from Duke University in 1939.
She married Milton E. Bassett Jr. on Feb 14, 1941, and for the next five years traveled with him while he was in the Army. In 1946 they moved to Pomfret, where they owned and operated a dairy farm until 1961.
From 1975-85, Mrs. Bassett was the executive housekeeper for the Hanover Inn, Hanover, N.H. For 10 years she raised Arabian horses. In 1987, the couple moved to Florida for the winters, where she met Pete Rose and from then on began collecting and selling baseball cards for a hobby.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Laurence R. of North Pomfret and Thomas D. of Hilton Head Island, S.C.; a daughter, Susan B. Bradley of North Pomfret; a sister, Helen P. Rawdon of Cleveland; and two grandchldren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Green Mountain Horse Association, 100-Mile Trail Ride Fund, in care of Linda Gluck, G.M.H.A., Woodstock, Vt.
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Bassett Family Association Database
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