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Ann Arbor News, April 9, 2015
Virginia Bassett
9/25/1926 ? 4/7/2015, Ann Arbor
Virginia M. Bassett, life-long resident of Ann Arbor, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Regency at Whitmore Lake. She was 88 years old. Born September 25, 1926 in Ann Arbor, she was the daughter of Ernest and Dorthea (Webber) Hanselmann. Virginia graduated from Ann Arbor High School. On August 20, 1948 she married Burl N. Bassett. She was a long time employee of Eberbach & Sons as well as the Ann Arbor Public Schools, retiring in 1989. Virginia was a life-long member of the Bethlehem United Church of Christ. She is survived by her children, Richard Bassett of Ann Arbor, James Bassett and his wife Cindy of Ann Arbor and Janis Dashner and her husband Robert Goddard of Dayton, OH; granddaughter Brooke Bassett of Ann Arbor; sister Lorraine Larmee and husband Wayne of Ann Arbor; sister-in-law Virginia Bassett of Saline, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and extended family members. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Burl N. Bassett, as well as brothers and sisters, Katherine Rife, William Hanselmann and John Hanselmann. Private family services are being held. In memory of Virginia, memorial contributions may be made to Bethlehem United Church of Christ as well as the American Diabetes Foundation.
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