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- The Lima News, Wednesday, July 24, 1974
Russell J. Bassitt
Russell J. Bassitt, 60, of 121 S. Dana died at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday in Lima Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born Feb. 26, 1914, in Allen County, he was the son of Elzora Heffner Bassitt of 1128 E. Elm and the late J. W. Bassitt.
Lela Bassitt, his wife, died July 9. Bassitt, superintendent at Lima Water Works, was a member of First United Methodist Church, American Water Works Association and the Christian Service Club of the church.
Besides his mother, Bassitt is survived by a daughter, Diane Bassitt, at home; four brothers, Robert of 1128 E. Elm, Raymond of 321 S. Leonard, Junior William (Jim) of 643 S. Union and Ronald of 3700 McClain; and two sisters, Mrs. Francis (Helen) Rudzinski of 420 W. Robb and Mrs. Ray (Harriett) Deal of Lakeview
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Chiles and Sons - Laman West Wayne Street Chapel, Rev. Mark Burden officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight.
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