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Mary Jane Bassett

Female 1928 - 2004  (75 years)


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  • Name Mary Jane Bassett 
    Born 10 Jul 1928  Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 6CB15123ABFBB945AF99D1C465531B0DF2F9 
    Died 28 Jun 2004  Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 1 Jul 2004  Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Mary Jane (Bassett) Currier, 1928 - 2004
      The Republican 30 Jun 2004

      LONGMEADOW - Mary Jane (Bassett) Currier, 75, of Longmeadow, Mass., died June 28, 2004, in Baystate Medical Center, Springfield. Born in Worcester, Mass., on July 20, 1928, she was the beloved daughter of Walter G. and Margaret (Laverty) Bassett. A brother, Kirk W. Bassett, predeceased her. A graduate of Classical High School in Worcester and Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va., she was a buyer for Filene's Department Store in Worcester until her 1957 marriage to William S. Currier, the former director of the Western Massachusetts Governor's Office under former Governor Michael S. Dukakis. Mary Jane and Bill lived together in Longmeadow until Bill passed away in 1992. For the past seven years, Mary Jane had been a resident of Glenmeadow Retirement Community in Longmeadow. She leaves her two daughters and their husbands and children: Katerhine Currier Small and Parker Adams Small III and their daughters Margaret and Elizabeth Small of Wellesly, Mass., and Elizabeth Currier Beacom and Matthew Beacom and their children Katherine, Hannah and William Beacom of North Haven, Conn. She was a longtime member of the Sprinfield WOmen's Symphony League, of which she was a past president; the College Club of Springfield; Current Events Club of Longmeadow; and Longmeadow Country Club. She was a communicant at St. Mary's Church in Longmeadow, where she had been a member of the guild. For several years, she was the social reporter for the Longmeadow News. Family and Friends will gather on Thursday, July 1, 2004 at 8:30 a.m. at the Hafey Funeral Home, 120 Shaker Rd., East Longmeadow for a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's Church in Longmeadow at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Longmeadow Cemetery. Calling hours will be Wednesday 4-7 p.m. Donations amy be made to: Springfield Women's Symphony League, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, 75 Market Place, Springfield, MA 01103-1632. For directions and guestbook please visit.bhrfh.com
    Person ID I73  268B BaSsetts of Tipton, Whittington, Darlaston & Moxley, Staffordshire, England
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2013 

    Father Living 
    Mother Margaret Laverty 
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William S. Currier 
    Married 1957 
    Children 
    +1. Katherine Currier
    +2. Elizabeth Currier
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart