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Ralph E. Bassett, Sr.

Male 1926 - 2002  (76 years)


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  • Name Ralph E. Bassett 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 27 Nov 1926  Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID A7B4C910A86E9D41B67E6C139AB3280151AA 
    Died 16 Dec 2002  Pembroke, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Lee Hill Cemetery, Lee, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Federal Census of Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire (2 Apr 1930)
      George W. Bassett - 39 - M - NH-CN-CN - Head - Fireman Bakery
      Sarah E. - 34 - F - NH-NH-EN - Wife
      Gordon - 15 - M - NH-NH-NH - Son
      Louise - 12 - F - NH-NH-NH - Daughter
      Harold - 11 - M - NH-NH-NH - Son
      Herbert - 7 - M - NH-NH-NH - Son
      Walter - 5 - M - NH-NH-NH - Son
      Ralph - 3 - M - NH-NH-NH - Son
      Barbara - ? - F - NH-NH-NH - Daughter
      (Married at 25 & 20)
      (Living at 21 Payne Street)

      Dover Community News
      December 27, 2002
      Ralph Bassett
      Veteran, firefighter
      Ralph E. Bassett Sr., 76, of 807 Route 28, Pembroke, died Monday, December 16, 2002, at his home after a period of failing health.
      Born in Dover on November 27, 1926, the son of George and Sarah (Oates) Bassett, he attended St. Mary's School and was a 40-year resident of Lee prior to moving to Pembroke over four years ago.
      He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and received the World War II Victory Medal, the American Area Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Medal with two stars and the Phillipine Liberation Medal.
      He was a member of the Dover Post No. 8 American Legion and the Loyal Order of Moose No. 443 of Dover.
      He was a former employee of the United Tanners of Dover, the Great Bay Disposal of Rochester, owned his own painting business for a time, had worked at the Davidson Rubber Co. and then worked for the Town of Durham Public Works Department for 20 years until his retirement. He had also been a volunteer firefighter for the City of Dover.
      He loved his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, shooting pool, bowling and his hand-held card game.
      He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Annie (Gregoire) Bassett of Pembroke; four sons, Ralph "Sonny" Bassett Jr. and his wife, Cindy of Brookfield; Kenneth Bassett Sr. and his wife, Diane of Middleton; Dennis Bassett of Pembroke and Maurice Bassett of Pittsfield, two daughters, Marie Jones and her husband, Robert of Rochester, and Elaine Snow and her husband, Andrew of Pembroke; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; five step-grandchldren; nine step-great-grandchildren; three more great-grandchildren on the way; a brother, Herbert Bassett of South Berwick, ME; five sisters, Louise Gobbi of Portsmouth, Doris Bassett and Shirley Davis, both of Dover, Roberta Robbie of Barrington and Barbara Durant of California; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
      Three brothers, Gordon, Harold and Walter Bassett, and a granddaughter, Stephanie Bassett, predeceased him.
      A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Mary Church, Dover, with the Reverend Fritz Cerullo, O.S.A. pastor as celebrant. Burial was in Lee Hill Cemetery, Lee.
      Memorials in his name may be made to the American Lung Association of New Hampshire, 9 Cedarwood Drive, Unit No. 112, Bedford, NH 03110; the American Cancer Society, Gail Singer Memorial Building, 360 State Route 101, Suite 501, Bedford, NH 03119-5032; or the Visiting Nurses Association of Manchester, 1850 Elm St., Manchester, NH 03104.
    Person ID I14  235B Henry Bassett of Dover, New Hampshire
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2012 

    Father George Walter Bassett,   b. Dec 1890, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah E. Oates,   b. Abt 1895, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie L. Gregoire,   b. 3 Aug 1930, Somersworth, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 2004, Pembroke, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married Abt 1950 
    Children 
     1. Ralph (Sonny) E. Bassett, Jr.
     2. Kenneth Bassett
     3. Dennis Bassett
     4. Maurice Bassett
     5. Marie Bassett
    +6. Elaine Bassett
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart