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- The Star-Ledger, New Jersey, 7 Sep 2008
Helen Bassett Hauser Jordan
HAUSER JORDAN. Helen Bassett Hauser Jordan, Library board member, naturalist,
lived in Short Hills.
Mrs. Helen Bassett Hauser Jordan, 103, died on Sept.
2, 2008, at Fellowship Village in Basking Ridge. A family memorial service
will be held. Arrangements were handled by Bradley, Smith & Smith Funer
Home, Springfield. For more information or to send the family condolences,
visit www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com. Born in Brooklyn in 1905, when her father,
Edward M. Bassett, was a congressman, Mrs. Hauser Jordan lived in Short Hills
for more than 65 years before moving to Liberty Corner in 1996. She graduated
from Wellesley College in 1926, and was married for 54 years to Alfr
Hauser, who died in 1980. She was later married to Dr. Claus G. Jordan for 10
years. Dr. Jordan died in 1995. A founding member of the Community
Congregational Church in Short Hills, she was actively involved in its
organization and building during its first 50 years. Mrs. Hauser Jordan was
also a founding member of the Millburn Public Library and served on its board
for 20 years. She was a Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader. An accomplished
naturalist, she will be remembered for her longtime support of nature centers.
She helped develop the natural history program at the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum
and helped establish a nature center at Pocono Lake Preserve. The Nature
Conservancy dedicated the Hauser Nature Center in Long Pond, Pa., in 2002. She
is survived by her daughter, Joan H. Daeschler of Short Hills; her son, Edward
B. Hauser, and daughter, Marty H. Macrae, both of Vero Beach, Fla.; 10
grandchildren, including Lynn D. Magrane of Short Hills; 26 great-grandchildren
and two great-great-granddaughters.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1905 - 2008 (103 years)