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- Allen was a twin to Alice.
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, November 29, 2003
BURLINGTON - Allen Aloyious Bassett Jr., age 84, of Burlington, died Thursday,
Nov. 27, 2003, at his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1919, in Villa Park, Ill., to
Allen A. Sr. and Mary J. (nee Miller) Bassett. He spent his early li
Villa Park, Ill, and Fredonia, Wis., and he attended UW-Madison Agricultural
School. On Feb. 19, 1941, he married Mary Ballweg at St. Norbert's Catholic
Church in Roxbury, Wis. Following marriage they lived in Waukesha and
Burlington. He was a farmer and also worked for Burlington Consumers
Cooperative, retiring after 37 years. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic
Church in Lyons and the Catholic Order of Foresters. He loved travellin
playing cards, fishing, gardening and spending time with his family and
friends. He had been a Burlington resident for the past 61 years. Survivors
include his wife, Mary Bassett of Burlington; children, Joan (Dick) Blatnik of
Waterford, Virginia Laskowski of Burlington, David Bassett of Delavan, Richard
(Nancy) Bassett of Burlington, Lorraine (Tom) Stelling of Lake Geneva,
Patricia (Roy) Brzezinski of Burlington, and Robert Bassett of Burlington; 25
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and twin sister, Lucille Rossio of
Palm Desert, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents; son-in-law, Larry
Laskowski; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Marie (Edward) Jung, Margar
(Paul) Chadourne, Edna (Frank Krause), Grace Bassett and Florence Bassett.
Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church in Lyons, with the Rev. Tom Fait and Dan Hull, parish
director, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Charles Cemetery. Relatives
and friends may meet with the family Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, from 3 p.m. to 7
p.m., with a prayer vigil at 7 pm, at Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home,
Burlington. Memorials to the Aurora VNA (Hospice) of Lake Geneva or local area
Catholic grade schools have been suggested.
Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home 625 S. Browns Lake Drive Burlington, WI 53105
(262) 763-3434.
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