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- The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio, 30 Aug 1994
Josephine Bassett, Owned Wellington Clothing Shop
From the mid-1950's until about 1970, Josephine L. Bassett owned and operated the Bassett Apparel Shoppe for women and children of Herrick Ave. in Wellington.
She endeared herself to others through her thoughtfulness and willingness to help. If First Methodist Church in Wellington held a dinner, Mrs. Bassett volunteered to cook and serve. She wrote letters to power companies to help Edison High School in Milan obtain stadium lights. More recently, Mrs. Bassett, a member of the Wellington Historical Society, tried to get the New London Historical Society firmly established.
She also regularly performed good deeds for individuals when she saw the need. She liked to provide transportation and entertainment for friends who were unable to drive.
Mrs. Bassett, 77, of Wellington, was killed Saturday in a head-on collision on Ohio 58 south of Wellington while taking her friend, Leoma Gill, 80, out for dinner.
The driver of the other car, Wendy Blair, 19, and Gill were seriously injured and taken to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Blair's passenger, Patricia Hill, 13, also died in the accident.
Mrs. Bassett was born in Norwalk. Before graduating from New London High School in 1935, she worked for an A&P grocery store in New London. She was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star in New London.
Mrs. Bassett was a dedicated worker for numerous organizations in Wellington, such as the Silen Circle of Kings Daughters, the Needle Craft Club and the former Wellington Hospital Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Gaylord; daughters, Barbara Beiling of Stow and Beverly Anderson of Huron; son, Richard of Wellington; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at the Norton funeral home, 370 S. Main St., Wellington.
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Bassett Family Association Database
d. 1 Jan 1996 (Age 84 years)