Bassett of Brockton March 8, 2004 Helen L. (Goddard) Bassett 90 years. Wife of the late Dr. Gardner G. Bassett. Loving mother of Michael G. Bassett, Sr. and his wife Diane of Brockton; Helen B. Pacewicz of Bridgewater and Gardner G. Bassett and his wife Linda of Raynham. Grandmother of Laurie Audette, Michael Bassett, Jr., Lynn Filosi, Heidi Pacewicz-Trindade, Christopher Pacewicz, Brian and Andrew Bassett. Great grandmother of Holly Pacewicz, Noelle Audette and Zachary Bassett.
Funeral from the J. Frank Conley Funeral Home 138 Belmont Street (Rte 123) Brockton Saturday at 8 am. Funeral Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 9 am. Burial in Melrose Cemetery, Brockton. Visiting hours Friday 4-8 pm.
Obituary
Mrs. Bassett died Monday at Braemoor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness.She was born in Natick, daughter of the George and Gertrude (Heinlein) Goddard. She was a graduate of Wellesly High School Class of 1930, Wheelock College in 1934 and received her BS in Education from Boston University in 1936. She had taught first grade in the Wellesly public school system.
Mrs. Bassett has lived in Brockton for over 50 years moving here with her husband when he opened his medical practice after WWII. She was a member and past treasurer of the Brockton Hospital Women’s Guild and was also a volunteer for many years at the hospital.
Her interests were her family, antiquing, visits to Cape Cod, reading, and traveling. She also loved anything chocolate.
Mrs. Bassett had been a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Rosary Churches.
She was the loving mother of Michael G. Bassett, Sr. and his wife Diane of Brockton; Helen B. Pacewicz of Bridgewater and Gardner G. Bassett and his wife Linda of Raynham. Grandmother of Laurie Audette, Michael Bassett, Jr., Lynn Filosi, Heidi Pacewicz-Trindade, Christopher Pacewicz, Brian and Andrew Bassett. Great grandmother of Holly Pacewicz, Noelle Audette and Zachary Bassett.