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Lydia C. <I>Soukup</I> Basken

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Lydia C. Soukup Basken

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5 May 2018 (aged 93)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
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Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.1555329, Longitude: -87.6691566
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Lydia C. Basken, of rural Manitowoc, was 93 years of age when she died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc. She was preceded in death by her parents: Adolph and Olga Soukup; her husband: Norman E. Basken; one son: Ronald Basken; one son-in-law: Randy Wanek; infant granddaughter: Jessica Basken; one infant brother; two sisters and one brother-in-law: Edna (Erv) Baumann; Vera Reedy; three sisters-in-law and three brothers-in-law: Lorraine (John) Miller; Clarence (Mabel) Basken; Allan Basken; Irene Warm.

Lydia was born on August 12, 1924 in the township of Gibson, daughter of the late Adolph and Olga (Zeman) Soukup. She grew up in the town of Gibson and was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School. She attended the County Normal Teacher’s College in Manitowoc and taught school in the rural Manitowoc County School System. On May 29, 1946 she married Norman E. Basken in Fond du Lac, the couple then farmed in the town of Kossuth. Norman preceded her in death on February 16, 2008. Lydia enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing and reading.
Lydia C. Basken, of rural Manitowoc, was 93 years of age when she died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc. She was preceded in death by her parents: Adolph and Olga Soukup; her husband: Norman E. Basken; one son: Ronald Basken; one son-in-law: Randy Wanek; infant granddaughter: Jessica Basken; one infant brother; two sisters and one brother-in-law: Edna (Erv) Baumann; Vera Reedy; three sisters-in-law and three brothers-in-law: Lorraine (John) Miller; Clarence (Mabel) Basken; Allan Basken; Irene Warm.

Lydia was born on August 12, 1924 in the township of Gibson, daughter of the late Adolph and Olga (Zeman) Soukup. She grew up in the town of Gibson and was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School. She attended the County Normal Teacher’s College in Manitowoc and taught school in the rural Manitowoc County School System. On May 29, 1946 she married Norman E. Basken in Fond du Lac, the couple then farmed in the town of Kossuth. Norman preceded her in death on February 16, 2008. Lydia enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing and reading.


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