Originally published in the Baltimore Sun July 8, 2004:
Victor J. Basta Sr., 79, Martin Marietta estimator
Victor Joseph Basta Sr., a retired cost estimator for Martin Marietta Corp. and a D-Day veteran of World War II, died of complications from muscular dystrophy July 1 at his Bel Air home. He was 79.
Born in Philadelphia and raised in Waverly, he attended St. Ann Parochial School and the old Thomas A. Edison Vocational School in downtown Baltimore.
Mr. Basta's work as a carpenter and machinist at the old Glenn L. Martin Co. was interrupted by his service in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. He landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, during the Allied invasion of France.
He subsequently rejoined what became Martin Marietta and retired in 1970 as a senior estimator in its finance department.
He was a past president of the Essex Improvement Association and belonged to the Catholic War Veterans, the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society.
He enjoyed woodworking and made Uncle Sam figures for garden and lawn display. Family members sold his work at the Bel Air Farmers' Market.
A funeral Mass was offered Monday at St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church in Hickory, where he was a member.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, the former Christine M. Zavadil; two sons, Victor J. Basta Jr. of Parkton and Henry Michael Basta of Abingdon; two daughters, Donna Marie Gaines of Fallston and Christine Monica Johnson of St. Michaels; three brothers, Frank Basta of White Marsh, Michael Basta of Hanover, Pa., and John Basta of Glen Rock, Pa.; and six grandchildren.
Published in the Baltimore Sun on 7/3/2004.
VICTOR JOSEPH BASTA, SR..
BASTA, SR., Victor J. VICTOR JOSEPH BASTA, SR., of Bel Air, died July 1, 2004 at his home he was 79 years old. Born December 18, 1924, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna Basta. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Christine M. Basta (nee Zavadil) and four children Donna Marie Gaines and husband Glen, Victor J. Basta, Jr. and wife Charlita, Christine M. Johnson and husband Michael and Henry Basta, Sr. and wife Kimberly as well as five grandchildren Joseph Basta, Daniel Basta, Glenn Gaines, Henry Basta, Jr. and Brooke Basta in addition to his family he is survived by his brothers Frank, Mike and John Basta. He was predeceased by a grandchild Chelsea Marie Johnson and sisters Elizabeth Peirce, Bertha Gladfelter, Anna Basta and brothers Tony and Tommy Basta and many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air, Inc., 610 W. Macphail Rd ( at Rt. 24) on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. and Sunday from 12 to 2 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday at 9 A.M. at St. Ignatius Church, Hickory. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 8501 LaSalle Rd., Towson, MD 21286.
Victor J. Basta Sr., 79, Martin Marietta estimator
Victor Joseph Basta Sr., a retired cost estimator for Martin Marietta Corp. and a D-Day veteran of World War II, died of complications from muscular dystrophy July 1 at his Bel Air home. He was 79.
Born in Philadelphia and raised in Waverly, he attended St. Ann Parochial School and the old Thomas A. Edison Vocational School in downtown Baltimore.
Mr. Basta's work as a carpenter and machinist at the old Glenn L. Martin Co. was interrupted by his service in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. He landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, during the Allied invasion of France.
He subsequently rejoined what became Martin Marietta and retired in 1970 as a senior estimator in its finance department.
He was a past president of the Essex Improvement Association and belonged to the Catholic War Veterans, the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society.
He enjoyed woodworking and made Uncle Sam figures for garden and lawn display. Family members sold his work at the Bel Air Farmers' Market.
A funeral Mass was offered Monday at St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church in Hickory, where he was a member.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, the former Christine M. Zavadil; two sons, Victor J. Basta Jr. of Parkton and Henry Michael Basta of Abingdon; two daughters, Donna Marie Gaines of Fallston and Christine Monica Johnson of St. Michaels; three brothers, Frank Basta of White Marsh, Michael Basta of Hanover, Pa., and John Basta of Glen Rock, Pa.; and six grandchildren.
Published in the Baltimore Sun on 7/3/2004.
VICTOR JOSEPH BASTA, SR..
BASTA, SR., Victor J. VICTOR JOSEPH BASTA, SR., of Bel Air, died July 1, 2004 at his home he was 79 years old. Born December 18, 1924, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna Basta. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Christine M. Basta (nee Zavadil) and four children Donna Marie Gaines and husband Glen, Victor J. Basta, Jr. and wife Charlita, Christine M. Johnson and husband Michael and Henry Basta, Sr. and wife Kimberly as well as five grandchildren Joseph Basta, Daniel Basta, Glenn Gaines, Henry Basta, Jr. and Brooke Basta in addition to his family he is survived by his brothers Frank, Mike and John Basta. He was predeceased by a grandchild Chelsea Marie Johnson and sisters Elizabeth Peirce, Bertha Gladfelter, Anna Basta and brothers Tony and Tommy Basta and many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air, Inc., 610 W. Macphail Rd ( at Rt. 24) on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. and Sunday from 12 to 2 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday at 9 A.M. at St. Ignatius Church, Hickory. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 8501 LaSalle Rd., Towson, MD 21286.
Originally published in the Baltimore Sun July 8, 2004:
Victor J. Basta Sr., 79, Martin Marietta estimator
Victor Joseph Basta Sr., a retired cost estimator for Martin Marietta Corp. and a D-Day veteran of World War II, died of complications from muscular dystrophy July 1 at his Bel Air home. He was 79.
Born in Philadelphia and raised in Waverly, he attended St. Ann Parochial School and the old Thomas A. Edison Vocational School in downtown Baltimore.
Mr. Basta's work as a carpenter and machinist at the old Glenn L. Martin Co. was interrupted by his service in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. He landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, during the Allied invasion of France.
He subsequently rejoined what became Martin Marietta and retired in 1970 as a senior estimator in its finance department.
He was a past president of the Essex Improvement Association and belonged to the Catholic War Veterans, the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society.
He enjoyed woodworking and made Uncle Sam figures for garden and lawn display. Family members sold his work at the Bel Air Farmers' Market.
A funeral Mass was offered Monday at St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church in Hickory, where he was a member.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, the former Christine M. Zavadil; two sons, Victor J. Basta Jr. of Parkton and Henry Michael Basta of Abingdon; two daughters, Donna Marie Gaines of Fallston and Christine Monica Johnson of St. Michaels; three brothers, Frank Basta of White Marsh, Michael Basta of Hanover, Pa., and John Basta of Glen Rock, Pa.; and six grandchildren.
Published in the Baltimore Sun on 7/3/2004.
VICTOR JOSEPH BASTA, SR..
BASTA, SR., Victor J. VICTOR JOSEPH BASTA, SR., of Bel Air, died July 1, 2004 at his home he was 79 years old. Born December 18, 1924, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna Basta. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Christine M. Basta (nee Zavadil) and four children Donna Marie Gaines and husband Glen, Victor J. Basta, Jr. and wife Charlita, Christine M. Johnson and husband Michael and Henry Basta, Sr. and wife Kimberly as well as five grandchildren Joseph Basta, Daniel Basta, Glenn Gaines, Henry Basta, Jr. and Brooke Basta in addition to his family he is survived by his brothers Frank, Mike and John Basta. He was predeceased by a grandchild Chelsea Marie Johnson and sisters Elizabeth Peirce, Bertha Gladfelter, Anna Basta and brothers Tony and Tommy Basta and many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air, Inc., 610 W. Macphail Rd ( at Rt. 24) on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. and Sunday from 12 to 2 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday at 9 A.M. at St. Ignatius Church, Hickory. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 8501 LaSalle Rd., Towson, MD 21286.
Victor J. Basta Sr., 79, Martin Marietta estimator
Victor Joseph Basta Sr., a retired cost estimator for Martin Marietta Corp. and a D-Day veteran of World War II, died of complications from muscular dystrophy July 1 at his Bel Air home. He was 79.
Born in Philadelphia and raised in Waverly, he attended St. Ann Parochial School and the old Thomas A. Edison Vocational School in downtown Baltimore.
Mr. Basta's work as a carpenter and machinist at the old Glenn L. Martin Co. was interrupted by his service in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. He landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, during the Allied invasion of France.
He subsequently rejoined what became Martin Marietta and retired in 1970 as a senior estimator in its finance department.
He was a past president of the Essex Improvement Association and belonged to the Catholic War Veterans, the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society.
He enjoyed woodworking and made Uncle Sam figures for garden and lawn display. Family members sold his work at the Bel Air Farmers' Market.
A funeral Mass was offered Monday at St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church in Hickory, where he was a member.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, the former Christine M. Zavadil; two sons, Victor J. Basta Jr. of Parkton and Henry Michael Basta of Abingdon; two daughters, Donna Marie Gaines of Fallston and Christine Monica Johnson of St. Michaels; three brothers, Frank Basta of White Marsh, Michael Basta of Hanover, Pa., and John Basta of Glen Rock, Pa.; and six grandchildren.
Published in the Baltimore Sun on 7/3/2004.
VICTOR JOSEPH BASTA, SR..
BASTA, SR., Victor J. VICTOR JOSEPH BASTA, SR., of Bel Air, died July 1, 2004 at his home he was 79 years old. Born December 18, 1924, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna Basta. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Christine M. Basta (nee Zavadil) and four children Donna Marie Gaines and husband Glen, Victor J. Basta, Jr. and wife Charlita, Christine M. Johnson and husband Michael and Henry Basta, Sr. and wife Kimberly as well as five grandchildren Joseph Basta, Daniel Basta, Glenn Gaines, Henry Basta, Jr. and Brooke Basta in addition to his family he is survived by his brothers Frank, Mike and John Basta. He was predeceased by a grandchild Chelsea Marie Johnson and sisters Elizabeth Peirce, Bertha Gladfelter, Anna Basta and brothers Tony and Tommy Basta and many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air, Inc., 610 W. Macphail Rd ( at Rt. 24) on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. and Sunday from 12 to 2 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday at 9 A.M. at St. Ignatius Church, Hickory. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 8501 LaSalle Rd., Towson, MD 21286.
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