BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. ~ Elizabeth M. "Betty" (DiNunno) Bassett, of Bonita Springs, formerly of Brockton, Mass., died suddenly, Saturday, April 25, 2009, at the age of 66, in Naples, from complications of C.O.P.D. (Emphysema). She was the beloved wife of William F. Bassett, to whom she was married to for 44 years. Born Aug. 14, 1942, in Brockton, she was a daughter of the late Paul DiNunno and Margie (Ackerman) DiNunno.
Betty was a resident of Bonita Springs, Florida for the past four years. She was raised in Brockton and graduated from Brockton High School in 1960. After high school, she attended Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School. Together with her husband Bill they owned and operated Leonards Restaurant in Brockton for many years. Betty was a member of the Red Hat Society in Florida, where she also enjoyed playing bocce and dominoes with her husband and friends. While living in Bonita Springs, she was a communicant of St. Leos Church, and while living in Brockton, she was a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
She is survived by her husband, William F. Bassett; her eight children, Brenda Morganti of West Bridgewater, Mass., Jeanne and her husband John Balutis of Bridgewater, Mass., Carrie and her husband Scott Balutis of Raynham, Mass., William Bassett Jr. and his wife Maria of Brockton, Daniel Bassett and his wife Janelle of Bridgewater, Lori Bassett of Taunton, Mass., Brian Bassett of Brockton and Elizabeth Bassett of South Easton, Mass. She was the loving grandmother of 15 grandchildren; sister of Gail Goodwin and her husband Richmond of Newport, R.I., Donna Bocchetti of Hyannis, Mass., Margie McWilliams and her husband Brian of Kingston, Mass., David DiNunno of Hyannis and the late Daniel and Paul DiNunno. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St. (Rte. 123), Brockton, Monday, at 8 a.m., thence to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 433 West St., Brockton, where a funeral Mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul at 9 a.m.
Interment will follow in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Mass., at 11:15 a.m. Calling hours Sunday 3-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bettys memory may be made to American Lung Association/ Emphysema Fund, 460 Totten Pond Rd., Suite 400, Waltham, MA 02451.
Betty was a resident of Bonita Springs, Florida for the past four years. She was raised in Brockton and graduated from Brockton High School in 1960. After high school, she attended Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School. Together with her husband Bill they owned and operated Leonards Restaurant in Brockton for many years. Betty was a member of the Red Hat Society in Florida, where she also enjoyed playing bocce and dominoes with her husband and friends. While living in Bonita Springs, she was a communicant of St. Leos Church, and while living in Brockton, she was a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
She is survived by her husband, William F. Bassett; her eight children, Brenda Morganti of West Bridgewater, Mass., Jeanne and her husband John Balutis of Bridgewater, Mass., Carrie and her husband Scott Balutis of Raynham, Mass., William Bassett Jr. and his wife Maria of Brockton, Daniel Bassett and his wife Janelle of Bridgewater, Lori Bassett of Taunton, Mass., Brian Bassett of Brockton and Elizabeth Bassett of South Easton, Mass. She was the loving grandmother of 15 grandchildren; sister of Gail Goodwin and her husband Richmond of Newport, R.I., Donna Bocchetti of Hyannis, Mass., Margie McWilliams and her husband Brian of Kingston, Mass., David DiNunno of Hyannis and the late Daniel and Paul DiNunno. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St. (Rte. 123), Brockton, Monday, at 8 a.m., thence to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 433 West St., Brockton, where a funeral Mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul at 9 a.m.
Interment will follow in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Mass., at 11:15 a.m. Calling hours Sunday 3-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bettys memory may be made to American Lung Association/ Emphysema Fund, 460 Totten Pond Rd., Suite 400, Waltham, MA 02451.
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. ~ Elizabeth M. "Betty" (DiNunno) Bassett, of Bonita Springs, formerly of Brockton, Mass., died suddenly, Saturday, April 25, 2009, at the age of 66, in Naples, from complications of C.O.P.D. (Emphysema). She was the beloved wife of William F. Bassett, to whom she was married to for 44 years. Born Aug. 14, 1942, in Brockton, she was a daughter of the late Paul DiNunno and Margie (Ackerman) DiNunno.
Betty was a resident of Bonita Springs, Florida for the past four years. She was raised in Brockton and graduated from Brockton High School in 1960. After high school, she attended Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School. Together with her husband Bill they owned and operated Leonards Restaurant in Brockton for many years. Betty was a member of the Red Hat Society in Florida, where she also enjoyed playing bocce and dominoes with her husband and friends. While living in Bonita Springs, she was a communicant of St. Leos Church, and while living in Brockton, she was a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
She is survived by her husband, William F. Bassett; her eight children, Brenda Morganti of West Bridgewater, Mass., Jeanne and her husband John Balutis of Bridgewater, Mass., Carrie and her husband Scott Balutis of Raynham, Mass., William Bassett Jr. and his wife Maria of Brockton, Daniel Bassett and his wife Janelle of Bridgewater, Lori Bassett of Taunton, Mass., Brian Bassett of Brockton and Elizabeth Bassett of South Easton, Mass. She was the loving grandmother of 15 grandchildren; sister of Gail Goodwin and her husband Richmond of Newport, R.I., Donna Bocchetti of Hyannis, Mass., Margie McWilliams and her husband Brian of Kingston, Mass., David DiNunno of Hyannis and the late Daniel and Paul DiNunno. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St. (Rte. 123), Brockton, Monday, at 8 a.m., thence to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 433 West St., Brockton, where a funeral Mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul at 9 a.m.
Interment will follow in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Mass., at 11:15 a.m. Calling hours Sunday 3-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bettys memory may be made to American Lung Association/ Emphysema Fund, 460 Totten Pond Rd., Suite 400, Waltham, MA 02451.
Betty was a resident of Bonita Springs, Florida for the past four years. She was raised in Brockton and graduated from Brockton High School in 1960. After high school, she attended Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School. Together with her husband Bill they owned and operated Leonards Restaurant in Brockton for many years. Betty was a member of the Red Hat Society in Florida, where she also enjoyed playing bocce and dominoes with her husband and friends. While living in Bonita Springs, she was a communicant of St. Leos Church, and while living in Brockton, she was a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
She is survived by her husband, William F. Bassett; her eight children, Brenda Morganti of West Bridgewater, Mass., Jeanne and her husband John Balutis of Bridgewater, Mass., Carrie and her husband Scott Balutis of Raynham, Mass., William Bassett Jr. and his wife Maria of Brockton, Daniel Bassett and his wife Janelle of Bridgewater, Lori Bassett of Taunton, Mass., Brian Bassett of Brockton and Elizabeth Bassett of South Easton, Mass. She was the loving grandmother of 15 grandchildren; sister of Gail Goodwin and her husband Richmond of Newport, R.I., Donna Bocchetti of Hyannis, Mass., Margie McWilliams and her husband Brian of Kingston, Mass., David DiNunno of Hyannis and the late Daniel and Paul DiNunno. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St. (Rte. 123), Brockton, Monday, at 8 a.m., thence to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 433 West St., Brockton, where a funeral Mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul at 9 a.m.
Interment will follow in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Mass., at 11:15 a.m. Calling hours Sunday 3-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bettys memory may be made to American Lung Association/ Emphysema Fund, 460 Totten Pond Rd., Suite 400, Waltham, MA 02451.
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