Harry W. "Bill" Basso Sr., 85, of East Hampton, husband of the late Phyllis (Hale) Basso, passed away on Thursday (April 22, 2010) at Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Born April 3, 1925 in Portland, CT, he was a son of the late Ernesto and Carmelina Basso.
Harry was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, and a past member of the Portland Fire Co. #2. He worked for D. Arrigoni and Sons in Middletown for twenty-three years as a heavy equipment operator and then for the Town of East Hampton's Department of Public Works for ten years.
Harry is survived by two sons Harry W., Jr. of Haddam Neck, CT and John E. Basso and his wife Elizabeth of East Hampton, CT; two daughters Mary Ann Nilson and her husband Russell of Haddam Neck, CT and Jane M. Selavka and her husband Michael of Cape Coral, FL; one brother Donald Basso of Portland, CT; seven grandchildren Erica, Christina, Nathaniel, Lara, Evan, Rachel, and Celia; two great-grandchildren Kai and Charlie; and numerous nieces and nephews. Harry was predeceased by one daughter Victoria E. Basso; three brothers Joseph, Henry and Felix Basso; and two sisters Rose Basso Rosso and Clelia Basso Zampini.
The funeral will be held on Monday (April 26, 2010) at 10:00 a.m. at St. Bridget Church in Moodus.
Burial with full military honors accorded will follow in Rock Landing Cemetery in Haddam Neck.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday evening from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Spencer Funeral Home, 112 Main Street, East Hampton, CT.
Published in The Hartford Courant from April 24 to April 25, 2010.
Born April 3, 1925 in Portland, CT, he was a son of the late Ernesto and Carmelina Basso.
Harry was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, and a past member of the Portland Fire Co. #2. He worked for D. Arrigoni and Sons in Middletown for twenty-three years as a heavy equipment operator and then for the Town of East Hampton's Department of Public Works for ten years.
Harry is survived by two sons Harry W., Jr. of Haddam Neck, CT and John E. Basso and his wife Elizabeth of East Hampton, CT; two daughters Mary Ann Nilson and her husband Russell of Haddam Neck, CT and Jane M. Selavka and her husband Michael of Cape Coral, FL; one brother Donald Basso of Portland, CT; seven grandchildren Erica, Christina, Nathaniel, Lara, Evan, Rachel, and Celia; two great-grandchildren Kai and Charlie; and numerous nieces and nephews. Harry was predeceased by one daughter Victoria E. Basso; three brothers Joseph, Henry and Felix Basso; and two sisters Rose Basso Rosso and Clelia Basso Zampini.
The funeral will be held on Monday (April 26, 2010) at 10:00 a.m. at St. Bridget Church in Moodus.
Burial with full military honors accorded will follow in Rock Landing Cemetery in Haddam Neck.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday evening from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Spencer Funeral Home, 112 Main Street, East Hampton, CT.
Published in The Hartford Courant from April 24 to April 25, 2010.
Harry W. "Bill" Basso Sr., 85, of East Hampton, husband of the late Phyllis (Hale) Basso, passed away on Thursday (April 22, 2010) at Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Born April 3, 1925 in Portland, CT, he was a son of the late Ernesto and Carmelina Basso.
Harry was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, and a past member of the Portland Fire Co. #2. He worked for D. Arrigoni and Sons in Middletown for twenty-three years as a heavy equipment operator and then for the Town of East Hampton's Department of Public Works for ten years.
Harry is survived by two sons Harry W., Jr. of Haddam Neck, CT and John E. Basso and his wife Elizabeth of East Hampton, CT; two daughters Mary Ann Nilson and her husband Russell of Haddam Neck, CT and Jane M. Selavka and her husband Michael of Cape Coral, FL; one brother Donald Basso of Portland, CT; seven grandchildren Erica, Christina, Nathaniel, Lara, Evan, Rachel, and Celia; two great-grandchildren Kai and Charlie; and numerous nieces and nephews. Harry was predeceased by one daughter Victoria E. Basso; three brothers Joseph, Henry and Felix Basso; and two sisters Rose Basso Rosso and Clelia Basso Zampini.
The funeral will be held on Monday (April 26, 2010) at 10:00 a.m. at St. Bridget Church in Moodus.
Burial with full military honors accorded will follow in Rock Landing Cemetery in Haddam Neck.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday evening from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Spencer Funeral Home, 112 Main Street, East Hampton, CT.
Published in The Hartford Courant from April 24 to April 25, 2010.
Born April 3, 1925 in Portland, CT, he was a son of the late Ernesto and Carmelina Basso.
Harry was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, and a past member of the Portland Fire Co. #2. He worked for D. Arrigoni and Sons in Middletown for twenty-three years as a heavy equipment operator and then for the Town of East Hampton's Department of Public Works for ten years.
Harry is survived by two sons Harry W., Jr. of Haddam Neck, CT and John E. Basso and his wife Elizabeth of East Hampton, CT; two daughters Mary Ann Nilson and her husband Russell of Haddam Neck, CT and Jane M. Selavka and her husband Michael of Cape Coral, FL; one brother Donald Basso of Portland, CT; seven grandchildren Erica, Christina, Nathaniel, Lara, Evan, Rachel, and Celia; two great-grandchildren Kai and Charlie; and numerous nieces and nephews. Harry was predeceased by one daughter Victoria E. Basso; three brothers Joseph, Henry and Felix Basso; and two sisters Rose Basso Rosso and Clelia Basso Zampini.
The funeral will be held on Monday (April 26, 2010) at 10:00 a.m. at St. Bridget Church in Moodus.
Burial with full military honors accorded will follow in Rock Landing Cemetery in Haddam Neck.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday evening from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Spencer Funeral Home, 112 Main Street, East Hampton, CT.
Published in The Hartford Courant from April 24 to April 25, 2010.
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