Dolores A. Bassett, nee Dux, 80, of Chicago, passed away Friday, Sept. 16, resulting from a stroke suffered in 2007. Born in Chicago, married in 1951, she raised six children. At 55, she embarked on an addictions counseling career graduating in 2001 with a Master's Degree. She helped many through local area addictions programs and traveled extensively, her last trip at 75 was to the Marquesas Islands and Easter Island. At 76, she relocated to Elko, NV to accept an Addictions Counselor position. Shortly thereafter, she suffered a debilitating stroke and returned to Chicago. Her unwavering determination to rehabilitate was an inspiration to all. She gifted herself to the Anatomy Gifts Registry. She will live forever in the hearts of those she left behind, her children Mark (J. Joan), Beth (Ron) Hectus, late son Leo Paul, Lisa Work, Laura (Marty) Jaeger, Eric (Paula); 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and, to all who came to know her. Funeral Mass Saturday, Sept. 24 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Margaret Mary Church, 1450 Green Trails Dr., Naperville, IL followed by an Open House at the Jaeger Home 6428 Greene Rd., Woodridge, IL.
Published in Chicago Tribune on September 21, 2011.
Published in Chicago Tribune on September 21, 2011.
Dolores A. Bassett, nee Dux, 80, of Chicago, passed away Friday, Sept. 16, resulting from a stroke suffered in 2007. Born in Chicago, married in 1951, she raised six children. At 55, she embarked on an addictions counseling career graduating in 2001 with a Master's Degree. She helped many through local area addictions programs and traveled extensively, her last trip at 75 was to the Marquesas Islands and Easter Island. At 76, she relocated to Elko, NV to accept an Addictions Counselor position. Shortly thereafter, she suffered a debilitating stroke and returned to Chicago. Her unwavering determination to rehabilitate was an inspiration to all. She gifted herself to the Anatomy Gifts Registry. She will live forever in the hearts of those she left behind, her children Mark (J. Joan), Beth (Ron) Hectus, late son Leo Paul, Lisa Work, Laura (Marty) Jaeger, Eric (Paula); 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and, to all who came to know her. Funeral Mass Saturday, Sept. 24 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Margaret Mary Church, 1450 Green Trails Dr., Naperville, IL followed by an Open House at the Jaeger Home 6428 Greene Rd., Woodridge, IL.
Published in Chicago Tribune on September 21, 2011.
Published in Chicago Tribune on September 21, 2011.
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