Claudette O. Bassett

SOUTH BARRE – Claudette O. Bassett, 88, of Barre passed away on November 1, 2021, at Berlin Health and Rehab in Berlin. Claudette was born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York and was the oldest of 4 children born to Claude Bassett and Orphise Perras Bassett on November 6, 1932. Claudette started out at a young age to move from place to place. She attended elementary school at St. Alberts School in West Stewartstown, NH, she graduated eighth grade from Holy Ghost School in Graniteville, Vermont, she was a boarding student at St. Mary’s Academy in Island Pond, Vermont for 4 years and she graduated from there in 1952, with her class only containing 4 girls and 2 boys. After graduation, Claudette spent a few years at home in Graniteville. A friend of hers moved to New York City and invited Claudette to join her. They both enrolled and graduated from St. Joseph’s School of Practical Nursing in Yonkers, New York. She received her LPN degree and decided to work in New York City. Her first job was at Will Rogers...