Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, July 16, 1993 TAG: 9307160300
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LEXINGTON LENGTH: Short
OBIT-BASIEL, DOROTHY LACHANCE ALTHEN
BASIEL, Dorothy LaChance Althen, 85, of Lexington, died Wednesday, July 14,
1993, at the Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Lexington. Mrs. Basiel was born in
Connecticut on February 20, 1908, a daughter of the late William and Mary J.
Zwick LaChance. She was the widow of Joseph Jonathan Basiel and was a member
of the Lexington Woman's Club and a member of the St. Patrick's Catholic
Church, Lexington. Mrs. Basiel is survived by a daughter, Avis Meskus,
Lexington; a son, Lee E. Althen, Dayton, Ohio; two sisters, Barbara Todd,
Litchfield, Conn.; Gladys Norton, St. Petersburg, Fla.; five grandchildren,
Heidi, Marc, Curtis, Roger, and Eric; and three great-grandchildren. A
memorial Mass will be conducted Monday, July 19, 1993, 11 a.m. at the St.
Patrick's Catholic Church. The family suggests memorial contributions be made
to the Lexington First Aid Crew. Arrangements by the Harrison Funeral Home,
Lexington.
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