Obituaries from The Rockingham News, Plaistow, New Hampshire, from November 16, 2001
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Nellie Bassett

     FREMONT -- Nellie Bassett, 99, of Scribner Road, died Wednesday, Nov.
14, 2001, at Colonial Poplin Nursing Home, after a lengthy illness.
     She was born Oct. 12, 1902, in New Bedford, Mass., the daughter of the
late Clarence and Pearl (Evarts) Davis and had resided in Fremont since
1918.
     Mrs. Bassett and her late husband ran the Lockfield Farm for more than
50 years.
     She was active with the National Grange and the Ladies Group of
People's United Methodist Church, Fremont.
     She was the oldest resident of Fremont and was awarded the Boston Post
Cane in April.
     Mrs. Bassett enjoyed oil painting and taught rug hooking in her
younger years.
     The widow of George Bassett, who died in 1973, she is survived by one
daughter, Elizabeth Stanley of Fremont; 10 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; one sister, Viola Horton of Crescent Beach, Fla.; and
several nieces and nephews.
There are no calling hours.

     Graveside services will be held in Village Cemetery, Fremont, at the
convenience of the family.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Fremont Athletic Association,
c/o Gerry Robinson, 100 Scribner Road, Fremont, NH 03042.
     Arrangements are by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Raymond.

Pauline A. Eaton

     BRENTWOOD -- Pauline A. Eaton, 87, of 117 North Road, died Sunday,
Nov. 11, 2001, at the Rockingham County Nursing Home.
     She was born Aug. 16, 1914, in Seabrook, the daughter of the late
Corydon and Bernice (Caswell) Perkins, and had resided in Brentwood for
four years.
     Mrs. Eaton was a heel coverer at the former Gorevitz Shoe Co.,
Amesbury, Mass., for more than 34 years. She then worked as a model and
sales lady at Arlene's Dress Shop in Salisbury, Mass., was a clam shucker
and worked for Bailey's Corp. in Seabrook.
     She was a former member of the Senior Citizens; the American Legion
Auxiliary; and the Friends of the Library, all of Seabrook.
     The widow of William W. Eaton, she is survived by two daughters and
their husbands, Gloria and Allan Cunningham of Atkinson and Shirley and
Walter Small of Brentwood; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three
brothers, Ernest Perkins, Harry Perkins and Corydon "Jimmy" Perkins, all of
Seabrook; a brother-in-law, Clarence Allard of Salisbury; and several
nieces and nephews.
     A service of sharing was held Wednesday at Simplicity Burial &
Cremation Services, Newburyport, Mass.

Richard C. Ollila

     HAMPTON -- Richard C. Ollila, 69, of 12 Homestead Circle, died Sunday,
Nov. 11, 2001, in Exeter Hospital.
     He was born July 15, 1932, in Hancock, Mich., the son of the late Matt
A. and Nelma (Hakala) Ollila. He lived most of his life in New England and
had resided in Hampton for 15 years.
     He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Germany.
     Mr. Ollila was an engineer and president of his company, Scandia
Plastics of Plaistow. After his retirement he owned and operated a dairy
farm and Fawlty Acres, a bed and breakfast in New York, for 11 years.
     He was a member of the National Farmers Organization.
     He loved gardening, classical music, growing flowers and apple trees.
     He is survived by his wife, Sally (Curran) Ollila; two sons, Thomas A.
Ollila of Wilmington, Mass., and Robert G. Ollila of Goffstown; four
daughters, Kathryn A. Perrault of Alton, Kimberly D. Slemp of Exeter,
Theresa L. Ollila of Concord and Geraldine Pickus of Portland, Maine; 14
grandchildren; and one brother, Wallace Ollila of Jackson, Mich.
     He was predeceased by one sister, Florence George.
     Funeral services were held Thursday in the Remick & Gendron Funeral
Home-Crematory, Hampton. Private burial will be in New Hampshire Veterans
Cemetery, Boscawen.
     Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association, 9
Cedarwood Drive, Unit 12, Bedford, NH 03110.