Nancy A. (mctighe) Bassett

Plaistow, NH: Nancy A. (McTighe) Bassett, age 77, from Plaistow, NH, passed away on November 1, 2014 after a period of declining health. She was born in Boston, Mass. on June 15, 1937. Nancy graduated from St. James High School in 1956 and from Chandler School for Women in 1957. She worked as a secretary for Raytheon in Andover, Mass. for 38 years.

Nancy was known for her wonderful sense of humor and kind heart. She maintained friendships throughout the years with classmates from St. James and co-workers from Raytheon. Nancy loved gardening, baking, and spending time with friends and family.

She was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Esther A. McTighe. She leaves behind her beloved son David J. Bassett and her grandchildren Alex and Tori Bassett, whom she adored. She is survived by several nieces and nephews that will miss her dearly.

She was predeceased by her brothers Francis, Melville, and Walter, and her beloved sister Mary E. Grimes and brother-in-law James F. Grimes who lovingly raised her from the age of 13 after the death of her parents.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Nancy's Life Celebration on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main Street, Route 121A, Plaistow, N.H. Her funeral will begin on Thursday at 9 a.m. from the funeral home with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Holy Angels Church of St. Luke's Evangelist Parish, 8 Atkinson Depot Road, Plaistow, NH. 03865. Burial will follow in Holy Angels Cemetery, Plaistow, NH. Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 150 Cambridge Park Drive, Suite 202, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, the American Lung Association, 55 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601, or Autism Speaks, 1060 State Road, Princeton, NJ 08540. To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit our website, www.brooksidechapelfh.com.