Lola Basinger was a camp nurse in Civilian Public Service in WWII
Lola May Basinger, 96 died at 1:20 p.m. March 3, 2013 at Willow Ridge, Bluffton. She was born Sept. 27, 1916, in Roanoke, Illinois, to the late Rudolph and Matilda (Stalter) Schertz.
On July 8, 1948, she married L. Eugene Basinger and he died July 1, 2011.
She retired from Lima Convalescent Home as a registered nurse. She had also nursed in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Virginia and Ohio. She served as a camp nurse Civilian Public Service in World War II, which is where she met her husband, Gene.
Mrs. Basinger was a member of First Mennonite Church, Bluffton. She was a graduate of Mennonite School of Nursing, Bloomington, Illinois, and Goshen College, Goshen Indiana.
Survivors include two sons Doug (John Flickinger) Basinger of San Francisco, Calif., Jerome (Pam) Basinger of Chesterton, Ind.; a daughter, Debra Stechschulte of Coldwater, Ind,; five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
A brother, Marvin Schertz, and two sisters, Alta Glick and Doris Liechty, preceded her in death.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton. Revs. Steve Yoder and Louise Wideman officiating. Burial will take place in Ebenezer Mennonite Cemetery. Friends and family may call Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mennonite Memorial Home or Goshen College.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.chiles-lamanfh.com
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