Susan Kathryn Cullen Bassett died on March 18, 2021 of ALS at the age of 81 in Port Hadlock, Washington.
She was born Dec. 9, 1939 in Madera, California to father Eugene Raymond Cullen and mother Cora Betty Hughes Cullen.
Raised in San Anselmo, Calif., she attended Saint Anselm’s Grammar School and graduated from Marin Catholic High School in 1957. She earned her AA degree from College of Marin. In 1985 she received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from Sonoma State University. She was the very first Mobile Intensive Care nurse in Marin county on April 23, 1986.
Living in Novato for 44 years, Susan worked 12-plus years as an emergency room nurse at Novato Community Hospital followed by various corporate nursing positions. She retired in the 1990s.
Susan’s hobbies included golf, travel, gardening, knitting and quilting. She has always enjoyed cooking and entertaining. Susan was an excellent listener and had a special way of encouraging others in their lives.
Susan attended St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Port Townsend. For 10 years she was an active PGA volunteer in Maui.
Susan is survived by John Theodore Bassett, her beloved husband and dearest friend of nearly 60 years; her children Elizabeth Bassett Williams and husband Jeffrey Williams, Theodore Bassett and wife Elaine Marco Bassett; her grandchildren Grant Williams and his wife Leah Williams, Eugene Williams and his wife Kristen Williams, Laurel Williams, and Patrick Bassett; her great-grandchildren Levi Williams, Amos Williams, Waylon Williams and Grace Williams; and her sister Betty Cullen Ellis.
A service is planned to honor Susan at St. Mary Star of the Sea at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 12. A private celebration of her life will also be held at her home in Port Hadlock on June 13. Memorial donations in Susan’s honor may be made to the ALS Association Evergreen Chapter at
www.alsa-ec.org.
