Bassler, Mary Elise

• Bassler, Lena Mae

Date of Birth: 1925 August 9
Place of Birth: Washington, Indiana
Father: Bassler, Joseph, Washington, Indiana
Mother: Schneider, Catherine, Washington, Indiana
Second of five children - two brothers, two sisters
Baptized: Saint Mary, Washington, Indiana, 1925 August 16
Entered from: Saint Mary, Washington, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1945 September 7
Date of Reception: 1946 June 6
Temporary Vows: 1947 June 9
Perpetual Vows: 1950 August 10
Silver Jubilee: 1972
Golden Jubilee: 1997 June 8
Date of Death: 2006 May 9
Cause of Death: Ovarian Cancer
Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section F Row 10 Plot 1

Washington, Indiana
Ferdinand, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Coban, Guatemala
Jasper, Indiana

Teacher:
1948-1949, Saint Benedict, Evansville, Indiana
1949-1952, Christ the King, Evansville, Indiana
1952-1961, Mater Dei, Evansville, Indiana
Registrar:
1961-1966, Saint Benedict College, Ferdinand, Indiana
Missionary:
1966-1991, Coban, Guatemala
1979-1991, Teacher, Parish work, Radio, Printing Press
Administrative Secretary:
1991-2002, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
2002-2006, Part-time Administrative Secretary, Monastery Services

2022 November 7
2023 July 17
2023 October 9
2025 April 2

Hooks, Sister Susan Mary