Arrangements for the funeral of
John Bassett
Monday 4th March 2024 at 1pm
Waseley Crematorium
John’s family and friends will be gathering at Waseley Hills crematorium on Monday 4th March at 1pm for a service of celebration and rememberence of John.
All those who knew and loved John are welcome to attendA live webcast of the service will also be available for those people who are unable to attend. To access the webcast follow the link below to the Obitus Website.
Link for Obitus Website
Username: keyu1561
Password: 988813
You can log in to the Obitus Website at any time to view a test connection (and we strongly recommend you do this) but you’ll only be able to view the Live Webcast between approx 1pm and 2pm on Monday 4th March 2024. The video will then be available on demand for the next 28 days. It may take a few days after the ceremony for the video to be available.
Afterwards all are invited for refreshments at Hillscourt Hotel, Rose Hill, to continue to share stories and memories of him.
Flowers and donations are welcomed, and if you wish to do something in John’s memory, donations to Birmingham Hospice & Leaf Creative Arts will be welcomed. You will find details for Waseley Crematorium, Hillscourt, the dresscode and how to donate to John’s chosen charities in the sections below.
Messages / Comments
John’s family welcome any tributes, words of remembrance and stories about him, so do feel free to leave any messages at the bottom of this webpage. (Please note comments are moderated so do not go live immediately)
Waseley Hills Crematorium & Map
Address: New Inns Ln, Rubery, Birmingham B45 9TS A map can be found by clicking the link below.
Wake Info
You are welcome to join John’s family at Hillscourt, Rose Hill, for refreshments and to share more memories.
Address: Hillscourt, Rose Hill, Lickey, B45 8RS
Donations / Flowers
Flower and donations are welcomed. If you wish to make a donation please consider the following two charities: Birmingham Hospice or Leaf Creative Arts.
A collection box will also be available on the day.
Dresscode
Dresscode for John’s farewell is casual & colourful; whatever you feel comfortable in.
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Will miss John greatly a lovely man with a kind heart and wicked sense humour that always made us laugh together even in the toughest of times
will miss our adventures together many trips to the leaf groups driving round you showing me the sites of Birmingham on the way that would make us both chuckle
sharing your memories with women &theatre for our lgbt history month performance
our weekly singing 🎶 and exercises and trips to the back in time sessions
Thank you for always trying your best even when you were in so much pain
But most of all thanks for the chats RIP John a true Gent xxx
John was a wonderful addition to our sessions at Leaf Creative Arts in Stirchley. He had a mischievous Black Country humour, and a great character. I loved seeing his pictures from all around the world and his young seafaring / sailing days. There was a lot more to John than met the eye. We will all miss him at Leaf Creative Arts. A true gent indeed! He was unable to come to our sessions recently, but Robert, his OT, always kept us updated on how he was doing. We’re grateful to Robert for bringing John to meet us and becoming integral in our group. A fine man who will be missed by all of us. We (The Leaf Creative ARts Team) will light a candle on the day of the funeral (which takes place on the same morning) as a small token of our deep respect, to mark the occasion, and aim to get to the funeral, either in person or online.
Dearest John/Bertie, we are sending you and David so much love from the Cronin family. Max adored you and I hope you find each other in the afterlife so you can have many more laughs and fun times. Myriam sends her love and has many happy memories of Spain and the L&G conference holidays! xxx
John, my dearest cousin, i will miss you, and treasure the special times we spent with you and David @ Santa Anna in Alicante. Today we say goodbye, until we meet again, rest easy x
John, as my Godfather, you were a fantastic role model to me and I will never forget your humor, generosity, kindness and much much more. Rest in peace.
We will miss your wit and your very dry sense of humor but above all your company, Bob used to love winding you up, each week David would take you shopping, as time passed you became a resident in the cafe at Sainsbury’s often having a coffee and cake whilst David did the shopping, Bob loved joining you but not until he had nicked your cake or hidden your paper ! It did not stop there though , he would pop round with 2 chicken legs and come back an hour later having shared a glass or two of your favorite red wine …. Always happy to have a chat and a catch up was John. Xx god bless you our friend you will be missed.
Well my irascible friend you will be sorely missed, larger than life, good sense of humour and always loyal. Dinner parties galore, birthday celebrations. Long chats, debates and a few disagreements always finished off with a laugh and a hug. Always happy to see his friends. John you are now free from pain, going on your journey to make more friends, with laughter along the away. God bless you my old friend xx
What a beautiful service, lovely photos and memories shared. Glad to see my parents smiling in one of them, they were so fond of you both and I feel my dad was there in spirit, sharing the love for John. Lots of love xx