IN MEMORIAM: Mary Imogene Carter;
Named For Bassett Hospital’s Namesake
COOPERSTOWN – Mary Imogene Carter, R.N., named after Mary Imogene Bassett and retired nursing supervisor at that namesake hospital, passed away Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2019, at Bassett with her family by her side. She was 93.
Born June 8, 1925, at Bassett Hospital, Imy was one of seven children of Charles A. Newell, Sr. and Mary Gavin Newell. Imy’s mother was raised by Dr. Mary Imogene Bassett, and it was in her honor that Imy was named. After graduating from Cooperstown Central School with the Class of 1941, Imy attended Hartwick College School of Nursing. Upon graduation she went to work at Bassett as a nurse.
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