Joseph Basha

SPRINGFIELD — Joseph Elias Basha of Springfield died June 21 of age-related causes at age 91. At his request, there will be no service. Taps will be played at his burial at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.

He was born March, 24, 1918, in Lawrence, Mass., to Elias and Victoria Saaba Basha. He married Dorothy Draper on June 7, 1997, in Springfield.

He served as a Marine corporal in World War II and was on Iwo Jima when the flag was raised. He worked many jobs, including as a warehouseman, as a mail truck driver, shingling houses, and as a horse owner and trainer.

Survivors include his wife; and four daughters, B.J. LaBonte of Amherst, N.H., Linda Brookshire of Mount Vernon, N.H., Laura Neuhausel of Oakland, Calif., and Pat Basha of Lexington, Mass.

Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.

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