Submitted by: Dan Rich

Beth Ann Basney

June 5, 1949 - Sept. 16, 2008

South Bend Tribune 9/19/2008
GRANGER - Beth Ann (Coblentz) Basney, 59, of Granger, passed away on Sept. 16, due to complications of cancer. She is survived by her husband, Michael; daughters, Jennifer Shaw and Heather Basney; She also leaves behind son-in-law, Damian Shaw; grandsons, Jake and Scot Shaw; sister, Linda Stone; brothers, John Coblentz and Tom Coblentz. Her parents, Joseph and Muriel Coblentz; and in-laws, Robert and Ann Basney are deceased. Born and raised in Elkhart, IN, Beth Ann was an incredibly loving wife and mother to many beyond her biological family. Reading books and sewing crafts were passions throughout her lifetime. She continuously gifted loved ones with her advice brought by seasoned life experiences. Beth Ann handmade and delivered countless baby blankets to family and friends. She proved to us the sentiment that Mother is always right. Her gifts of kindness and love will be cherished and missed by all she touched.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in HICKEY Funeral Home, 17131 Cleveland Road, South Bend. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Memorials may be