Basel D. Tillou, age 70 of Oshkosh, passed away Thursday May 27, 2010 at Northpoint Medical & Rehabilitation Center surrounded by the love of his family. Basel was born in West Lima, Wisconsin on August 13,1939 the son of the late Charles and Anna (Heisel) Tillou. He married Phyllis McDonald on August 17, 1979. Basel was employed for over twenty years at George's Gaslight of Oshkosh, retiring in 2006. He enjoyed traveling, drives to Lake Michigan, but most of all he loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Basel is survived by his wife Phyllis Tillou of Oshkosh, three children; Dawn (Al) Froehlich of Weston, WI, Barbara (Darrell) Smazal of Wausau, Michael (Kim) Tillou of Kronenwetter, WI, six stepchildren; Edward (Sally) Friedrich of Oshkosh, Don (Sue) Friedrich of Fond du Lac, Debbie ( Michael) McPeake of DePere, Bruce Friedrich, James Friedrich, and Jeffrey (Dawn) Friedrich all of Oshkosh, eighteen grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, two brothers; Dale (Louise) Tillow and Dan Tillou, two sisters; Avis (Greg) Simons and Jean (Roland) Bergman, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and his youngest son Jeffery Tillou. A Memorial Service for Basel will be held on Tuesday June 1, 2010 at 11:00 am at EAA's Fergus Chapel (1609 Kilps Ave. Oshkosh) with the Reverend Tom Willadsen officiating. Family and friends may gather at the chapel on Tuesday from 10:30 am until time of services. A special thanks to Dr. Radford, Dr. Klinkhammer, Dr. Andrasko, Dr. Al-Nouri, the Affinity Hospice staff, Wanda and Tiffany at Mercy Medical Center and the Nurses and CNA's at Northpoint Medical and Rehab for all the wonderful care and compassion given to Basel and his family. Much love and thanks to special friends Barbie, Lee, Linda, Tony and to Tom and all his friends at Walmart .