Arnold Francis Bassett

1914 - 2012  (97 years)

• Name	Arnold Francis Bassett
  Birth	16 Aug 1914
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jul 2012
  Notes	Nelson Funeral Care and Cremation Service Arnold F. Bassett August 16, 1914 ? July 19, 2012 Arnold F. Bassett, age 97, of Cloquet, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. He was born August 16, 1914 in Cloquet to Benjamin and Adeline (LaVoie) Bassett and graduated from Cloquet High School in 1934. Arnold was united in marriage to Carolyn Mason on September 26, 1947. When he was younger, he worked as an ambulance driver for the Fond du Lac Hospital and then worked as a salesman and general manager for Stewart Furniture and Stowells Furniture in Cloquet and for Anderson Furniture in Duluth. Arnold was the oldest enrolled band member of the Fond du Lac Reservation. Arnold was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Burton, Wilfred and Everett Bassett; and four sisters, Marce Ojibway, Millie Tyman, Adeline Heren, and Beatrice Harrison. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; two sons, Harold Harry (Gayle) Bassett and Richard Rick (Kim) Bassett; two daughters, Brenda (Michael) Pollak and Lynn (Jeff) Gort; one brother, Robert Bassett; eight grandchildren, Chris Bassett, Dan Bassett, Nathan Pollak, Jennifer Clement, Bryan Bassett, Meagan Pollak, Sam Gort, and Ben Gort; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, July 23, 2012 at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet. The visitation will resume on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. until the 11:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Interment services will be at New Calvary Cemetery, followed with a luncheon in the church social hall. The family has selected Nelson Funeral Care of Cloquet to assist them with arrangements. See the family online guest book at www.nelsonfuneralcare.net.
  Person ID	I15265	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin Bassett,   b. 28 Feb 1883, Duluth, Minnesota d. 13 May 1962, Cloquet, Carleton County, Minnesota (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Adeline C. LaVoie,   b. Abt 1885   d. 18 Apr 1970 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Holy Family Catholic Church, Cloquet, Minnesota
  Family ID	F04251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carolyn Jean Mason,   b. 2 Feb 1927, Baltimore, Maryland d. 25 Feb 2026, Evergreen Knoll, Cloquet, Minnesota (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	Private
  Children	+ 1. Harold Francis Bassett,   b. 20 Jun 1949   d. 22 Feb 2013 (Age 63 years) + 2. Richard Allan Bassett,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private] + 3. Brenda Ann Bassett,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private] + 4. Carol Lynn Bassett,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private]
  Family ID	F06113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart