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- HERBERT E. BASSETT SR., 81
Fisherman; builder; sea captain; World War II Army veter
CAPE CODE TIME, June 10, 2002
SOUTH CHATHAM - Herbert E. Bassett Sr., 81, of South Chatham and
Augusta, Maine, died May 31 at Maine General Hospital in August
He was the husband of the late Eleanor (Casassa) Basset
Mr. Bassett was born in South Chatham and educated in Chatham a
Harwich. A World War II Army veteran, he served in the 408th Ordinance
Division as one of 5,000 soldiers protecting the Panama Canal. He earned the
good conduct, an American Theater campaigning ribbon and a World War II Victory
Medal, as well as a medal of appreciation from the town of Chatham. Whi
serving in Panama, he also became a licensed sea captain.
After the war Mr. Bassett worked as a fisherman and shell fisherman,
and was co-owner of Bassett and Crocker Builders, which built custom home on
the Mid and Lower Cape. The company was the first builder for Nickerson Home
Center.
Mr. Bassett was past president of the Cape Cod Fish and Game
Association and the Barnstable County League of Sportsmen, and a member of the
Nauset Rod and Gun Club and the National Rifle Association. He was a
sportsmen's rights advocate and a collector, and was dedicated to this family.
He had recently lived in both South Chatham and Augusta.
Surviving are two daughters, Charlotte Summers and Becky Fuller, both
of Chatham; two sons, Herbert E. Bassett Jr. of South Chatham and William E.
Bassett of West Harwich; a brother Ivan Bassett of Chatham, two sisters, Norma
Avellar of South Chatham and Lucille Milligan of East Bridgewater; 22
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephew
Services were held in Chatham.
Memorial donations may be made to the Chatham Rescue Squad, c/o Fire
Dept. Assoc., Depot St., Chatham, MA 20633.
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