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Walter Marshall Bassett

Male 1893 - 1955  (62 years)


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  • Name Walter Marshall Bassett 
    Born 8 Aug 1893  Scott Township, Sandusky County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Sep 1955  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Trinity Cemetery near Risingsun. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The News-Messenger, Fremont, Ohio, Tuesday, September 6, 1955
      Walter S. Bassett, 62, of Kansas, Dies

      Walter Marshall Bassett, 62, of rural Kansas, died Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Memorial hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Girton Church of God with the Rev. Carroll Sarnes of Kansas officiating and burial in Trinity cemetery near Risingsun.
      Mr. Bassett was born in Scott township August 8, 1893, the son of Jacob S. and Jane Huff Bassett. He lived all his life in Fostoria and Scott township and was employed by the Dolite company, Gibsonburg.
      He was first married in February, 1918, to Ada Edinger, who died in 1954. He married Mrs. Mabel Sword February 16, 1955, in Wayne, Mich.
      The wife survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Woodruff, of Fostoria; sons, the Rev. Lowell Bassett, of Castine, Ohio; Ronald Bassett, of Risingsun; and Norman Bassett, of Portage. Six grandchildren also survive.
      Friends may call at the Harrold funeral home, Fostoria.


      1920 Federal Census of Fostoria, Jackson Twp. Seneca County, OH (7 Jan 1920)
      Walter Bassett 26 M OH OH OH Head Laborer Pressed Steel C
      Hazel 22 F OH PA PA Wife
    Person ID I12288  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2020 

    Father Jacob Skiff Bassett,   b. Abt 1857, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased 
    Mother Jane Huff,   b. Abt 1857,   d. Deceased 
    Family ID F03200  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ada Caroline Edinger,   b. 25 Jan 1897, Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1954, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1918 
    Children 
    +1. Bessie Maxine Bassett,   b. 1 Feb 1920, Fostoria, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 2003, Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [Natural]
    +2. Lowell Dwayne Bassett,   b. Private
    +3. Ronald Burdell Bassett,   b. 26 Nov 1932,   d. 9 Sep 2019  (Age 86 years)
    +4. Norman Marshall Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
    Family ID F05059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart