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Everett Theodore Bassett

Male 1917 - 2003  (86 years)


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  • Name Everett Theodore Bassett 
    Born 22 Nov 1917  Cloquet, Carleton County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Dec 2003  Duluth, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Everett Theodore Bassett

      Everett Theodore Bassett, 86, of Cloquet died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003
      in St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born Nov. 22, 1917 in Cloquet
      to Benjamin and Adeline (LaVoie) Bassett. A lifelong resident of the Cloquet
      area, Everett was a truck driver for the Cloquet Creamery from 1935 unt
      1941. He married Lorraine Lemieux in 1940 in Cloquet. He worked at US Steel
      for one year, and later in a logging camp in the Isabella area until he was
      called to serve his country. Everett served in the US Marines during World War
      II, and participated in the Pacific Campaign. After the war, he returned to
      Cloquet where he drove trucks for the Cloquet Creamery, Ekberg Lumber, and
      retired from Dahlen Transport in 1974. His first wife Lorraine died in 1971.
      He married Patricia "Pat" Blunt in 1974. She also preceded him in death in
      2000.
      Everett was a member of Queen of Peach Church, The Fond du Lac Bank of
      Lake Superior Shippews, and in recent years served as a tribal elder. He was
      an active member of the American Legion Post 262, was a life member of the
      Fraternal Order of Eagles 1163, a life member of the Herbert Kennedy VFW Post
      3979, and a member of the Retiree's Teamster Club 346. An avid outdoorsman, he
      enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and riding. He also enjoyed wintering in
      Arizona. In addition to his first wife, Lorraine, and his second wife, Pat,
      Everett was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Mary; son-in-law Johnny
      Polo; brothers Burton and Wilfred Bassett; sister Marcelline Ojibway, Mildred
      Tyman, Beatrice Harrison, and Adeline Harens.
      He was be sadly missed by his children Jeanne Polo of Cloquet, James
      (Linda) Bassett of Cloquet, Lee Ann (Morris) Nicholson of Cottage Grove;
      brothers Arnold (Caroline) Bassett and Robert (Dorothy) Bassett both of
      Cloquet; seven grandchildren, Jennifer (Polo) Burkhart, Christopher Pol
      Stephanie Polo, Lisa (Nicholson) Johnson, Barbara (Nicholson) Girgen, Troy
      Bassett and Eric Bassett; 10 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
      He is also survived by stepsons Michael (Lynn) Blunt of Aitkin, and Kei
      (Karen) Blunt of Duluth; stepdaughters Krystal (James) Fields of Wichita
      Falls, Texas, and Dee McLain of Superior. Everett will also be sadly missed by
      his snowbird friends in Arizona.
      Visitation was from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003 with a
      prayer service at 7:00 p.m. in Northland Funeral Home, 801 14th St. in
      Cloquet. Visitation continued from 10:00 a.m. until the 11:00 a.m. funeral
      service Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003 in Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Cloquet.
      Burial was in New Calvary Cemetery in Cloquet. Military Honors were accorded
      by the Cloquet Combined Honor Guard. A time of lunch and fellowship followed
      the service at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community Center. Arrangements were
      by Northland Funeral Home in Cloquet.
    Person ID I15276  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2011 

    Father Benjamin Franklin Bassett,   b. 28 Feb 1883, Duluth, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1962, Cloquet, Carleton County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Adeline C. LaVoie,   b. Abt 1885,   d. 18 Apr 1970  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married Holy Family Catholic Church, Cloquet, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F04251  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lorraine Elizabeth Lemioux,   d. 1971 
    Children 
     1. Joanne Marie Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
    +2. Jeanne Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
    +3. James Leroy Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
    +4. Lee Ann Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
    Family ID F06117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Patricia Blunt,   b. 16 Mar 1932, Duluth, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 2000  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 1974 
    Family ID F06118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart