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William Bassett

Male 1941 - 2017  (76 years)


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  • Name William Bassett 
    Born 11 Aug 1941  Rochester, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Oct 2017  Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • The Bradford Era, October 17, 2017
      William Bassett

      ELDRED - William A. "Bill" Bassett, 76, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, at the Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., following a brief illness.
      Born Aug. 11, 1941, in Rochester, N.Y., he was a son of Milford P. and Lucille Oldenburg Bassett Sr.
      He had graduated from Rochester High School and later from the Rochester Institute of Technology as a machinist. Bill had been employed at the Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester as a watchman and later as a machinist at the General Motors Tank Plant in Cleveland, Ohio, and in Olean at the Olean Stamping and Machining Co. and the Scott Rotary Seals Co. For many years he owned and operated the Best Chucks Milling and Machining Co. in Eldred, producing one of the best pallet nailing guns in America.
      Bill was a member of the Sharon Masonic Lodge No. 598 F and A.M. of Shinglehouse, the Eldred Conservation Club, the Whitesville Rod and Gun Club and the National Rifle Association. He is survived by his longtime friends.
      Friends may call on Thursday at the Frame Funeral Home in Eldred from 5 to 7 p.m., at which time the funeral service will be held with the Rev. Lynn Gatz officiating. The Sharon Masonic Lodge No. 598 will conduct their memorial service at 6:45 p.m. at the funeral home.
      Online condolences may be made at www.framefhuneralhome.com.
    Person ID I26207  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2017 

    Father Milford Payson Bassett,   b. 9 May 1904, Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1954, Rochester, Monroe County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Lucille Oldenburg,   b. 9 May 1907, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1986, Genesse Hospital, Rochester, Monroe County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F07532  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart