Bassett Family Association Database

David Leahy Bassett

Male 1951 - 2011  (60 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  David Leahy Bassett was born on 18 Apr 1951 in Springfield, Missouri (son of Bruce Whitfield Bassett and Marilyn Holme); died on 2 Aug 2011 in Naperville, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Chicago Tribune, August 4, 2011
    David L. Bassett

    David L. "Dave" Bassett, age 60, a resident of Naperville, IL since 1986, died on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family after a brave battle with melanoma. He was born April 18, 1951 in Springfield, MO. Beloved husband of Gail Bassett (nee Dempsey), whom he married June 7, 1980; loving father of Alexander, Evan, Sarah and Rachel; devoted son of the late Bruce Bassett, Sr. and Marilyn Weissman (nee Holme). Dave was employed by Navistar International Truck & Engine for 32 years. The Memorial Visitation is on Friday, Aug. 5, 4 to 8 p.m. at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville. A celebration of Dave's life will take place Saturday, Aug. 6, 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment: Private. In lieu of flowers, memorials to: Melanoma Research Foundation, American Cancer Society OR Southern Poverty Law Center. For info. (630)355-0213, www.friedrich-jones.com

    Chicago Suburban Daily Herald, August 4, 2011
    David L. ?Dave? Bassett (Picture included)

    David L. "Dave" Bassett of Naperville since 1986 David L. "Dave" Bassett, 60, died on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family after a brave battle with melanoma. He was born April 18, 1951, in Springfield, Mo. Dave was the beloved husband of Gail Bassett (nee Dempsey), whom he married June 7, 1980; loving father of Alexander David Bassett of Chicago, Evan Joseph Bassett of Baltimore, Md., Sarah Lyn Bassett of Minneapolis, Minn., and Rachel Victoria Bassett of Naperville; devoted son of the late Bruce Bassett Sr. and Marilyn Weissman (nee Holme); dear half-brother of Teak (Kate) Bassett, Chance (Arj) Ugarow and Tay Bassett; and fond nephew of Jean Tomezsko. Dave grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., was a member of the Class of 1969 at Hackley School, and graduated from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. He was employed by Navistar International Truck & Engine for 32 years. Dave served as a Scout Master for Troop #133 in Naperville for many years. He coached Naperville Park District soccer and lacrosse, most recently at Benet Academy, Naperville Central High School and Waubonsie Valley High School. Dave also enjoyed spending time with his family, traveling and photography. The memorial visitation is on Friday, Aug. 5, 4 to 8 p.m. at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 44 S. Mill St, Naperville. A celebration of Dave's life will take place Saturday, Aug. 6, 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Melanoma Research Foundation, 1411 K Street, NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005, 800-673-1290; American Cancer Society , 1801 S. Meyers Road, Suite #100, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, 630-932-1141; or Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-956-8200. For information, 630-355-0213 or www.friedrich-jones.com.

    David married Sharon Louise Fisher on 22 Jul 1973, and was divorced in 1978/9. Sharon was born in 1951; died in 2005. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living
    3. Living
    4. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Bruce Whitfield Bassett was born on 21 Jul 1924 in New Jersey (son of Clinton Sewell Bassett and Ada Rockafellow Case); died on 12 Mar 2009 in New York City; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia.

    Notes:

    New York Times, 22 Mar 2009
    Bruce Bassett

    BASSETT – Bruce, died in New York City on March 12th, 2009 at the age of 83.
    Bruce was a passionate filmmaker, writer, World War II veteran, father and
    grandfather. Husband to Georgie Bassett and father to Bruce Jr., Skye, Teak,
    Chance and Tay. He will be missed.

    Edwards and Dowdle Funeral Home

    Bruce married Marilyn Holme on 31 Jan 1948 in Christ Episcopal Church, Henry Hudson Parkway, New York, New York. Marilyn (daughter of Joseph Holme, Jr. and Ehtel Victoria Simpson) was born on 10 Dec 1925; died on 10 Jan 2010. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Marilyn Holme was born on 10 Dec 1925 (daughter of Joseph Holme, Jr. and Ehtel Victoria Simpson); died on 10 Jan 2010.

    Notes:

    Edwards and Dowdle Funeral Home
    Marilyn Weissman
    Born in NYC
    Departed on Jan. 10, 2010 and resided in Hastings on Hudson, NY

    Marilyn Weissman age 84 of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY died peacefully on Sunday,
    January 10, 2010 at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff. Born, Marilyn
    Holme, on December 10, 1925, at Lenox Hill Hospital, in New York City a
    lived in Riverdale, Bronx, NYC to Joseph and Ethel Holme. In September 1962,
    Marilyn began her career as a full-time teacher in the Hastings Public School
    District, where she taught for over twenty years until her retirement in June
    1985. She had a passion for teaching, reading, traveling, politics, gardening,
    music, friends and spending time with her family, particularly enjoying being
    grandmother to Alex, Evan, Sarah, Rachel, Caitlin and Colin.
    Marilyn is survived by two sons, Mr. David L. Bassett and wife Gail, of
    Naperville, IL and the Rev. Bruce W. Bassett, Jr. and wife Suzanne of
    Allendale, NJ, and her six grandchildren. She was predeceased by her former
    husband Bruce W. Bassett, Sr. in 2009, her second husband Bernard Weissman in
    2000 and her brother Joseph in 1990.
    Friends may visit the family on Thursday, 3-7 PM at the Edwards-Dowdle Funeral
    Home, (edwardsanddowdle.com), 64 Ashford Ave., Dobbs Ferry, NY and on Friday,
    2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com) , 257 Godwin
    Ave., Wyckoff NJ. Funeral Service, Saturday, 9:30 AM at Church of the
    Epiphany, 55 George Street, Allendale. Interment will take place at Woodlawn
    Cemetery, Bronx, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
    the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104, or
    Hospice of New Jersey, 400 Broadacres Drive, 4th Flr., Bloomfield, NJ 07003,
    or the American Cancer Society, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.

    Children:
    1. 1. David Leahy Bassett was born on 18 Apr 1951 in Springfield, Missouri; died on 2 Aug 2011 in Naperville, Illinois.
    2. Bruce Whitfield Bassett, Jr. was born on 14 Jun 1955 in Orange, New Jersey.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Clinton Sewell Bassett was born on 22 Aug 1896 in Belleville, New Jersey (son of Ernest Albert Bassett and Pauline Black); died on 27 Mar 1991 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.

    Notes:

    Clinton served in World War I and lost his left leg.

    1930 Federal Census of Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, NJ (8 Apr 1930)
    Clinton S. Bassett 34 M NJ MA NJ Head Principal Public School
    Ada C. 32 F NJ NJ NJ Wife Teacher Public School
    Bruce 4 M NY NJ NJ Son
    Barbara 2 F NY NJ NJ Daughter
    Sawvan?? ?? F NJ AU AU Governess
    (Living on Whitter Ave) (Married at 24 & 21) (AU - Austria)

    Clinton married Ada Rockafellow Case. Ada (daughter of Whitfield Bateman Case and Bertha Rockafellow) was born on 17 Dec 1897 in Flemington, New Jersey; died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ada Rockafellow Case was born on 17 Dec 1897 in Flemington, New Jersey (daughter of Whitfield Bateman Case and Bertha Rockafellow); died in Deceased.
    Children:
    1. 2. Bruce Whitfield Bassett was born on 21 Jul 1924 in New Jersey; died on 12 Mar 2009 in New York City; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia.
    2. Barbara Anna Bassett was born on 26 Oct 1926 in New Jersey; died on 12 May 1969.

  3. 6.  Joseph Holme, Jr.

    Joseph married Ehtel Victoria Simpson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Ehtel Victoria Simpson
    Children:
    1. 3. Marilyn Holme was born on 10 Dec 1925; died on 10 Jan 2010.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Ernest Albert Bassett was born on 25 Feb 1861 in Newark, New Jersey (son of Anselm Bassett and Mary A. Tinkham); died in Deceased.

    Notes:

    A Mystery: Ernest disappeared on March 5, 1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    1900 Federal Census of Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey (4 Jun 190
    Ernest A. 39 M Feb 1861 NJ MA MA Head Machine Forger
    Pauline 39 F NJ NJ NJ Wife
    Mary E. 14 F Nov 1885 NJ NJ NJ Daughter At School
    Anselm 10 M Aug 1889 NJ NJ NJ Son At School
    Clinton 3 M Aug 1896 NJ NJ NJ Son
    Evelyn H. 11/12 F Jun 1899 NJ NJ NJ Daughter
    (Married 15 years, 5 children, 4 living) (Living on Main Street)

    Ernest married Pauline Black on 1 Jan 1885 in Belleville, New Jersey. Pauline (daughter of James Valentine Black and Elizabeth Vreeland) died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Pauline Black (daughter of James Valentine Black and Elizabeth Vreeland); died in Deceased.
    Children:
    1. Mary Elizabeth Bassett was born on 1 Nov 1885 in Belleville, New Jersey; died on 13 Jul 1977 in Hayward, California.
    2. Ethel Idell Bassett was born on 20 Jun 1894 in Belleville, New Jersey; died on 1 Jul 1894 in Belleville, New Jersey.
    3. Anselm Edward Bassett was born on 4 Aug 1889 in New Jersey; died on 16 Dec 1979 in Pleasonton, Alameda County, California.
    4. 4. Clinton Sewell Bassett was born on 22 Aug 1896 in Belleville, New Jersey; died on 27 Mar 1991 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.
    5. Evelyn Helene Bassett was born on 3 Jun 1899 in Belleville, New Jersey; died on 26 May 1905 in Patterson, New Jersey.
    6. Abbie Leola Bassett was born on 14 Mar 1902 in Belleville, New Jersey; died on 13 Sep 1938 in Oakland, California.
    7. Herbert Lind Bassett was born on 4 Oct 1904 in Paterson, New Jersey; died on 7 Feb 1975.

  3. 10.  Whitfield Bateman Case died in Deceased.

    Whitfield married Bertha Rockafellow. Bertha died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Bertha Rockafellow died in Deceased.
    Children:
    1. 5. Ada Rockafellow Case was born on 17 Dec 1897 in Flemington, New Jersey; died in Deceased.