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- Towanda Daily Review, 1998
Wendell E. Bassett
Wendell E. Bassett, 84, of Canton RR 3, died on Sunday, Nov. 28, 1998, at the Bradford County Manor. Wendell was born May 23, 1914 in Canton. He was a son of the late Martin and Sarah Olinger Bassett. Wendell married the former Mildred ?Millie? Norman on Sept. 16, 1935. Together they have shared 63 years of loving marriage. Mr. Bassett served in the U.S. Navy during WW II, until his honorable discharge in April 1946. He was employed by the former Schrader Bellows Valvair in Canton for many years, retiring in 1979. He was a member of the Canton Ecumenical Parish and sang in its choir. He was a long-time member and past governor of the Loyal Order of the Moose, Canton Lodge No. 42 and the Buck-Horn Hunting Club in Tioga Co. Wendell loved to golf and belonged to the Pinecroft Golf Club in Centerville. He also was an avid hunter and fisherman. Surviving are his wife, Millie, at home; three daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Dean Good of Canton RR 3, Judy and Jack Pepper of Canton RR 1, Terry and Vance Seeley of Towanda RR 1; eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; a sister, Alice Stores of Canton; several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bassett was preceded in death by his step-mother, Daisy Bassett, a sister Gertrude Best and two brothers, Kenneth and Niles Bassett. The family will receive friends from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, at the Canton Ecumenical Parish. A memorial service will immediately follow at 4 p.m. with the church?s pastor, Nancy Goff, officiating. Interment will be held in the Beech Flats Cemetery at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials may be directed to the Canton Ecumenical Parish, 43 N. Center St., Canton, Pa., 17724, or to a charity of one?s choice in Mr. Bassett?s memory. Arrangements are under the direction of the Pepper funeral Home, Springbrook Drive, Canton.
Beech Flats Cemetery, Canton Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvan
Bassett, Wendell E. May 23, 1914 Canton, Pa. - Nov. 28, 1998 Bradford C
Manor. Son of Martin and Sarah Olinger Bassett. U.S. Navy W.W. 2. Wife;
Mildred "Millie" Norman Married Sept. 16, 1935.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1914 - 1998 (84 years)