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Arthur J. Bassett

Male 1914 - 2006  (91 years)

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  • Name Arthur J. Bassett 
    Birth 4 Oct 1914  Lowell, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID F158C0C14E285F40BB0D06C5FE236C2E2D72 
    Death 2 Apr 2006  Hospice By the Sea, Boca Raton, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Lowell Sun, 22 Apr 2006
      Arthur J. Bassett

      BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - Arthur J. Bassett, 91, of Boynton Beach and formerly of Lowell, who owned a real estate business in the city of Lowell, and was a World War II veteran, died Sunday, April 2, at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton.

      He was the husband of Althea (Collins) Bassett.

      He was born in Lowell, Oct. 4, 1914, son of the late Thomas and Katherine Bassett. He graduated from Lowell High School and attended the Lowell Textile School.

      Mr. Bassett was active in sports, including track in high school and semi-pro football with the Lowell Butlers. He was also very active with the Lowell Sports Legends.

      During World War II, Mr. Bassett was a military police officer stationed at the White House and spent time as a combat engineer. After the ward, he was a sales representative for several New York lumber companies.

      Before retiring to Florida in 1980, Mr. Bassett and his wife, Althea, ran a successful real estate business in Lowell.

      Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons and a daughter-in-law, James and Robert, both of Lowell, and Stephen and Gail, of Garland, Texas.

      He was also the brother of the late Mary, Fred, Claire, and Ned Bassett, and Alice Bebler and Dorothy Crowley.
    Person ID I19  262B James Bassett of Lowell, Massachusetts
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2013 

    Father Thomas F. Bassett,   b. Jun 1885, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Katherine Donovan,   b. 1886, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Althea Collins,   b. 26 Sep 1920   d. 10 Dec 2015 (Age 95 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Bassett
     2. Robert Bassett
     3. Stephen Bassett,   b. 14 Jun 1955, Lowell, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 2020 (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart