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- Star Tribune, Arizona, 28 Aug 2007
J. Clarke Bassett (picture included)
J. Clarke Bassett, 79, of Scottsdale, AZ, died Saturday, August 25, 2007, at
The Evergreens, Fargo, ND. James Clarke Bassett was born in Aberdeen, SD on
January 29, 1928 to Clarke and Marjorie Milligan Bassett. He grew up in Fargo
and attended schools in the area. He attended college at Dartmouth College
graduating in 1949. He entered the United States Navy where he served as an
officer in the Korean Conflict. Clarke Bassett married Martha Brown on March
3, 1951 and they lived many years in Minneapolis, MN and in Pelham, NY. After
Martha's death on February 5, 1995, he moved to Scottsdale, AZ and he summered
in Fargo, ND. His interests included hiking, sailing, dry fly fishing, and
cooking. Clarke is survived by two children, Ann (Scott) Bassett Berry,
Lewisburg, PA and Clarke (C. (Kathryn) Bassett, Westbrook, CT; and two
sisters, Susan Simonson, Fargo, ND and Harriet Price, Pelican Rapids, MN; four
grandchildren, Emily, Lean and Wilson Berry, and Luke Clarke Bassett, a
special friend, Polly Penney, Minneapolis, MN. He was preceded in death by his
parents and wife. Private Family Memorial service: Monday, August 27, 2007 at
11:00 AM at Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral, Fargo, ND. In lieu of flowers,
memorials preferred to Hospice of the Red River Valley or Trout Unlimited,
www.tu.org. Please feel free to sign the on-line guestbook at
www.hansonrunsvold.com.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1928 - 2007 (79 years)