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Glen Earl Bassett
Glen Earl Bassett, 95, passed away on February 17, 2022 at Woodlands Creek Senior Living in Clive, Iowa.
Glen was born May 7, 1926 in Casey, Iowa to John Earl and Augusta (Luhrs) Bassett. He graduated from Casey High School in 1943 and worked in the local bank until he was old enough to enlist in the U.S. Navy. He served in the Pacific during WWII on the aircraft carrier USS Monterey. After being honorably discharged in 1946, he enrolled at the University of Iowa.
In 1947, he married Roma Lorine Mains, his high school sweetheart. They lived in Iowa City until his graduation in 1949 with a business degree in Commerce. Glen became a Certified Public Accountant and worked at public accounting firms in Des Moines, Iowa and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1983, Glen and Roma moved to Texas, where he retired as Senior Vice President of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Dallas in 1991.
Glen was a man of strong faith who loved his wife and family deeply. His soft-spoken wisdom and kindness provided sought-after guidance to many and he set an example of integrity in both his home and professional lives.
He is survived by Roma, his loving wife of 74 years; son, Michael (Kathy) Bassett of Grimes, Iowa; daughter, Joan (Ray) McCallum of Olathe, Kansas; 5 grandchildren, Kelli (Tim) Lyon, Matthew (Katylin) McCallum, Jonathan (Jackie) Bassett, Mark McCallum and William (Emilie) Bassett; 6 great-grandchildren, Noelle, Isaac, Wesley and Grace Lyon, Olivia Bassett and Owen Bassett, and a McCallum baby boy on the way; sister, Myrna Whetstone; and sister-in-law, Darlene Bassett.
Glen was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Merle and Dean Bassett; brothers-in-law, Max Whetstone, Donald Kading, Richard Mains and William Tracy; and sisters-in-law, Esther Bassett, Virginia Kading, Betty Tracy, Janet Mains and Vina Mains.
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Westkirk Presbyterian Church, 2700 Colby Woods Drive, Urbandale, Iowa. Following the service and reception at Westkirk, burial with military honors will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Casey, Iowa.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to Westkirk Presbyterian Church. Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
1930 Federal Census of Casey, Thompson Township, Guthrie County, Iowa (3 Apr 1930)
Earl Bassett - 28 - M - IA-IA-IA - Head - Laborer Grain Elevator
Augusta H. - 21 - F - IA-GM-IL - Wife
Glen E. - 3-10/12 - M - IA-IA-IA - Son
Melre L. - 6/12 - M - IA-IA-IA - Son
(Married at 24 & 17)
Quad-City Times
October 9, 2007
Esther Kopaska Bassett
1936-2007
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Esther Kopaska Bassett, 71, a resident of Eldridge, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2007, at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport. Her funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Park View Lutheran Church, Park View, Iowa, where she was a member. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday (today) at Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge. Contributions in her memory may be made to Park View Lutheran Church. She was born on February 22, 1936, in Guthrie Center, Iowa, the daughter of Everett and Opal (Herron) Kopaska. She married Dean Bassett on June 5, 1955, in Casey, Iowa. Esther was a registered nurse, employed at the former St. Luke's Hospital in Davenport. In the late 1970's she was the director of nursing of St. Anthony's Care Center in Rock Island. Esther also enjoyed a long and notable career in the arts and crafts business. In addition to her husband of 52 years, Dean Bassett, she is survived by a daughter, Colleen (Larry) Holland, Bloomington, Indiana; and a son, Dr. Mark Bassett, Birmingham, Alabama. She iis also survived by three granddaughters, Brittany Holmes, Bettendorf; Sabrina Holmes, Bloomington, and Shelby Bassett, Birmingham. She also leaves sisters Marie Godren, Menlo, Iowa; Evelyn (George) Tonelli, Montrose, Iowa; Bessie Arbs, West Des Moines, Iowa; and Eleanor (Richard) Mayavski, Rice, Minnesota; and her brother, Jerry (Donna) Kopaska, Adair, Iowa. Additional survivors include her in-laws, Glen (Roma) Bassett, Clive, Iowa; Merle (Darlene) Bassett, Casey; and Myrna Whetstone, Casey. Also left to mourn her passing are many nieces and nephews. A sister, Nancy, and her parents preceded her in death. Condolences may be expressed by visiting Esther's obituary at www.McGinnisChambers.com.
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