Wapt Bassett

1920 - 1998  (78 years)

• Name	Wapt Bassett
  Birth	14 Jun 1920	Wapato, Yakima County, Washington
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Dec 1998	Yakima County, Washington
  Burial	Union Gap Cemetery, Yakima County, Washington
  Notes	Yakima Herald-Republic, Washington, 19 Dec 1998 Wapt Bassett Wapt Bassett, 78, of rural Wapato died Thursday. Mr. Bassett was born in Wapato. He owned and operated Yakama Indian Contractors. Survivors include three daughters, Pamela Bassett, Elena Bassett and Mary Anne Bassett Washines, all of Wapato; a son, Martin L. Bassett of Wapato; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Dressing services were held at the family home Friday morning and he was moved to the Satus Longhouse for overnight services. Military honors were to be conducted by the Wapato American Legion at sunrise today in the Union Gap Cemetery. Merritt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (Wapt I. Bassett, died 5 Jun 1995 in Toppenish, aged 32 years, Wapato, (WDI)) (Wapt served in the U.S. Army during World War II).
  Person ID	I4	539B John Bassett of Washington State
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Bassett,   b. Oct 1894, Washington d. 12 Nov 1968, Wapato, Yakima County, Washington (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Ida Henry,   b. 1890, Washington d. 1 Oct 1939, Wapato, Yakima County, Washington (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosalie Kathaleen Pinkham,   b. 8 Jan 1924, Toppenish, Yakima County, Washington d. 10 Nov 1987, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Pamela Bassett   2. Elena Lee Bassett,   b. 1 Jul 1949, Nespelem, Okanogan County, Washington d. 28 Nov 2020, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington (Age 71 years)   3. Mary Anne Bassett   4. Martin L. Bassett   5. Wapt Ian Bassett,   b. 2 Feb 1963, Toppenish, Yakima County, Washington d. 5 Jun 1995, Toppenish, Yakima County, Washington (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2025