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Published March 05, 2013, 12:00 AM

Kim Johnson

Kim M. (Bassett) Johnson, 51, of Duluth, Minn., after a courageous battle with cancer, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the Solvay Hospice House with her family beside her. She was born April 4, 1961, in Cloquet, Minn., to Jack and Bergie Bassett. Kim was a 1979 Cloquet High School graduate and was currently enrolled in Lake Superior College pursuing a degree in business administration. She had previously worked for Fond du Lac Health Services and Education Division and for the past 18 years for Wells Fargo Bank. Kim was an avid reader, active outdoors woman and enjoyed genealogy. She happily married Jeff Johnson on June 9, 2012. Kim's life centered on her children, grandchildren and extended family.

Kim M. (Bassett) Johnson, 51, of Duluth, Minn., after a courageous battle with cancer, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the Solvay Hospice House with her family beside her. She was born April 4, 1961, in Cloquet, Minn., to Jack and Bergie Bassett. Kim was a 1979 Cloquet High School graduate and was currently enrolled in Lake Superior College pursuing a degree in business administration. She had previously worked for Fond du Lac Health Services and Education Division and for the past 18 years for Wells Fargo Bank. Kim was an avid reader, active outdoors woman and enjoyed genealogy. She happily married Jeff Johnson on June 9, 2012. Kim's life centered on her children, grandchildren and extended family.

Kim was preceded in death by both maternal and paternal grandparents.

She is survived by her husband, Jeff; parents, Jack and Bergie Bassett; sons, Jeremiah (Vittoria), Joshua (Amanda) and Justin (Rachel) Kubat; stepchildren, Samantha, Alex, Linda and Lila Johnson; brothers, Clayton (Penny) and Scot (Edith) Bassett; sister, Rita (Anthony) Vinopal; grandchildren, Victoria, Karisa and Jaeda Kubat; father and mother-in-law, Roger and Cleo Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, at Nelson Funeral Care, 1004 Cloquet Ave., Cloquet. Visitation will continue Friday, March 8, from 2 p.m. until the 3 p.m. memorial service, also at Nelson Funeral Care. Inurnment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Cloquet.

All donations or contributions will be donated to Solvay Hospice House in memory of Kim.

Arrangements are with Nelson Funeral Care. See the online guest book at www.nelsonfuneralcare.net.

March 7, 2013 ~ Pine Journal, Cloquet, Minn.

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