Arnold Francis Bassett

Arnold F. Bassett, 97, of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton, Minn. He was born Aug. 16, 1914, in Cloquet to Benjamin and Adeline (LaVoie) Bassett and graduated from Cloquet High School in 1934. Arnold was united in marriage to Carolyn Mason on Sept. 26, 1947. When he was younger, he worked as an ambulance driver for the Fond du Lac Hospital and then worked as a salesman and general manager for Stewart Furniture and Stowell's Furniture in Cloquet and for Anderson Furniture in Duluth. Arnold was the oldest enrolled band member of the Fond du Lac Reservation.