Bessie C. Klopp (Mitchell)
December 31, 1911 — December 20, 2010
Bessie C. (Mitchell) Bassett Klopp, 98, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, December 20, 2010, at Evergreen Estates II, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Services: 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends 1 hour prior to the service. Private Burial: Springville Cemetery, Springville, Iowa.
Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie (Roger) Lacock of Racine, Wisconsin; a son, Thomas (Sharon) Bassett of Cedar Rapids; step-daughter Nancy Strand of Marion; daughter-in-law Lois Bassett of Cedar Rapids; 9 grandchildren; and several great and great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; a son, Allen G. Bassett, who died November 21, 1987; and twin grandsons; and a brother, Maurice Mitchell.
Bessie was born December 31, 1911, the daughter of Curtis and Nettie (Sheets) Mitchell, near Springville, Iowa. She graduated from Springville High School in 1929 and attended business college in Cedar Rapids. Bessie married Glenn Bassett on June 12, 1931. He died November 11, 1951. She later married Lloyd Klopp on July 1, 1961. He died June 7, 1980. Bessie worked at LeFebure Printing Company for 20 years, retiring in 1970. She was a member of Hope United Church of Christ in Hiawatha and was a former member of the Marion American Legion Auxiliary Post #298.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Bessie’s memory.
The family wishes to thank all of the wonderful staff members at Evergreen Estates II and St. Luke’s Hospice for their kind assistance.
Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie (Roger) Lacock of Racine, Wisconsin; a son, Thomas (Sharon) Bassett of Cedar Rapids; step-daughter Nancy Strand of Marion; daughter-in-law Lois Bassett of Cedar Rapids; 9 grandchildren; and several great and great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; a son, Allen G. Bassett, who died November 21, 1987; and twin grandsons; and a brother, Maurice Mitchell.
Bessie was born December 31, 1911, the daughter of Curtis and Nettie (Sheets) Mitchell, near Springville, Iowa. She graduated from Springville High School in 1929 and attended business college in Cedar Rapids. Bessie married Glenn Bassett on June 12, 1931. He died November 11, 1951. She later married Lloyd Klopp on July 1, 1961. He died June 7, 1980. Bessie worked at LeFebure Printing Company for 20 years, retiring in 1970. She was a member of Hope United Church of Christ in Hiawatha and was a former member of the Marion American Legion Auxiliary Post #298.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Bessie’s memory.
The family wishes to thank all of the wonderful staff members at Evergreen Estates II and St. Luke’s Hospice for their kind assistance.
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