THOMAS BASTEN, SR.
Thomas J. Basten Sr., age 69, a resident of the Manitowoc Health
Care Center, entered eternal life peacefully with his family by
his side late Saturday afternoon, May 5, 2007, at the Manitowoc
Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis
of Assisi on Waldo. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
by the Rev. Daniel Felton. Military rites will be accorded by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Otto Oas Post 659. Cremation will follow
with burial of the cremains to be at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Tom was born Oct. 2, 1937, in Green Bay. He was the son of the late
Clarence and Barbara Boucher Basten. He attended Green Bay schools
and was a graduate from Premontre High School with the class of 1956.
After graduation he enlisted in the United States Air Force serving
as an air traffic controller for eight years. He was stationed in
Korea, Texas and Upper Michigan. He was honorably discharged in 1964.
Tom then had a successful career as a sales representative for the
next 40 years. He moved to Manitowoc from Green Bay in 1970. He was
employed with WOMT Radio in Manitowoc from which he retired. Tom was
also co-owner of Sue's Ceramics in Manitowoc from 1977 to 1982.
Tom was a member of St. Francis of Assisi and the men's choir of the
church, former member of the Manitowoc Lions Club, Noon Rotary and
Clipper City Chordsmen barbershop group. Tom also had been a
volunteer at Holy Family Hospital. He spent many happy hours hunting
and fishing. He especially enjoyed going to his brother Jim's cabin
in Pembine, Wis. Tom was also an avid Green Bay Packers football fan.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Thomas John Basten Jr.;
two brothers, James and Donald Basten; and one nephew, Timothy Jorgensen.
Relatives and friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home
on Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be a prayer service by Deacon
Kenneth Nelesen with a memorial video tribute to follow. The visitation
will continue Wednesday morning at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo
from 9 a.m. until the time of services at 10 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to a
memorial fund being established in Tom's name.
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Cremation Center, North 11th
and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral
arrangements.
The family would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to
(private), Aurora Medical Center, Aurora Dialysis Center, and the
loving care given to Tom by the nurses and staff at the Manitowoc
Health Care Center.
Herald Times Reporter, May 7, 2007
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He is survived by two daughters, Mary S. (Daryl) George, Clintonville, Wis., Kathleen M. Laurin and her special friend, Kevin Sturm, Manitowoc; special friend and mother of his children, Susan M. Basten, Manitowoc; seven grandchildren, Allison, Christopher, Nicholas, Ehrick and Katelynn George, Joshua and Emily Laurin; one sister, Mickey (David) Stegemann, Cornelius, Ore.; one sister-in-law, Joyous Basten, Green Bay; nieces and nephews, Jody (Ron) DeGroot, Bruce Basten, Dr. Murray (Anne) Basten, Amy (Michael) Schmidt, Julie Jorgensen, Dr. Jennifer Jorgensen, Cherie, Tyson, Dawn and Kevin Basten; special friends Dr. John and Laurale Stern, Manitowoc. He is also survived by numerous cousins and great-nieces and nephews.
Thomas J. Basten Sr., age 69, a resident of the Manitowoc Health
Care Center, entered eternal life peacefully with his family by
his side late Saturday afternoon, May 5, 2007, at the Manitowoc
Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis
of Assisi on Waldo. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
by the Rev. Daniel Felton. Military rites will be accorded by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Otto Oas Post 659. Cremation will follow
with burial of the cremains to be at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Tom was born Oct. 2, 1937, in Green Bay. He was the son of the late
Clarence and Barbara Boucher Basten. He attended Green Bay schools
and was a graduate from Premontre High School with the class of 1956.
After graduation he enlisted in the United States Air Force serving
as an air traffic controller for eight years. He was stationed in
Korea, Texas and Upper Michigan. He was honorably discharged in 1964.
Tom then had a successful career as a sales representative for the
next 40 years. He moved to Manitowoc from Green Bay in 1970. He was
employed with WOMT Radio in Manitowoc from which he retired. Tom was
also co-owner of Sue's Ceramics in Manitowoc from 1977 to 1982.
Tom was a member of St. Francis of Assisi and the men's choir of the
church, former member of the Manitowoc Lions Club, Noon Rotary and
Clipper City Chordsmen barbershop group. Tom also had been a
volunteer at Holy Family Hospital. He spent many happy hours hunting
and fishing. He especially enjoyed going to his brother Jim's cabin
in Pembine, Wis. Tom was also an avid Green Bay Packers football fan.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Thomas John Basten Jr.;
two brothers, James and Donald Basten; and one nephew, Timothy Jorgensen.
Relatives and friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home
on Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be a prayer service by Deacon
Kenneth Nelesen with a memorial video tribute to follow. The visitation
will continue Wednesday morning at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo
from 9 a.m. until the time of services at 10 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to a
memorial fund being established in Tom's name.
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Cremation Center, North 11th
and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral
arrangements.
The family would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to
(private), Aurora Medical Center, Aurora Dialysis Center, and the
loving care given to Tom by the nurses and staff at the Manitowoc
Health Care Center.
Herald Times Reporter, May 7, 2007
********
He is survived by two daughters, Mary S. (Daryl) George, Clintonville, Wis., Kathleen M. Laurin and her special friend, Kevin Sturm, Manitowoc; special friend and mother of his children, Susan M. Basten, Manitowoc; seven grandchildren, Allison, Christopher, Nicholas, Ehrick and Katelynn George, Joshua and Emily Laurin; one sister, Mickey (David) Stegemann, Cornelius, Ore.; one sister-in-law, Joyous Basten, Green Bay; nieces and nephews, Jody (Ron) DeGroot, Bruce Basten, Dr. Murray (Anne) Basten, Amy (Michael) Schmidt, Julie Jorgensen, Dr. Jennifer Jorgensen, Cherie, Tyson, Dawn and Kevin Basten; special friends Dr. John and Laurale Stern, Manitowoc. He is also survived by numerous cousins and great-nieces and nephews.
THOMAS BASTEN, SR.
Thomas J. Basten Sr., age 69, a resident of the Manitowoc Health
Care Center, entered eternal life peacefully with his family by
his side late Saturday afternoon, May 5, 2007, at the Manitowoc
Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis
of Assisi on Waldo. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
by the Rev. Daniel Felton. Military rites will be accorded by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Otto Oas Post 659. Cremation will follow
with burial of the cremains to be at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Tom was born Oct. 2, 1937, in Green Bay. He was the son of the late
Clarence and Barbara Boucher Basten. He attended Green Bay schools
and was a graduate from Premontre High School with the class of 1956.
After graduation he enlisted in the United States Air Force serving
as an air traffic controller for eight years. He was stationed in
Korea, Texas and Upper Michigan. He was honorably discharged in 1964.
Tom then had a successful career as a sales representative for the
next 40 years. He moved to Manitowoc from Green Bay in 1970. He was
employed with WOMT Radio in Manitowoc from which he retired. Tom was
also co-owner of Sue's Ceramics in Manitowoc from 1977 to 1982.
Tom was a member of St. Francis of Assisi and the men's choir of the
church, former member of the Manitowoc Lions Club, Noon Rotary and
Clipper City Chordsmen barbershop group. Tom also had been a
volunteer at Holy Family Hospital. He spent many happy hours hunting
and fishing. He especially enjoyed going to his brother Jim's cabin
in Pembine, Wis. Tom was also an avid Green Bay Packers football fan.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Thomas John Basten Jr.;
two brothers, James and Donald Basten; and one nephew, Timothy Jorgensen.
Relatives and friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home
on Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be a prayer service by Deacon
Kenneth Nelesen with a memorial video tribute to follow. The visitation
will continue Wednesday morning at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo
from 9 a.m. until the time of services at 10 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to a
memorial fund being established in Tom's name.
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Cremation Center, North 11th
and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral
arrangements.
The family would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to
(private), Aurora Medical Center, Aurora Dialysis Center, and the
loving care given to Tom by the nurses and staff at the Manitowoc
Health Care Center.
Herald Times Reporter, May 7, 2007
********
He is survived by two daughters, Mary S. (Daryl) George, Clintonville, Wis., Kathleen M. Laurin and her special friend, Kevin Sturm, Manitowoc; special friend and mother of his children, Susan M. Basten, Manitowoc; seven grandchildren, Allison, Christopher, Nicholas, Ehrick and Katelynn George, Joshua and Emily Laurin; one sister, Mickey (David) Stegemann, Cornelius, Ore.; one sister-in-law, Joyous Basten, Green Bay; nieces and nephews, Jody (Ron) DeGroot, Bruce Basten, Dr. Murray (Anne) Basten, Amy (Michael) Schmidt, Julie Jorgensen, Dr. Jennifer Jorgensen, Cherie, Tyson, Dawn and Kevin Basten; special friends Dr. John and Laurale Stern, Manitowoc. He is also survived by numerous cousins and great-nieces and nephews.
Thomas J. Basten Sr., age 69, a resident of the Manitowoc Health
Care Center, entered eternal life peacefully with his family by
his side late Saturday afternoon, May 5, 2007, at the Manitowoc
Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis
of Assisi on Waldo. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
by the Rev. Daniel Felton. Military rites will be accorded by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Otto Oas Post 659. Cremation will follow
with burial of the cremains to be at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Tom was born Oct. 2, 1937, in Green Bay. He was the son of the late
Clarence and Barbara Boucher Basten. He attended Green Bay schools
and was a graduate from Premontre High School with the class of 1956.
After graduation he enlisted in the United States Air Force serving
as an air traffic controller for eight years. He was stationed in
Korea, Texas and Upper Michigan. He was honorably discharged in 1964.
Tom then had a successful career as a sales representative for the
next 40 years. He moved to Manitowoc from Green Bay in 1970. He was
employed with WOMT Radio in Manitowoc from which he retired. Tom was
also co-owner of Sue's Ceramics in Manitowoc from 1977 to 1982.
Tom was a member of St. Francis of Assisi and the men's choir of the
church, former member of the Manitowoc Lions Club, Noon Rotary and
Clipper City Chordsmen barbershop group. Tom also had been a
volunteer at Holy Family Hospital. He spent many happy hours hunting
and fishing. He especially enjoyed going to his brother Jim's cabin
in Pembine, Wis. Tom was also an avid Green Bay Packers football fan.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Thomas John Basten Jr.;
two brothers, James and Donald Basten; and one nephew, Timothy Jorgensen.
Relatives and friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home
on Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be a prayer service by Deacon
Kenneth Nelesen with a memorial video tribute to follow. The visitation
will continue Wednesday morning at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo
from 9 a.m. until the time of services at 10 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to a
memorial fund being established in Tom's name.
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Cremation Center, North 11th
and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral
arrangements.
The family would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to
(private), Aurora Medical Center, Aurora Dialysis Center, and the
loving care given to Tom by the nurses and staff at the Manitowoc
Health Care Center.
Herald Times Reporter, May 7, 2007
********
He is survived by two daughters, Mary S. (Daryl) George, Clintonville, Wis., Kathleen M. Laurin and her special friend, Kevin Sturm, Manitowoc; special friend and mother of his children, Susan M. Basten, Manitowoc; seven grandchildren, Allison, Christopher, Nicholas, Ehrick and Katelynn George, Joshua and Emily Laurin; one sister, Mickey (David) Stegemann, Cornelius, Ore.; one sister-in-law, Joyous Basten, Green Bay; nieces and nephews, Jody (Ron) DeGroot, Bruce Basten, Dr. Murray (Anne) Basten, Amy (Michael) Schmidt, Julie Jorgensen, Dr. Jennifer Jorgensen, Cherie, Tyson, Dawn and Kevin Basten; special friends Dr. John and Laurale Stern, Manitowoc. He is also survived by numerous cousins and great-nieces and nephews.
Gravesite Details
His cremains were taken "up north." There is only a memorial marker at Y-4-19
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