Alfred Heinrich Basel

Friday, July 1, 2022

Alfred Heinrich Basel, 86, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Monday morning, June 27, 2022, at the Girard Medical Center. He was born June 3, 1936, in Hanau, Germany, the son of Otto and Elisabeth (Froschhauser) Basel. After moving to the United States as a young man, Alfred married his first wife Brigitte whom he met in Germany, and together they had a daughter, Sonja. Alfred and Brigitte were later divorced. Later in life, he met and married Ernestine “Ernie” Mae (Bilyew) Lotterer on Feb. 21, 1990, in Joplin, Mo., and she preceded him in death June 29, 2006. Alfred later met Ernestina Plouvier who was a loving caregiver to Alfred’s wife Ernie before she died. Alfred and Ernestina married on Nov. 12, 2008 and she survives of the home.

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