He is survived by his wife Marlys of 58 years; daughters Kerry (Brian) Bice of Owatonna, Kayla (John) Pfeifer of Portland, OR, Kristy (Charlie) Karsten of Owatonna, Kim (Sal Kammerlander) Bass of Brooklyn Park, MN; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; brother John Bass of Westbrook, MN; sisters JoAnn Bartlett of Yankton, SD, and Mary (Gary) Drever of Redwood Falls, MN; sister-in-laws Evelyn Bass of SD, and Diane Bass of WA; brother-in-laws Marlo (Genevie) Leske and Darrel (Ann) Leske, both of Buffalo Lake, MN; and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, son Kevin Bass, sister Leona Ackman, brothers Luke and Ralph Bass, two sister-in-laws, two brother-in-laws, and one niece.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 16, with visitation at 10 a.m. and funeral to follow at 11:30 at United Methodist Church in Ellendale, MN. Interment will be at Berlin Township Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the American Legion and the VFW of Ellendale. For more information or to leave a condolence go to www.brick-megerfuneralhome.com.