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Robert Paul Bass

Male 1941 - 2014  (72 years)


Personal Information

  • Name Robert Paul Bass 
    Born 12 Sep 1941  Fayette County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 627504B1D9FE7E429F84E06CA26F972C66A3 
    Died 23 Aug 2014  Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Fayette, Fayette County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Oelwein Daily Register
      Iowa
      August 25, 2014
      Robert Paul Bass (1941 - 2014)
      (Picture included)
      Arlington - Robert P. Bass, 72, of Arlington, died Saturday, August 23, 2014, while under hospice care at his daughter's home in rural West Union. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, August 28, at Grace Lutheran Church in Fayette with the Reverend Herbert Mueller, III officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in rural Fayette. Friends may call for visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Fayette and for one hour preceding services Thursday at the church. Online condolences may be left at www.beckermilnesrettig.com. Robert Paul, son of Farrell S. and Helen Nelson Bass, was born September 12, 1941, in Fayette County, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Fayette. He was in the last class at the Lima School and attended Fayette High School. On July 3, 1961, he was married to Nancy Marie Voshell at Fayette. The couple later divorced. Robert was a semi driver for more than 45 years. He was self-employed for many years, as well as working for many years with Carl Recker Farms. He was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church in Fayette. He maintained a lifelong love of horses and enjoyed chuck wagon races and stock car races. Robert is survived by 5 children, Becky O'Dell and her fiancé, Darryl Woltzen of West Union; Deb (Scott) Schlatter of Lincoln, Nebraska; Douglas (Kristi) Bass of Sumner; Paul Bass of West Union; and Chris (Matt) White of Pella; seven grandchildren, Cory O'Dell, Melissa Bass, Stephanie and Jacob Schlatter, and Logan, Madeline, and Olivia White; 2 great-grandchildren, Rozline and Ronnie O'Dell; and three brothers, Richard (Alda) Bass of Elk Run Heights, Jim (Mary) Bass of West Union, and Gary (Betty) Bass of Oelwein. He was preceded in death by his daughter Jean, who died at birth; his parents; one brother LaVerne; and two sisters, Shirley Appleby and Beverley Cousins.
    Person ID I124  Bass107 Sion Bass of North Carolina
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2019 

    Father Farrell Sion (James) Bass,   b. 13 Jan 1904, Fayette County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1978, Randalia, Fayette County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Helen Marguerite Nelson,   b. Abt 1907,   d. 1983  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 5 Jul 1928  Clermont County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Marie Voshell 
    Married 3 Jul 1961  Fayette, Fayette County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    +1. Becky Bass
    +2. Deb Bass
    +3. Douglas Bass
     4. Paul Bass
    +5. Chris Bass
     6. Jean Bass
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F37  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart