Erna Bass

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Erna B. Bass, 94, of Perryville died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, at Perry County Nursing Home.

She was born May 5, 1908, in Perryville, daughter of Henry J. and Albertine L. Vogt Ochs. She and George A. "Bert" Bass were married April 22, 1933. He died June 11, 1992.

Bass had been a teacher, and worked in the office of International Shoe Co. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aid.

Surviving are nieces and nephews, including Joyce Balsman and Diane Besand of Perryville, and Charles Moore of Brighton, Mich.

She was preceded in death by a sister.

Friends may call at Young and Sons Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. today, and Sunday from 8 to 11:45 a.m.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Craig Otto officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.