- Date Of Birth: December 2, 1961
- Date Of Death: April 9, 2012
- State: Michigan
Ronald E. Bass, 50, died suddenly of natural causes, Monday, April 9, 2012, in his residence in Cassopolis. He was born in Niles, Michigan on December 2, 1961, to Milan and Martha JoAnne (Simpson) Bass. He married Ruby Boehm in Cassopolis on December 5, 2009. He was preceded in death by his father Milan “Mike” Bass and one brother, Milan Anthony “Tony” Bass. Ron was the Department of Public Works Superintendent for the Village of Cassopolis. He could often be seen driving his beloved Thunderbird around town, unless it looked like rain, when he would hurry to get it back into the garage to keep it spotless.
He coached Junior High Wrestling and Junior High Football for Cassopolis Public Schools. He loved children and was very much a family man. Ron would often support the underdog, just to be humorous, except when it came to being a Raiders fan. The family could hear him rooting them on from his “man cave.” His pitbull “Snoop” is still looking for him. Ron was very generous and giving, reaching into his own pocket to help, whether people in the community, the young people he coached, or “anybody.”
He is survived by his wife, Ruby (Boehm) Bass of Cassopolis; two daughters, Fiona M. Plummer of Cassopolis and Brittany Musgrove of Kalamazoo; seven sons, Ronald E. Sorsby of Covington, Georgia, Stacy (Jackie) Turpin of Columbus, Ohio, Marcus A. Bass of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Glenn D. Boehm of Kalamazoo, Robert T. Plummer of Elkhart, Indiana, Christopher L. Plummer of Niles, and Ronald Austin of Ormond, Florida; seven grandchildren; his mother, M. JoAnne Bass of Cassopolis; one sister, Milana R. Bass of Cassopolis; one brother, Robert L. (Tanji) Bass of Houston, Texas; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of cousins, relatives and friends.
