Bass, Lawrence I. "Larry" age 84, of Minnetonka, passed away 3/2/2015, his mother's birthday. Preceded in death by parents, Margaret and Sam Bass. Survived by wife, Mary; children, Michael (Joy), Robert, Steven (Carol); granddaughters, Jenna and Angelika; daughter-in-law, Marina Gladkova; sisters, Ruth Kasdan and Shirley (Burt) Politz; nieces; nephew; step-children, Marc and Dan Harvey and Maria Brown and their children, Eric, Nicole, Jemison, Noah and Rachel. Larry was a true mensch. He loved children. He enjoyed the challenges of design engineering for Pako. The building of the lake house on Star Lake was a source of pride and woodworking tools were his treasures. He could fix anything. He will be greatly missed! Funeral service THURSDAY 2:00 pm at TEMPLE ISRAEL, 2324 Emerson Ave. S., Mpls. SHIVA 5:00 pm Thursday at Temple Israel. Hodroff-Epstein 612-871-1234 hodroffepstein.com