Erma Bombeck was a great and funny woman. She had many ups and downs in her life, but she never let them get to her. She just laughed them off. Erma Louise Bombeck was born February 21, 1927 in Dayton, Ohio. Her mother’s name was Erma Fiste. She was 16 at the time of Erma’s birth. Her father’s name was Cassius Edwin Fiste. He was 33 when Erma was born. He didn’t earn much money …showed first 75 words of 918 total…

…showed last 75 words of 918 total…she also went public on how she had two miscarriages. In 1994, one of her kidneys was removed and in 1996, Erma had a kidney transplant. Several days after the transplant, complications were arousing. She was suffering from postoperative pneumonia and she developed jaundice from gallbladder disease. Early on the morning of April 22, 1996, Erma Bombeck died of heart failure. An observer noted that she died with a faint smile on her face. Her words will live on.