Kass, John, 1832-1902

KASS, WEBER

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/4/2010 at 22:16:58

JOHN KASS DEAD

John Kass died at his home in this city [Alton] Sunday morning [Feb. 23] at five o'clock. He had been in failing health for a year past but was only confined to the house for five weeks and to his bed for one week. The immediate cause of his death was a congestion of the bowels from which it was impossible for him to rally at his advanced age. Had he lived till March sixteen he would have been seventy years old. Born in Conter Luxembourg Europe in 1832 he came to this country in 1854 at the age of twenty-two. Three years later he went back to the old country and brought over as his wife Anna Weber who survives him. They settled first at St. Donatus this state and moved seven years later to Caledonia Minnesota where they stayed till eight years ago when they sold their farm and moved to Alton--building the home in which he died. Of their union nine children were born and all are still living. They are in order of age: Peter Kass and Mrs. Matt Bamberg of Alton, John Cass of Currie Minnesota, Mrs. Nic Delperding of Alton, Mrs. Frank Young of Slayton, Mrs. Gertrude Henrich of Alton, Mrs. Hubert Briemeyer of Caledonia, Mrs. John Henrich of Lennox, Mrs. Al Schaul of Alton. All the children with their respective husbands and wives were present. Besides the children and thirty-four grandchildren deceased leaves an aged brother at Bellevue Iowa and a sister in the old country. Among other relatives who attended the funeral were Nic Weber of Slayton who is a brother of Mrs. Kass, a sister-in-law of the deceased, Mrs. Margaret Kass and his nephew John Kass from Remsen, nieces Mesdames Nic Graff of Granville and Hillyer of LeMars and nephew Mike Kass of LeMars, sons-in-law Frank Young of Slayton Minnesota and John Henrich of Lennox South Dakota. Messrs. and Mesdames Matt Fitz and Theo. Ruppert, Mesdames Schaul and Heurtz, Messrs. Nic Haupert and Nic Tritz--all of LeMars followed their deceased friend to his final resting place. The funeral was held from St. Mary's church on Tuesday at nine. It is a matter of comfort to the bereaved family that the departed passed away peacefully and in full possession of all his faculties and that his life had been such that his entrance into a better world is assured.

Source: Alton Democrat, March 1, 1902