Kass, Anna (Mrs. John) 1833-1922

KASS, WEBER

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke--Volunteer
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:32

Source: Alton Democrat (5-13-1922)

Born: January 6, 1833
Died: May 10, 1922

MRS. ANNA KASS SETTLED AT CALEDINIA, MINNESOTA, IN YEAR OF 1864--NEARLY 90 YEARS OLD--MOTHER OF LARGE FAMILY--POSSESSED OF VERY BRIGHT MIND--FUNERAL HELD THIS FRIDAY

Mrs. Anna Kass, mother of Mr. Peter Kass and Mrs. Gertrude Henrich of Alton, died in the small home where she has chosen to live since the death of her husband in 1902 on Wednesday morning at about 4:25 o’clock from the ills incident to old age. She had been failing for several days and the end came suddenly and unexpectedly and with no suffering for Grandmother Kass.

Although she would have been 90 years old next January 6, her mind was keenly alert and her remarkable memory of past events and incidents was a source of pleasure to those who talked with her. A number of years ago Mrs. Kass fell and broke her hip but continued to live in her house alone although assisted in every possible way by her son and daughter. She managed to get around the house with the assistance of a chair until her last illness. She was a devout and staunch member of the Catholic Church and a devoted wife and mother. She belonged to the Rosary Society of St. Mary’s Church.

Born in Sandweiler, Luxembourg, January 6, 1833, she spent her girlhood there and received a good education. In January of 1877 she was married to John Kass. They first settled at St. Dontus this state and moved seven years later to Caledonia, Minnesota where they stayed till eight years until 1854 when they went west to Texas but a drought sent them back north and they spent the balance of the year, for which they had rented their farm at Caledonia, in Alton, moving here in 1894. In 1902 Mr. Kass died and two years later the second eldest child Mrs. Matt Bamberg passed on. The remaining children are Peter Kass of Alton, John Kass 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. Besides the eight children, one brother, Nic Weber of Slayton, Minnesota and one sister, Miss Elizabeth Weber, school teacher at Sandweiler Luxembourg, survive her although the two latter are considerably younger than Mrs. Kass.

The funeral was held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and she was laid to rest at St. Mary’s Cemetery.