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Gerald Kass Obituary

Kass, Gerald J. 90, retired Design Manager for Boeing Aircraft Company, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020. Rosary, 10:00 a.m., followed by the Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m., both Saturday, August 22, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Preceded in death by parents, Joseph and Josephine Kass; wife, Phyllis Kass, and granddaughter, Kaitlyn McConico. Survivors: daughters, Lee Ann Mark, Jeri Lynn (Mike) McConico, Janet Renee (Kenny) Westberg; son, Douglas John Kass; 18 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; brother, Joseph Kass; sisters-in-law, Mary Kemp and Dorothy Endres. Memorials established with Disabled American Veterans (DAV), 930 N. Mosley, Wichita, KS 67214 and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Downing & Lahey Mortuary West. Share tributes online at www.dlwichita.com.

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Published by Wichita Eagle on Aug. 19, 2020.

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ROSALIE WAHLSTROM

August 25, 2020

Lee Ann, Jeri Lynn, Janet, and Doug,
Accept my sympathy for the loss of your Dad. Your parents were really special neighbors to us on Regal Street. Those were really the good ole days. I remember them fondly. Rosalie (Olivier) Wahlstrom

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Rosary

10:00 a.m.

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

KS

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22

Funeral Mass

10:30 a.m.

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

KS

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10515 W. Maple, Wichita, KS 67209

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