David S. Kasting M.D.

David Scott Kasting, M.D., passed away peacefully on January 25, 2025, in Ione, California, at the age of 79. A dedicated physician and scholar, Dr. Kasting led a life defined by service, intellectual pursuit, and a commitment to advancing neonatal care.

Born on June 10, 1945, in Seymour, Indiana, he was the son of G. Roland and Vernabelle (Cherry) Kasting.

He graduated from Seymour High School in 1963 and is a member of the Wall of Fame. He continued his education at Wabash College and was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity before earning his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Kasting completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at Stanford University and pursued postdoctoral fellowships in neonatology at both McGill University and Stanford. From 1974 to 1976, he served as a pediatrician in the United States Air Force at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas. Board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine in 1978, Dr. Kasting began a distinguished career that spanned more than four decades. He practiced at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Mt. Zion Hospital before moving to Ventura, California, where he led neonatal services across three NICU units from 1985 to 2001. He then served as Director of the NICU at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital until 2009 and later as Chief Medical Information Officer until his retirement in 2023. Dr. Kasting was known for his clinical excellence and dedication to improving outcomes for newborns across California.

Outside of medicine, he enjoyed hiking, photography, reading fiction, gardening, and traveling to countries including Mexico, Ireland, France, Italy, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Romania.

He is lovingly remembered by his wife Ann M. Hudson-Kasting; daughter Delilah Kasting; son Scott Kasting; sister Janice White; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

A Celebration of Life will be held June 10, 2025, at the Spreckels Veterans' Memorial Building, 90 Fifth Street, Spreckels, CA 93962, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made in David's name to Wabash College at www.wabash.edu/give or mailed to 301 W. Wabash Ave., Crawfordsville, IN 47933.