Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran

 

SBT 3/21/1974

 

Richard E. Cass

June 17, 1929March 20, 1974

 

Richard E. Cass, 44, of 701 W 6th St., Mishawaka, died at 5:55pm Wednesday in St Joseph Hospital, Mishawaka, after an apparent heart attack.  He was self-employed with the United Sales & Associates.

 

Born June 17, 1929, in South Bend, he had moved to Mishawaka 15 months ago from Kokomo.  On September 4, 1970, he married Patricia A. Schwartz, who survives.  Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. Virginia M. Cass of Kokomo; a son, Rick of South Bend; a stepson, Gene Schwartz, at home; two daughters, Nancy Jo and Kathie, both of South Bend; a stepdaughter, Carletta Schwartz of Sunnydale CA and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Kaszynski of St Petersburg FL.

 

Friends may call form 7 to 9pm Thursday and 2 to 9pm Friday in the Kaniewski & Sons funeral Home.

 

Services will be in the funeral home at 11am Saturday.  Rev. Matthew Sienkiewicz, pastor of St Hedwig’s Catholic Church, will officiate.  Burial will be in St Joseph Cemetery.  He was a member of the Indiana Manufacturing Housing Assn.  A wake service will be at 7pm today in the funeral home.