Harry Kassel

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Harry E. Kassel, 72, of St. Louis, formerly of Perryville, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Ill.

He was born Oct. 9, 1931, at Frohna, Mo., son of Arthur and Magdelina Oberndorfer Kassel. He and Merilyn Thompson were married July 5, 1952, in St. Louis.

Kassel was owner of and a car salesman at Frohna Machine Shop in Perryville. He was a member of Perryville Lions Club and American Legion Post 133.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Michelle Moore of Jackson, Lisa Bailey of Perryville; five sisters, Viola Kuecker, Lorene Koepke and Eunice Bernthal of St. Louis, Verna Werner and Donna Meyer of Perryville; two brothers, Donald Kassel of Lees Summit, Mo., Dennis Kassel of Perryville; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son.

The funeral was held Monday at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in St. Louis. Burial was in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville.

Kutis South County Chapel in St. Louis was in charge of arrangements.