Edward J. "Ed" Casassa
April 6, 1927 - June 24, 2014
Residence: Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana
Died: Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Location: 8:21 p.m., at his residence
Age: 87
Date of Birth: Wednesday, April 06, 1927
Birth place: Cicero, Illinois
Branch: Army
Service: World War II
Father: Louis Casassa
Mother: Mary Casassa
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Lived in rural Monticello, Lake Freeman (Carroll County), Indiana, for the last several years.
Funeral Date: Sunday, July 13, 2014
Funeral Location: Gathering of Family and Friends with Full Military Rites at the American Legion Post #81 of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy:
Burial will take place:
Private for the family.
Visitation will be:
Gathering of Family and Friends with Full Military Rites at the American Legion Post #81 of Monticello, Indiana, Sunday, July 13, 2014.
Biographical Information:
Ed was a member of the American Legion #81 and VFW Post #2231 both of Monticello, Indiana, and had served on the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard for several years. He was a 1951 graduate of DePauw University with a bachelors in Music Education and went on to get his Masters Degree from Indiana University in Education. Ed was the band and choral director at Delphi High School for several years. He had spent most of his working life with Exxon Chemical and traveled all over the country, but always considered his Lake Freeman home in rural Monticello (Carroll County), his "Home".
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the American Parkinsons Foundation. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On June 9, 1982 in Denver, Colorado he married Doris J. Burns - Luey. She survives
Survivors include:
Wife,Doris J. Casassa of Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana;Step Children,Marsha (husband Thomas Stovall) Luey of Nashville, Tennessee,Mark Luey of Norfolk, Virginia, andMarcheta Luey of Salisbury, North Carolina;Three (3) Step-Grandchildren; Three (3) Step-Great Grandchildren;Sister-In-Law,Rose Casassa of Naples, Florida;Nieces,Barbara (husband Herb) Livermore of Chicago, Illinois,Patricia Vuolo of Chicago, Illinois, and Nancy (husband Schoen) Fitzgerald of Wichita, Kansas.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Louis & Mary Casassa;Brother,Lewis Casassa
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583-8488.