Richard Lyle KASA

1939 - 2013  (74 years)

• Name	Richard Lyle KASA
  Birth	7 Jan 1939	Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2013-MN-027277
  Death	29 Aug 2013	Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota
  	Three Links Care Center
  Burial	Valley Grove Cemetery, Wheeling Twp, Rice County, Minnesota
  Notes	Richard “Dick” Kasa, age 74, of Northfield, passed away Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at Three Links Care Center in Northfield surrounded by his loving family. Richard Lyle Kasa was born Jan. 7, 1939, in Red Wing, as the son of Herman and Loraine (Lindell) Kasa. He was raised on his parents’ farm near Dennison, Minn. He graduated from Kenyon High School in 1957. Growing up, he helped on the farm with field work, bailing hay and milking cows. Following school he began a long career at Malt-O-Meal in Northfield, retiring in 2001 after 43 years. On Aug. 2, 1958 he was united in marriage to Judy Ann Simonson. The couple made a home in Dennison for the first two years and then moved to Northfield. Here they raised their two daughters and in 1979 they began being foster parents. Over the years, they helped raise more than 250 foster children in their home. Dick found great pleasure in helping kids and spent many hours after work playing cards and board games with them. Dick was a kind man who would help anyone with anything when asked. He was very mechanical and enjoyed fixing things for family and friends. He also liked woodworking. He loved to garden and every spring planted many flowers at home and took particular care making his yard look colorful and well-maintained. In the summer they would go to their cabin on Lake Minnewaska near Starbuck, Minn., where Dick spent time outdoors and in his pontoon boat on the lake. Richard Kasa is survived by his wife, Judy; daughters, Kim (Bruce) Stowe and Bonnie (Tom) Stowe, both of Northfield; a brother, Larry Kasa of Cottage Grove; sister-in-law, Donna Kasa of Northfield; brother-in-law, Lenny Simonson of Nerstrand; grandchildren Darrin (Andrea) Stowe, Lauren Stowe, Jenna Stowe and Jared Stowe; a great-grandson, Mason; and many nieces, nephews and foster children. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Bob Kasa.
  Person ID	I22206	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	13 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Herman Lorenzo KASA,   b. 12 May 1909, Minnesota d. 26 Jun 1991, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Loraine Virginia LINDELL,   b. 13 May 1913   d. 10 Mar 1995, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1935
  Family ID	F8366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judy Ann SIMONSON,   b. 13 Jul 1942, Goodhue County, Minnesota d. 7 Oct 2015, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	2 Aug 1958
  Family ID	F16007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2024