Betty Kass

Mass of Christian Burial for Elizabeth “Betty” Louise Kass, 85 of Tracy will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, July 27, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Visitation will be held from 4 – 8 pm on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Almlie-Horvath Funeral Home in Tracy with a CCW rosary at 4:00 pm and a prayer service at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Interment will be held in the St. Mary’s Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Tracy. She passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Prairie View Senior Living in Tracy at the age of 85. Elizabeth “Betty” Louise Kass was born on May 28, 1930, to Henry “Fred” and Elizabeth “Bessie” LeClaire (Harvey). She was the eighth of ten children and was raised on a farm just south of Currie. She attended the IHM Catholic School in Currie and was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith On October 26, 1949 she married Kenneth John Kass and moved to Tracy and then later to a rented farm north of Tracy. Of this union, three children were born, Gary, Katharine and Douglas. Betty was an active participant in every aspect of the farming operation; she helped Kenny with livestock chores, butchering and helping with the fieldwork as well as raising and canning a very large garden. Betty relished her role as mother and wife but her specialty and love was the cooking and serving what she had prepared to her family and many friends. Her kindness and cooking were legendary and few left her kitchen not filled with her delicious cooking. Both Betty and Kenny were involved with many activities in The St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Betty was involved with Guild activities in the Church as well as the Church’s Mission Society, the St. Mary’s Pie Project and the Prayer Line In 1963, Kenny and Betty moved to a farm south of Tracy which they later purchased. Betty continued in her role as a rural wife and devoted mother and became involved in the marketing and sales of Kenny’s inventions the Ken-Ride and the Ken Rake. On August 10th 1990 Kenny died and Betty soon moved to a home on North Street in Tracy. There she continued to cook and prepare food for her many friends. She continued her tireless activities in the Church and became involved in voluntary activities in the Tracy community including the Hospital Auxiliary, and Meals on Wheel as well as visiting shut-ins and delivering communion and bulletins to those in nursing homes. In 2012 Betty moved to the Prairie View Health Care Center where she passed away on July 21, 2015. . She is survived by her three children, Gary (Elaine) Kass of Garvin, Katharine (Jerry) Foley of Nisswa, and Douglas Kass of Garvin. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, one brother Donald (Darlene) LeClaire of Currie and many nephews, nieces and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Kenneth, brothers, Vernon, Henry (Junior), Duane and James, and sisters Odille, Lucretia, Virginia and Rose. She will be remembered as a devoted wife and mother as well as a faithful Catholic. She will never be forgotten for her kindness and empathy for those in need as well as her deep faith in God. Arrangements with: Almlie-Horvath Funeral Service of Tracy www.almlie-horvath.com (507) 629-4510