Patricia (Pat Kasel) and Jerry Bass
Published 5:05 pm Saturday, February 21, 2015
Patricia (Pat Kasel) Bass passed away peacefully at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton, Florida, on Feb. 10, 2015, after a lengthy illness.
Patricia and Jerry Bass
Patricia Ann Kasel, 63, was born in Austin, Minnesota, to Peter R. and Betty E. Kasel on Oct. 29, 1951. She graduated from Austin High School in 1970. She moved to South Florida in 1971.
Jerry Bass, 73, passed away peacefully at LiveWell at Coral Plaza in Margate Florida on Feb. 10, 2015, after a lengthy health condition.
Jerry Bass was born in Bonifay, Florida, to Lafayette and Lois Bass on Feb. 9, 1942. He graduated from Holmes County (Bonifay) High School in 1960. Jerry joined the U.S. Army, was a Vietnam War veteran, and received an honorable discharge.
Jerry and Pat met in South Florida in the early 1980s. They were married Dec. 31, 1983. They resided in Fort Lauderdale, where Jerry owned and operated Bass Grading and Rock Excavation. Pat was his office manager in addition to being a licensed real estate broker.
Theirs was a true love story. Pat and Jerry were happily married for 31 years and passed on within hours of each other, to be together with our Lord.
We will bless their passing during a graveside service at Beal Memorial Cemetery, Fort Walton Beach, Florida on Feb. 28, 2015, at 2 p.m. Following will be a celebration of their lives at the VFW Post 7674 in Fort Walton Beach. Memorials preferred to Alzheimer’s Association or Trust Bridge/Hospice by the Sea. To read their funeral notice at Boca Raton Funeral Home, visit: www.bocaratonfuneralhome.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/14874/id/2973374.
