By Staff
Terrell "Pops" Cass, 80, of Chesterton, Ind., passed away at 9 a.m. Monday, June 1, 2009, at Regency Place of South Bend, following a brief illness.
Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 4, in Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend, Ind., where Military Honors will be conducted by American Legion Post No. 26 LaRue Messenger at 8 p.m.
There will be no funeral service. Burial will take place at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. at a later date.
He was born on Oct. 12, 1928 to the late Irven and Maud (Terrell) Cass in Fort Wayne, Ind., and has lived in Chesterton since 2000, coming from Niles.
He was retired from National Standard in Niles.
On Nov. 12, 2000, he married Carol J. (Arvin) Mabry in Chesterton, Ind.
Along with his loving wife, Carol, he is survived by three sons, Joe (Terri) Cass of South Bend, Ind.; Irven (Bethany) Cass of Fenton, and Daryl (Donna) Walls of Buchanan; two daughters, Jamie (Richard) Pravecek of LaPorte, Ind.; Laurie (Kelly) Jones of Portage, Ind.; one sister, Bucille Buckle of Fort Wayne, Ind.; one brother, Don (June) Cass of Farmland, Ind.; 10 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Also surviving is Terrell and Carol's best friend, Kee Sullivan of Denton, Md.
Mr. Cass was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, where he earned two purple hearts, one in North Korea and one in South Korea, along with various other service medals. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 26 LaRue Messenger in Niles; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1167 in South Bend, Ind. and American Disabled Veterans in Elkhart, Ind.
Terrell was also a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 1123 in Chesterton, Ind.; and was a member of the Miami Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. He was known as "Pops" the Soundman for his son, Irven, who is an Elvis and Tom Jones Tribute Artist. Pops was loved and respected by his Elvis Friends. He was also a loyal fan of WWE wrestling.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: St. Joseph County Special Olympics, P.O. Box 643, Mishawaka, IN 46546-0643.
To send condolences, or to sign the guestbook, please visit www.kaniewski.com.
Arrangements were by Kaniewski Funeral Home of South Bend, Ind.