John Matthew Casper III, 85, Lyons, died Aug. 14, 2014, with family present, at the home of his son Timothy.
John ‘Jack’ was born on May 24, 1929, in Chicago, to the late John M. Casper II and Alice F. (Bidwell) Casper.
He married the late Rosella Jean Dunn on Oct. 6, 1956. They lived in the Austin area of Chicago before moving to Wisconsin to help his mother-in-law run the Rollin Wheels Roller Rink in Twin Lakes.
On May 22, 1976, he married Florence B. Canright in Kenosha. They lived in Twin Lakes and Wheatland before moving to Lyons in 1992.
He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lyons. He worked for and retired from Rewald Electric in Burlington.
Survivors include his children, Timothy (Nadine) Casper, Itasca, lll., William (Becky) Casper, Burlington, Julia Casper, Burlington; step-children, Jean (Rick) McKinney, San Antonio, Texas, and Charles (Robyn Calvin) Canright, Freeland, Wash.; grandchildren, Ashley, Aaron, and Kyle Casper, Crystal Kresken, John Casper and Bryce Casper; step-grandchildren, Vienna and Slater Canright; and great-grandchildren, Gwendolyn and Cloey Kresken.
He was preceded in death by his brother Richard Casper, and sister Jeanne (Friend) Casper.
There will be a Mass held at noon on Monday, Aug. 25, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lyons, with interment promptly at 3 p.m., at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 21731 Spring St., Union Grove. Geils Funeral Home Inc., Wood Dale, Ill., is serving the family.
Memorial remembrances may be made to Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, www.dva.state.wi.us or the Aurora VNA Zilber Hospice, 1155 Honey Creek Parkway, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Well-wishers can visit Geilsfuneralhome.com.
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