Patricia was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Freeburg, IL, and for many years was a member of the choir. Patricia loved being with her family, walking outdoors, exercising, and reading.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Everett W. Kassing, whom she married on April 11, 1959, and who died on May 12, 2011; her parents, George and Catherine, nee Boeing, Wesselmann; siblings, Robert Wesselmann, Anna Lang, George Wesselmann, Jr., Edward Wesselmann, and Sr. Florence Wesselmann; and a brother-in-law; Norman Kassing.
Surviving are a son, Douglas N. (Dina, nee Daab) Kassing; two grandchildren, Samantha P. (Dillon) Robbins, and Cole D. Kassing; a great-granddaughter, Hadley Robbins; a brother, Richard Wesselmann; a sister, Sr. Miriam Catherine Wesselmann; a sister-in-law, Jeannette Kassing Dixon; and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Memorial Foundation COVID 19, or the Memorial Foundation Healthcare Heroes, or to the BJC Foundation for Hospice. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Private services will be held.
Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Freeburg, IL.