CASSEM, Stephen Russell^[1]

1948 - 2008  (60 years)

• Name	CASSEM, Stephen Russell
  Birth	23 Mar 1948	Faribault County, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	May 2008	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  Death	13 May 2008	Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  	Stephen Russell Cassem, age 60, of Shakopee passed away on May 13, 2008, at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee. A Celebration of Life Service was held May 17, 2008, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Prior Lake. Interment will be Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis at 12:15 p.m. Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home in Prior Lake was in charge of arrangements. Steve Russell Cassem was born in Blue Earth on March 23, 1948, to Merle and Laura (Dutton) Cassem. He graduated from Blue Earth High School and attended Austin Junior College before joining the U.S. Marine Corp, where he served in Vietnam. Steve and Lynn Borchardt were married Dec. 3, 1977, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Prior Lake. They were blessed with four children. Steve was active in the business communities of Shakopee and Prior Lake for the past 30 years. He was the owner of Cassem Clothing and the current owner of Shakopee Vacuum and Thermax Carpet Cleaners. He was an active member of the Prior Lake VFW and a member of the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce. Steve had a zest for life. He loved being a husband, father and grandfather. He really enjoyed his family and expressed often how much we all meant to him. He enjoyed all spectator sports as well as participating in motorcycling, snowmobiling, boating, and four-wheeling. Loved and forever missed by his wife, Lynn; children: Adena (Todd) Johnson of Monticello, Courtney (fiancé Bill Schwagel) Cassem of Brooklyn Park, Shawna Cassem and Blake Cassem both of Shakopee; grandchildren, Teagan, Torri, Treysen Johnson, Cydney Cassem, Gabrielle and Samuel Schwagel; brothers Marty (Deanna) Cassem Sr. of Blue Earth and Larry (Bonnie) Cassem of Elk River; sisters, Dora (Ron) Fowler of Truman and Donna (David) Fischer of Bakersfield; mother and father-in-law, Norman and Mildred Borchardt of Prior Lake; brother-in-law, Gary Borchardt of Belle Plaine; nieces, nephews and relatives.
  Age	60 years
  Person ID	P1300	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	CASSEM, Merle Vernon           b. 26 Aug 1912, Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, USA           d. 16 Aug 1971, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	DUTTON, Laura Ruth           b. 16 Sep 1917, Terry, Prairie County, Montana, USA           d. 18 Dec 2003, Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	29 May 1935	Elmore, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA   [2, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 9 months - She : 17 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. CASSEM, Stephen Russell           b. 23 Mar 1948, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA           d. 13 May 2008, Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Notes	Merle married Laura Ruth Dutton on May 29, 1935 in Elmore, MN. They had three sons; Marlyn (Marty, Sr.), Larry and Stephen; and twin daughters; Donna and Dora. [2]
  Family ID	F5168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Mar 1948 - Faribault County, Minnesota, USA Burial - May 2008 - Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Death - 13 May 2008 - Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S84] Ancestry.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. Created by: DaveVangsness Added: 20 May 2008 Find a Grave Memorial# 26953147 [S544] Return of Marriage.