- Date Of Birth: December 30, 1932
- Date Of Death: July 11, 2014
- State: Iowa
John Peter (“Pete”) Kassler, 81, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2014, at Legacy Lodge Hospice in Chariton, Iowa. John was born December 30, 1932, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Esther Louise (Porter) and Carl Joseph Kassler. John enjoyed his childhood years in the home his mother, a homemaker, and father, proprietor of Marion Electric Company and a WWI veteran, built upon their marriage. John was active in high school football, basketball, track, and softball, as well as all school musical activities at Marion High School. He spoke many times of throwing the winning basket in a close game with a rival team in the WaMac Conference.
