William P. Cass Jr

Jun 26, 1910 - Jan 17, 1999

William P. Cass Jr., 88, of the Town of Tonawanda, a retired electrical engineer and electrical company executive, died Sunday (Jan. 17, 1999) in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital,Amherst, after a brief illness.

Born in South Bend, Ind., he was a 1932 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering.

During World War II, he served in the Navy, where he attained the rank of lieutenant commander and helped develop the electric torpedo for submarines.

After the war, he worked for Wehle Electric Co., where he was vice president of sales, and for Buffalo Electric Co. He retired in 1975.

He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society. He also was a member of the University Club and a former member of Wanakah Country Club. An avid golfer, he enjoyed playing area courses.

Surviving are his wife of 56 years, the former Marjorie Batt; three sons, William III of Salt Lake City, Utah, Michael of Berlin, Conn., and Brian of Flagstaff, Ariz.; four daughters, Karen Nowak of Angola, Molly Breen of River Forest, Ill., Maureen Whistler of Bellingham, Wash., and Regina of Burlington, Vt.; two brothers, Frank of Clarence and John of Rochester; and 11 grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:45 a.m. Friday in St. John the Baptist Church,1085 Englewood Ave., Town of Tonawanda, after prayers at 10:15 in C. Mertz and Son Funeral Home, 911 Englewood Ave., Town of Tonawanda. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Town of Tonawanda.

William Patrick Cass, Jr.'s obituary appeared in the January 19, 1999 Issue of the Buffalo News.

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

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