Walter J. Cass, Jr.
OBITUARY
Walter J. Cass, 89, formerly of Reading and Bethel and most recently of York, PA, passed away Friday, April 10, 2026 at Amoroso Wellness of York, PA.
He was the husband of the late June D Cass who passed away on June 24, 2025. They were married on February 14, 1955 and celebrated 70 years of marriage, before June’s passing.
Born in Reading on February 4, 1937, he was a son of the late Walter J Cass Sr and Ruth Breidegam Cass
Walter attended Reading High School. Walter retired from Carpenter Steel after 32 years. He also worked as a delivery driver for the New Cornelia Copper Mine Company store in Ajo, AZ.
Walter served as a conscientious objector, with wife June by his side, for two years at the Philadelphia Hospital from 1955-1957.
Walter was well known for his expertise and knowledge of meteorites, sharks teeth, rock and minerals as well as Native American culture. Not to mention his ability to remember many phrases and quotes of famous actors, and actresses, and had an endless fun loving joke list which he shared with everyone he knew. He loved hymns, country music of various artists. He enjoyed watching his wife sing and play guitar with her sisters and friends in Ajo, AZ. He also loved the many walks and hikes over the years in Mexico and the Sonoran Desert. Walter worked as a horseback riding guide for Ye Old Copper Town Riding Stables in Ajo, AZ. He will be deeply missed by all those who had the privilege to know and love him.
Walter last attended the Millbach Conservative Brethren Church in Newmanstown, PA in person and online.
Walter is survived by a daughter, Melanie, wife of Arthur Johns, of Paradise, PA; two sons Lauren, husband of Linda Cass, of Glen Rock and Lee Cass, of Bethel, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at Grose Funeral Home, Inc., 358 W. Washington Ave, Myerstown, PA 17067. A viewing will be held from 11 AM until time of the service. Burial will follow services in Bern Cemetery, Leesport, PA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his honor to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-8721