Julia Klassen

Julia Ryan Klassen, 85, of Kansas City, Missouri passed on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at New Mark Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9 at the McGilley Midtown Chapel, where the rosary will be prayed at 7:30 p.m.

Julia was born on February 14, 1927 in Slater, Missouri to Phillip A. Ryan and Carrie Alice (Jones) Ryan. In addition to raising her family, Julia was a 40 year volunteer for CampFire; as well as on the parish councils for Holy Trinity and Assumption (later St. Anthony’s) churches and was in the mother’s auxiliary for Boy Scout Troop 57. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in by her husband, J. Raymond Klassen, in 1982 and brother, Marion Ryan. Julia’s survivors include two sons, Barnard Klassen and wife Kathy, Phil Klassen and wife Cathy; three daughters, Janet Erwin and husband Jackson, Malinda Elliott and husband Dean and Katie Klassen and husband Todd Carmichael; two brothers, Donald Ryan and John Ryan; sister-in-law, Jan Seaman; and 11 grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to either the Alzheimer’s Association, 3846 W. 75th Street, Prairie Village, KS 66208(www.alz.org) or Camp Fire, 1100 Walnut Street, Suite 1900, Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2197(www.campfire.org).