Denise "Dede" Kassel 52 Longmont, Colorado. Beloved Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, niece and friend of many, passed peacefully at her home on Sunday, September 23rd surrounded by family that loved her and who she loved. Dede battled stage 4 cancer for over 3.5 years. Dede is survived by her loving husband, Tim; her beautiful daughter, Madison and many family members: Father John Ducey, Mother, Marilyn Ducey, Sister, Karen Ducey and Brother, Kevin Ducey and his family; Father in law,
Greg Kassel and both mother in laws, Freda Kassel and Martha Kassel. Dede is preceded in death by her brother, John Ducey.
Dede was born at Jamaica Hospital in Queens, New York on June 21, 1966. She grew up in West Milford New Jersey in a community that was filled with Children playing and remained friends to this day. Many of whom came to visit Dede in her final months of her life. Dede went on to graduate from West Milford High School and then moved on to Montclair state University where she majored in Business Administration. Dede joined her sister Karen and close friend Michele moving to San Jose, California where she met her husband Tim in 1994. After 7 years of dating, Tim finally proposed on a plane to Myrtle Beach where her mom and dad had retired. Family and Friends were all there to welcome them. Tim and Dede were married on October 27, 2001 at Crystal Springs Resort in up state New Jersey. Madison Kassel, Daughter came into the world in March of 2004. Dede was a wonderful mother which shows throughout Madison as she grows into a beautiful woman. In June of 2005 the Kassel family packed up the family trickster and moved to Longmont, Colorado. A place Dede loved very much. Not knowing how the move would go....Tim, Dede and Madison..."The Colorado Kassel's" went for a better
life together. Many challenges came and gone, but the one thing that was a constant was "Team Kassel". Family. Dede was proud of her family and especially of Madison over the 14 years of her life. Dede's passion was family and Friends. From her time in West Milford to her final days in Longmont. Dede touched lives everywhere she lived. Give Dede her dog Pistol, a book, a lawn chair a Lake, Ocean or pool and Dede was in her element. Each trip, vacation, Stay-cation was spent with family and Friends. So many to list...but each was wonderful in its own. From extended family in the New York Tri state area to close family in San Jose and Chico California.....Dede loved you all. You all gave Dede the fight to battle Stage 4 Colon Cancer. She fought till the end with all of us in mind. She left us peacefully and all that knew her now has an angel looking after them. Dede....Your husband Tim, your daughter Madison, Mom and Dad Ducey, Sister Karen, Brother Kevin love you very much...and will miss you each day forward. We were blessed to have you in our lives.
Services will take place at Howe Mortuary in Longmont Colorado at 2pm on Saturday, September 29th. With a second service to held at a later date in New Jersey. Details of that service with be listed at a later date.
In place of flowers Dede wanted to have donations made to the Colon Cancer Coalition. Which strives for early detection of this terrible disease.
https://donate.coloncancercoalition.org/tributes-and-memorials/dedekassel?tab=Dashboard
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