Anna L. Casey

Anna Lynn Casey was born January 9, 1975, in Algona, Iowa, the daughter of Dale and Teresa (Celander) Baas. She grew up in Algona where she attended school and graduated from Algona High School in 1993. Anna then went on to attend NIACC in Mason City before going to the University of Northern Iowa, where she graduated in 1998. After her schooling she returned to Algona where she worked at Pharmacists Mutual Companies. On September 16, 2000, Anna was united in marriage to Brian Casey at St. Benedict Catholic Church. After their marriage they lived in Algona where she continued to work until 2006. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. She fought her cancer with determination and survived her battle with breast cancer. Anna loved being with her family, especially being able to be a stay at home mom and be with their boys. She also enjoyed babysitting, going to garage sales and helping animals at the Kossuth Animal Rescue. Anna was diagnosed with leukemia on January 1, 2011. She died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, at the age of 36. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Brian Casey, sons, Collin, D...[more]

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and Eli all of Algona; parents, Dale and Cheryl Baas of Algona; sister, Maria and Chris Wittkopf and their children Owen and Archer of Overland Park, KS; father and mother-in-law, Robert and Trish Casey of Algona; maternal grandmother, Phyllis Celander of Blue Earth, MN; brother-in-law, Greg and Sarah Casey of Algona and sister-in-law, Sara Casey of Algona. Also surviving are aunts and uncles, Lona (Jack) Boote of Lakeville, MN; Venner (Linda) Celander, Katherine Celander all of Blue Earth, MN; Lyle (Judy) Baas of Flandreau, SD; Joan Weydert of Mendon, MO; Dean Baas of Mount Pleasant and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother, Teresa; sister, Sarah Baas; maternal grandfather, Vernon Celander and paternal grandparents, George and Elizabeth Baas. Memorials can be directed to the: Anna Casey Memorial Fund %Northwest Bank P.O. Box 636 Algona, IA 50511 ** Funds to be used strictly for the education of their boys.