Catherine Cassell

Waynesville-Catherine Virginia Ronco Cassell, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at her daughter's residence. A native of Clinton, Massachusetts, she had lived most of her life in Boston, before retiring to Vero Beach, FL and Waynesville in 2006. She was the daughter of the late George F. and Agusta Burke Ronco. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Francis Cassell, who died in 1995, and two brothers, William and Louis Ronco. Catherine graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston, MA and was a member of St. Margaret's Catholic Church. She is survived by one daughter, Kathleen "Ginny" Ershock, of Canton; one son, David M. Cassell, of Coral Springs, FL; and two grandsons, Charles Louis Theocles and Robert Michael Theocles, both of Ft. Lauderdale. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at St. Margaret's Catholic Church, 92 Murphy Drive, Maggie Valley, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.

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