Funeral services for Kass Duis, age 90, were held January 7, 2026 at St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Panora, Iowa. Burial was at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter, Iowa. Twigg Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.
Kassen Franklin Duis, son of Harb & Anna (Groot) Duis, was born February 14, 1935, near Emmetsburg, Iowa. He passed away Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa.
Kass graduated from Cylinder High School in 1953. On March 20, 1960, he married Karen Kay Flick at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Emmetsburg. Kass enlisted into the U.S. Navy in 1963, serving until 1967. He was stationed in Coronado, California. Following his honorable discharge, Kass and Karen returned to Iowa, making their home for a short time in Laurens and then Manson.
They moved to the Des Moines metro area where Kass worked as a computer programmer. In the mid-1980s, they moved to Panora and Kass operated Duis DX Station until his retirement.
Kass enjoyed coaching his sons, Kevin and Kurt, in Little League baseball when they were young. He had been a big baseball fan from the time he was a kid, using a padded glove his sister Frieda sewed for him until he could afford a ‘real’ one.
Kass was a long-time member of St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Panora and also the Panora Lions Club.
He is survived by his sons, Kevin (Terri) Duis of Des Moines and Kurt (Mindy) Duis of Panora, seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and his brother, Martin (Shirley) Duis of Spencer, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Karen, and 16 brothers and sisters.
Condolences and memorials can be sent in care of: Twigg Funeral Home, 219 E. Main St., Panora, IA 50216
