Merle R. Kaasa

Merle R. Kaasa, age 54, went to join his parents as a result of a farming accident on Wednesday, August 14th, 2019.

Merle Richard Kaasa was born to Osbourne “Ozzy” & Joy Kaasa on January 19, 1965 in Malta, Mont. Merle grew up in Dodson, working on the family farm and graduating from Dodson High School in 1983. He loved playing basketball in high school. His mother Joy kept a large scrapbook of his basketball games. Merle touted himself an “OK ballplayer" that was “kinda big and slow”. To his mom, he was a talented player as she tallied and archived his games statistics over the years – includi...