Bruce Neal Klaassen, 59, a call center agent, great brother, and wonderful son, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020 at his home. Bruce was born in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Max and Esther (Cole) Klaassen.
Bruce grew up loving to play cards, chess, and other games. He could be pretty smug when he won, which made it rather annoying to play games with him. However, his brother and sisters would gloat right back any time they beat him! As an adult, Bruce loved to play poker and participated in quite a few tournaments, winning several.
After graduating from Goddard High School in 1979, Bruce attended St. John’s College and Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. He also studied medical billing and coding at WTI in Wichita, Kansas.
He had a love for computers and had hoped to turn that into a career. He often passed along websites to family members that he thought would be helpful. Bruce enjoyed researching his family history and compiled quite a bit of his family’s genealogy.
Bruce was also very proud of his work for the call center at NTI. He was an agent for the IRS, and he had an impressive knowledge of forms a person would need, and he always knew them off the top of his head. As anyone would know, this is a true feat since the IRS has a vast volume of forms, and they are typically very specific.
Bruce was preceded in death by his father, Max.
Survivors include mother, Esther; brother Brian Klaassen; sisters Brenda (Russell) Mason and Betty Horn; and nieces and nephews, including Keli (Ben Sutton) Horn, Amanda Dutcher, Mathew Braden, Kathryn (Ethan) Owens, Sarah Mason, and Christopher (Nadya Perez) Mason.
Services will be held in the chapel at Resthaven Mortuary on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you assist them with defraying funeral costs as Bruce passed very suddenly. Please make checks payable to Brenda Mason, 11415 Delano, Wichita, KS 67212, and note that they are for funeral costs for Bruce.
