(KMZA)--A former longtime Seneca mayor and council member is being remembered.
Robert “ Bob” Claas died suddenly at his home Monday at the age of 70.
Claas served the city of Seneca for 24 years as mayor and council member.
He served as mayor from April 1985 to April 1991 and then again from April 1999 to November 2000.
He also served as 2nd Ward councilman from April 1995 to April 1999 and then again from April 2009 to April 2013.
Mass of Christian Burial for Claas will be Friday morning at 11:00 at the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in Seneca.
The Lauer Funeral Home, in Seneca, is handling the arrangements.
Claas is survived by his wife of 44 years, Patricia, along with five sons.
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