Kenneth H. (Ken) Kastor, 87, of Seminole, FL, passed away April 3, 2023. Ken was born in Painesville, OH to Howard and Rose (Erker) Kastor and grew up in Ravenna, OH. He graduated from Ravenna High School in 1953 and attended Kent State University. Ken was a naturally gifted mechanic and loved working on cars and fixing things. He worked for his father's business, Kastor's Appliance, as a repairman and also drove a school bus. In 1958 Ken married Karen Henderson, also of Ravenna, and they had three children. In 1968 Ken took a job with Sears, Roebuck and Co. in St. Petersburg and moved his family to Seminole. He finished his career there as a Service Technician Manager, retiring in 1999. He loved Sears and his co-workers so much he went back to work there the following year, repairing small appliances until his second retirement a few years later. He kept in close contact with many of his Sears friends after retirement, meticulously planning monthly lunch get-togethers for the gang.

Ken proudly served 35 years in the U.S. Navy Reserves, Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Seabees.
Ken's hobbies included fishing, cycling, going to stock car races, photography, antiquing and traveling. He and Karen enjoyed many overseas trips to Europe during their 64-year marriage. Highlights were the 2000 Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany and the World Exposition in
Hannover, Germany. They also enjoyed many visits to Paris, including a 55 th wedding anniversary dinner celebrated at the Eiffel Tower. Ken and Karen loved Disney World and had annual passes, visiting the Orlando parks literally more times than can be counted.
Ken was a longtime member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Seminole and attended Mass regularly.
Ken was truly a devoted husband and father.

He is survived by his loving wife, Karen and their three children, son Steven of Seminole and daughters Ann Louise (Mark) Greene of McDonough, GA and Kathleen (Don) Carr of Palm Harbor, FL. Other survivors include brothers Donald Kastor (Myrna) of Apple Valley, CA and Bruce Kastor (Jan) of Akron, OH, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Ken was loved by many and will be missed by all.

A funeral service will be held Friday, April 14th, 11:00 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church, 11565 66th Avenue North, Seminole, followed by a reception at Seminole United Methodist Church, 5400 Seminole Blvd., Seminole, in the Fellowship Hall.