Conny Gasser Dead †

Conny Gasser, senior partner of the Swiss amusement park Conny-Land and co-organiser of the Zurich Christmas Circus Conelli, has passed away. According to Radio Zürisee, the father of Circus Conelli suffered from a serious infectious disease and died of heart failure during an operation at the Zurich University Hospital on the 18th of December.  He was 69 years old. Conny Gasser was regarded very highly, especially within the circus community. In 1969 he had departed from the family circus Royal and performed in a dolphin show together with his wife Gerda. The couple gave guest performances with this show in Las Vegas. As a result, the amusement park Conny-Land was created in Lipperswil, which later gained importance far beyond the Swiss border. A memorial stone at the Conny-Land amusement park will commemorate its founder in the future. (eap)