Earl Brosnahan with Kate’s sister Eve.

Kate Spade’s grief-stricken father, 89-year-old Earl F. Brosnahan, Jr, died the night before his beloved daughter’s funeral.

A family statement about his death read: ‘We are deeply saddened to announce that Katy’s father, Earl F. Brosnahan, Jr, (Frank), passed away last night at age 89.

Kate Spade was laid to rest on Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri.  The order of service included a photograph of the iconic designed kissing her daughter Beatrice, who is now a teenager, when she was a toddler

His daughter Kate Spade was laid to rest on Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri.

‘He had been in failing health of late and was heartbroken over the recent death of his beloved daughter,’ said a family member.

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