The family of fashion designer Kate Spade says her father died on the eve of her funeral. The family released a statement Thursday saying Earl Brosnahan, Jr. died Wednesday night at his home in Kansas City, Missouri. The family says he was 89 and had been in failing health. The statement says he was “heartbroken over the recent death of his beloved daughter.” The statement was released as a funeral began for his daughter Thursday afternoon at church in Kansas City, her hometown.