Deacon Obituaries

Deacon James R. Kean, 84, of Epworth, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022, at his home in Epworth, Iowa, surrounded by his family.

Visitation for James will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., Friday, January 7, 2022, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Epworth, Iowa, where the Epworth Fire Department will meet in a body at 6 p.m.  Visitation will also be held after 9 a.m., on Saturday, Jan. 8^th at the Funeral Home.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 8, 2022, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Epworth, Iowa with Archbishop Michael Jackels presiding, concelebrating will be Rev. Michael Schueller, Assisting Deacon will be Nick Elliott and several other Priest and Deacons from Archdiocese of Dubuque, and Priest and Brothers from the Divine Word Seminary.  Burial will be held in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Epworth, Iowa, with full military honors afforded by the Epworth John White American Legion Post #650 and the Epworth Fire Department will present the Striking of the Four Fives.

Read his full obituary: https://www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com/obituary/deacon-james-kean

Deacon Edward F. Weber, 80, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, April 7 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home.The funeral Mass of Deacon Ed Weber was held on Wednesday, April 15, at 10:00 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this funeral Mass was limited to a few family members, and was broadcast to the public via livestream. To view Deacon Weber's full obituary, visit https://www.hagartywaychoffgrarup.com/obituaries/Edward-Ed-F-Weber?obId=12655549

 Thomas E. Sink, 80, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13th, 2021 at his home with his family close to his side. Due to COVID- 19, a private family Mass of Christian burial will occur Monday, January 18th at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Cedar Falls with inurnment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Waterloo. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday at Richardson Funeral Service. All COVID-19 guidelines will be followed, including masks and social distancing. 
For more information, visit https://www.richardsonfuneralservice.com/obituaries/Thomas-Sink/#!/Obituary

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Phillip Eugene Saunders, 80, of Cedar Rapids went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 7, 2020 from complications of COVID-19.  A private funeral mass was held at St. Matthew Catholic Church.  Burial was held at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.  For more information, visit https://www.cedarmemorial.com/Obituary/2020/Dec/Phillip-E-Saunders/

Dr. Richard John Tondra “Dick” passed away on Thursday, Nov 12, 2020 after a lengthy illness. A devout Catholic, he loved God, his family, serving his community and the great outdoors. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 2 p.m. Friday December 4, 2020, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, 2900 Hoover Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50010. Friends may call from 1-2 p.m. Friday December 4, 2020 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church. For more information, visit https://www.adamssoderstrum.com/obituaries/Dr-Richard-Dick-J-Tondra?obId=19071308#/obituaryInfo