Rev. Richard J. Macke, 87 of Lake City, Iowa, died Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City, Iowa.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 2, 2015 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Most Reverend R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of the Sioux City Diocese. Homilist will be Fr. James McAlpin. Con-Celebrants will be priests of the Sioux City Diocese. Music will be by Marcy Anderson and the St. Lawrence Choir. Mass servers will be: Macy Macke, Payton Macke, and Tanner Macke. Lectors for the funeral mass will be: Rosemary LaBounty and Jane Mitchell. Gift Bearers will be Fr. Macke’s great-nephews. Casket Bearers will be Fr. Macke’s nephews: Steve Macke, Gus Macke, Tim Macke, Kevin Macke, Steve Hendricks, and David Hauser. The Carroll Council 4th Degree Knights of Columbus will form an honor guard for the visitation and the funeral mass. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll.
Visitation will begin at St. Lawrence Church in Carroll at 4 p.m. on Sunday where there will be a rosary at 5 p.m. by the Carroll Council of the Knights of Columbus followed by a Christian Wake Service at 7 p.m. Visitation will resume at St. Lawrence Church at 9:30 a.m. on Monday until time of the funeral mass.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Fr. Richard Macke’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on October 1, 1928 at Carroll, Iowa, Richard J. Macke was the son of William and Matilda (Daniels) Macke. He attended St. Lawrence Grade School and later graduated from Carroll High School in 1946. Following graduation he attended Trinity College in Sioux City, Loras College in Dubuque, and St. Meinrad Seminary and later received a Masters Degree in Science Education from Creighton University.
On May 5, 1954 Fr. Richard Macke was ordained at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City, Iowa by Most Rev. Joseph M. Mueller. Fr. Macke served as assistant pastor in Remsen and then was on faculty at Heelan High School and assistant to the Cathedral until 1956. He then served as assistant pastor in Boone from 1956-1961. Fr. Macke’s other parish assignments included: Dayton, Lehigh, Roselle, Humboldt, Jefferson, Vail, Pomeroy, and Palmer until his retirement in 1998. Following his retirement he moved to Lake City, Iowa. In retirement Fr. Macke loved golfing, swimming, riding his bike, and also enjoyed attending family events. He enjoyed people and will always be remembered for his favorite phase “Howdy”.
Fr. Richard Macke is survived by several nieces, nephews, other extended relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters: Marguerite Hendricks and Delores Hauser; and his brothers: Robert Macke, Paul Macke, and Louis Macke.
