Dunn

Father Didacus Joseph "Father Bud" Dunn, 81, a Capuchin priest of Hays, Kan., formerly of Chicora, passed away Saturday at St. John's Rest Home, Victoria, Kan.

He was born Jan. 6, 1929, in Karns City to Albert H. and Clare I. McNamee Dunn.

Father began studies for the priesthood in 1943 and joined the Capuchin Franciscans in 1949. He made his first profession in 1950 and studied in Herman, Cumberland, Md., and Washington, D.C. He was ordained a priest in the National Shrine-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C., in 1956.

During his nearly 54 years as a priest, he served a variety of ministries including Pittsburgh; St. Louis; Kearney, Neb., and Denver. Father served as pastor of Kansas churches in Atwood, Munjor, Pfeifer, Gorham and Walker. He was chaplain of St. Anthony's Hospital in Hays for a year and also served as the chaplain of St. John's Rest Home in Victoria.

He is survived by three brothers, Paul Dunn and his wife, Alberta, of Chicora, Norval Dunn of Butler, and Thomas Dunn and his wife, Judy, of Karns City.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John, and two sisters, Mary Rager and Madeline Geibel.

<B>DUNN </B>— Friends of Father Didacus Joseph Dunn, who died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, were received Monday for a vigil service at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays. A Mass of Christian burial was Tuesday at the church. Interment was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Friars' Plot, Hays.Memorial donations may be made to the Capuchin Province of Mid-America, 3613 Wyandot St., Denver, CO 80211.Arrangements were handled by the <B>Brock's Funeral Home</B>, Hays.