Mary Kathryn Lassance (1927-2020)

LASSANCE

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 1/30/2020 at 08:55:20

Mary Kathryn Lassance, 92, Epworth, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, January 28, 2020 at Hawkeye Care Center in Dubuque, Iowa.

Visitation for Mary Kathryn will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Reiff Funeral Home in Epworth, Iowa, where a prayers service will be held at 2 p.m. Visitation will also be held after 9 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Kathryn will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2020 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Epworth, Iowa with Rev. Michael Schueller officiating. Burial will be held in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Epworth, Iowa.

Mary Kathryn was born May 30, 1927 in Placid, Iowa, daughter of Joseph and Irene (Casey) Urbain. She received his education in the rural country schools in Placid, St. Joseph’s High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, IA and finished her teaching degree at University of Dubuque in Dubuque, IA. Mary Kathryn was a teacher for 43 years until her retirement in 1989. On April 14, 1951 she was united in marriage to David J. Lassance. Together the couple farmed in the rural Epworth area. He preceded her in death on February 12, 2012.

She was a member of St. Patrick’s Parish and St. Patrick’s Altar and Rosary Society in Epworth, Iowa. Mary Kathryn was also a life member of the Retired Teachers Association and a former member of the Farley Catholic Daughters of Americas Presentation Court #1460.