Birth date: Oct 23, 1915 Death date: Nov 4, 2017
Anastasia (Ann) Davis Meyer was born October 23, 1915 on a Farm near Huron South Dakota to an Irish Catholic family that had homesteaded the land. She passed to the next life on November 4, 2017 in Tucson, AZ at age 102. She had t Read Obituary
Gone but not forgotten: Anastasia Meyer
Since our Family and Friends are such a blended group I thought I would explain an old traditional Catholic burial and why it was important to my Mom, Anastasia (Ann) Davis Meyer born October 23, 1915 and died November 4, 2017. My Mom grew up on a Farm in South Dakota and attended church at St Williams which was a small Catholic church built on a section of her Dad’s Farm Land. A visit to St Williams Cemetery is always a must when we visit South Dakota. This is where her Mother, Father, brothers and sisters are buried along with many of her other relatives.
Mom would always be sad when someone passed away and the family did didn’t follow these traditions. She felt this was a celebration for this person, a way to honor their body which was a temple of the holy spirit. Mom loved life and was in no hurry to pass to the next life. So in honor of her beliefs we are having traditional Catholic services for her.
The Vigil will be from 5:00 – 8:00 pm at Evergreen Mortuary. The rite celebrated by the Christian community in the time following death and before the funeral liturgy. It is a time when loved ones show their respect and greet the family and friends of the deceased. The greeting with the family will be from 5:00 to 7:00 – at 7 there will be a short prayer service followed by the Rosary. It is also the most ideal time to share their memories of the deceased, usually held at the funeral home the day before the Funeral Mass.
Funeral Mass will be at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church. This is the central liturgical celebration held with the deceased’s body present at a church. Part of Catholic belief is that those who follow the way of Jesus shall forever be in Heaven, body and soul, in the presence of God. We believe in the bodily resurrection. Also, the Church honors the body because it has been the temple of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the Church says that the body should be present at the funeral rites. If cremation is selected, the Church prefers that the body be present at the Mass.
Rite of Committal will be at Holy Hope Cemetery following the Funeral. This rite is the final act of our faith community in caring for the body of its deceased member. By our presence at this rite, we help the mourners face the end of one relationship with the deceased and the beginning of a new one based on prayerful remembrance, gratitude and the hope of resurrection and reunion. The celebration, whenever possible, takes place not in a cemetery chapel but at the open grave or place of interment. The act of committal expresses that the grave, once a sign of despair, is now, through Christ's own death and resurrection, a sign of hope and promise. The Church encourages all Catholics to seek out a Catholic Cemetery that has been blessed and consecrated as a final resting place.
For more information contact one of our funeral homes
Most Holy Trinity Parish (November 17, 2017 (1pm)
Address: 1300 N Greasewood Rd, Tucson, AZ 85745
Phone: (520) 884-9021
Evergreen Mortuary (November 16, 2017 (5pm to 8pm)
Address: 3015 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705
Hours:
Open today · Open 24 hours
Phone: (520) 838-9030
Holy Hope Cemetery (November 17, 2017 (after the funeral)
Address: 3555 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: (520) 888-0860
