Rev. Richard A. Tessmer

The Rev. Richard A. Tessmer of Elk Grove Village Funeral Mass for The Rev. Richard A. Tessmer, 80, will be celebrated at 7 p.m. Thursday, at St. Julian Eymard Church, 601 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village. Interment is private. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, at Alexian Brothers Medical Center Chapel, 800 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village, and from 3 p.m. until the time of Mass Thursday, at the church. Born March 20, 1924, in Oak Park, he died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005, at Alexian Brothers Medical Center. Rev. Tessmer was a dedicated priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago for 54 years. He was a friend of the Alexian Brothers and an honorary member of the Alexian Brothers. He was spiritually involved in ministries at St. Benedicts, the Alexian Healthcare Communities, Comfort My People, Chaplaincy and Deanery programs, and the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. He was the brother of Janet (the late Kenneth) Ripp and the late Jacqueline Tessmer; uncle of Lawrence (Lucy) Ripp, Martin (Diana) Ripp, Norine (John) Jacobson and the late David Ripp; and great-uncle of Jamie Jacobson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alexian Brothers Medical Center Development Fund. Arrangements by Oehler Funeral Home, Arlington Heights‚ (847)253-5423.