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Fr. John M. "Jack" Hunthausen

1937 - 2025

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Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary

6464 Chippewa Street

Saint Louis, Missouri

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Memorial Mass

Oct. 25, 2025

2:00 p.m.

St. Ignatius Hall

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John Hunthausen Obituary

Father John M. "Jack" Hunthausen, SJ, died Oct. 12, 2025, in Florissant, Missouri. He was 88 years old, a Jesuit for 66 years and a priest for 55 years. A graduate of St. Louis University High School and Saint Louis University, he served as president of Rockhurst High School, as treasurer of Collegio Bellarmino in Rome, and in spiritual ministry at Kenrick Glennon Seminary in St. Louis. Visit www.jesuitscentralsouthern.org.

Memorial Mass on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of St. Ignatius Hall, the Jesuit Community at Garden Villas North, in Florissant, Missouri. The Mass will be livestreamed at https://jesuits.family/fr-hunthausen.
Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Oct. 19, 2025.

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Memorial Mass

2:00 p.m.

St. Ignatius Hall

the Jesuit Community at Garden Villas North, Florissant, MO

Funeral services provided by:

Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary

6464 Chippewa Street, Saint Louis, MO 63109

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Thanks for your service, Father Hunthausen. Rest in peace.

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