Reverend Monsignor Edwin Anthony Thome entered eternal life on Sept. 24, 2015 at the age of 87. He was born March 2, 1928 in Grand Rapids, to Joseph, Sr. and Theresa (Ritzenhein) Thome. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, and also took advanced courses in Spanish at the University of Mexico and in behavioral psychology at Notre Dame. He was ordained to thepriesthood on June 5, 1954 at St. Andrew Cathedral in Grand Rapids by the Most Reverend Allen J. Babcock. Father Thome began his priestly ministry by serving as Assistant for St. Francis de Sales Parish in Holland and was in charge of the Hispanic Apostolate in the Holland area.
Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Funeral Mass was held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Traverse City.
Monsignor Thome will be interred at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery at a later date.
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