Monsignor Eustace A. Hermes

Monsignor Eustace A. Hermes, age 99, passed away December 23, 2016. The fourth of nine children of Steve and Mary Huehlefeld Hermes, he was born January 20, 1917, in Koerth, Texas. He entered St. John’s Seminary, San Antonio, in September 1930 and was ordained a priest June 12, 1941, at San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio.

Parishes he served include St. Rose of Lima, Schulenburg; Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ganado; St. Mary’s, Our Lady of Lourdes, and Our Lady of Victory, all in Victoria.

After medical retirement from full-time parish service, he remained involved in non-parish priestly ministry for many years. He was especially active in the Knights of Columbus, the Serra Club of Victoria (religious vocations), the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and the Victoria Catholic Cemeteries, of which he was a long-time director. He was name a Prelate of Honor (Monsignor) by Pope John Paul II on May 16, 2001.

Monsignor’s survivors include his beloved cousin, Elizabeth Hoffer and 6 nephews, 4 nieces and their families. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Rosewood Funeral Chapel, Victoria, with Vigil and Rosary at 6:00 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Our Lady of Victory Cathedral followed by entombment in Resurrection Mausoleum. The principal celebrant of the Funeral Mass will be Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, assisted by priests of the Dioceses of Victoria.

Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.rosewoodfuneralchapel.com.