Father Daniel Charles Lynch, age 92, of Sac City, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Park View Rehabilitation Center in Sac City.  Father Lynch was born March 11, 1924, at Larchwood, Iowa, the son of Daniel Lynch and Ellen (Hughes) Lynch.  He attended St. Mary’s Grade and High School in Larchwood, Iowa, graduating from high school in 1941.  He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in the predivinity program of Trinity College, Sioux City, Iowa. Then he was assigned by the bishop of Sioux City, the Most Rev. Edmond Heelan, to graduate theology studies at the St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota.

     Daniel was ordained a priest of the Sioux City Diocese by Bishop Joseph Mueller, auxiliary bishop, on June 6, 1948.  He offered his first Mass at St. Mary’s Church, Larchwood, Iowa, on June 11, 1948.

     His assignments during his active priestly ministry from 1948 until his retirement in July, 1994, included:

          Associate pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Fonda

          Associate pastor of St. Michael’s Church, Whittemore, IA

          Teacher of religion, spiritual director and athletic director at Heelan High School, Sioux City

          Pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Barnum, while also serving as assistant principal of St. Edmond High School, Fort Dodge

          Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Ashton, and superintendent of the St. Joseph’s School

          Pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church and superintendent of Our Lady of Good Counsel Grade and High School, Fonda

          Pastor of St. Mary’s Church and superintendent of St. Mary’s Grade and High School, Storm Lake

          Pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Sac City.

     He received a master’s degree with an education major from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. and was awarded a superintendent’s certificate by the Iowa State Department of Education.

     He was pleased to have served for four years as state chaplain of the Catholic Order of Foresters and two years as state chaplain of the Fourth Degree Order of the Knights of Columbus.  He became a member of the K of C when he was attending the major seminary at St. Paul, in 1947.

     Father Lynch served several terms on the Sioux City diocesan priests’ council as an elected member and later as an appointee of Bishop Lawrence Soens. He also was for several years a member of the Board of Diocesan consulters.

     In retirement he greatly enjoyed his home, gardening, golf with friends, reading and writing.

     He is preceded in death by his parents and sisters Mary and Dorothy.