Kathleen McDonough

• Name	Kathleen McDonough  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I7875	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Edward James McDonough,   b. 9 Nov 1915, St Louis, Missouri, USA d. 20 May 1984, St Louis, Missouri, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Teresa Alice Barron,   b. 16 Mar 1918   d. 1 Jan 2016, St Louis, Missouri, USA (Age 97 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Family ID	F2428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Joseph Luepke,   b. 28 Nov 1938, Missouri, United States d. 16 Jul 1998, Affton, St Louis, Missouri, USA (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Becky Luepke  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] > 2. Timothy Luepke  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] + 3. Kristin Luepke  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] > 4. Daniel Luepke  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
  Family ID	F2731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Letter to the Editor. 04OCT2018; Call Newspapers, St. Louis, Mo. To the editor: After reading a St. Louis Archdiocese publication, I felt compelled to write. I have so much sadness and shame over the abuses for many decades in the Catholic Church. I feel compelled to express my feelings about this, having been a practicing Catholic all my life. How can this be? How can an ordained priest whose sole job is his vocation go against the teachings of the church and the Bible? Such heinous crimes have been committed, and worst of all are those who knew and did nothing to protect the abused children. What would Jesus say? These victims carry a lifelong sentence. People they trusted and people in power who only thought of themselves and those that knew have preyed upon these vulnerable children. We have a church that accepts these evil deeds. They have allowed this behavior to occur over and over. What would Jesus say? If a lay teacher or coach would be accused of these terrible atrocities, he would be arrested, investigated, charged if guilty and go to jail. A man who wears a Roman collar in the Catholic Church is just reassigned and repeats the actions of sinning again. The Catholic Church clearly does not have the mindset that this atrocious behavior is a crime. They have chosen to hide this shame at the high cost of human beings who may never recover from this abuse. What would Jesus say? A convicted pedophile receives the dire reality mandated of a sentence in prison, which varies from state to state. Their sentence can be as long as 20 years perhaps. When released from prison, they have to register as a sex offender and see a probation officer, maybe undergo counseling and in some civil cases, offenders are directed to pay restitution to victim or victims. Pedophiles are predators. Why would an institution want to shield these pedophiles? What would Jesus say? The Catholic Church can take a stand right now. Those priests who have been accused should go through exactly what a lay person would have to do if accused. Those priests, bishops or cardinals and any hierarchy who were part of the cover-up should be defrocked. There are many abusers who have passed away, since this has gone on for decades. They have already received their punishment. The church must keep these pedophiles away so they do no more harm. What would Jesus say? I know he would tell us to forgive. I feel certain he would say the abusers cannot represent the Catholic Church. Kathleen McDonough Luepke Concord Letter to the Editor. 04OCT2018; Call Newspapers, St. Louis, Mo. To the editor: After reading a St. Louis Archdiocese publication, I felt compelled to write. I have so much sadness and shame over the abuses for many decades in the Catholic Church. I feel compelled to express my feelings about this, having been a practicing Catholic all my life. How can this be? How can an ordained priest whose sole job is his vocation go against the teachings of the church and the Bible? Such heinous crimes have been committed, and worst of all are those who knew and did nothing to protect the abused children. What would Jesus say? These victims carry a lifelong sentence. People they trusted and people in power who only thought of themselves and those that knew have preyed upon these vulnerable children. We have a church that accepts these evil deeds. They have allowed this behavior to occur over and over. What would Jesus say? If a lay teacher or coach would be accused of these terrible atrocities, he would be arrested, investigated, charged if guilty and go to jail. A man who wears a Roman collar in the Catholic Church is just reassigned and repeats the actions of sinning again. The Catholic Church clearly does not have the mindset that this atrocious behavior is a crime. They have chosen to hide this shame at the high cost of human beings who may never recover from this abuse. What would Jesus say? A convicted pedophile receives the dire reality mandated of a sentence in prison, which varies from state to state. Their sentence can be as long as 20 years perhaps. When released from prison, they have to register as a sex offender and see a probation officer, maybe undergo counseling and in some civil cases, offenders are directed to pay restitution to victim or victims. Pedophiles are predators. Why would an institution want to shield these pedophiles? What would Jesus say? The Catholic Church can take a stand right now. Those priests who have been accused should go through exactly what a lay person would have to do if accused. Those priests, bishops or cardinals and any hierarchy who were part of the cover-up should be defrocked. There are many abusers who have passed away, since this has gone on for decades. They have already received their punishment. The church must keep these pedophiles away so they do no more harm. What would Jesus say? I know he would tell us to forgive. I feel certain he would say the abusers cannot represent the Catholic Church. Kathleen McDonough Luepke Concord

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Staff, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, (Name: Name: St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Location: St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States;;), Obituary: Luepke, Thomas J. Luepke, Thomas J., Baptized into the Hope of Christ’s Resurrection suddenly Thurs., July 16, 1998. Beloved husband of Kathleen Luepke (nee McDonough). Dear father of Tim (Cindy) Luepke, Kristin (Paul) Weisbrod, Dan (Cathy) Luepke and Becky Luepke. Dear grandfather of Danno and Caitlin Luepke, Heidi and Hannah Weisbroad. Dear son-in-law of Alice McDonough. Dear brother of Mary Kay Tonsi and Henry Luepke. Our dear brother-in-law, nephew, uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend. Funeral from HOFFMEISTER COLONIAL Mortuary, Mon., July 20, 9:30 with Mass celebrated at St. Gabriel the Arch angel Church, 10 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Mr. Luepke was an active volunteer of Our Little Haven, SLUH Alumni and member of Greenbriar C.C. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Our Little Haven, SLUH or Unigroup Scholarship Fund appreciated. VISITATION SUN. 3-9 P.M. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 19JUL1998 HFA: 21FEB2023 [S8] Staff, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, (Name: Name: St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Location: St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States;;), McDonough, Alice (Barron). McDonough, Alice (nee Barron), age 97, passed away Jan. 1, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Edward J. McDonough; loving mother of Mary Anne Salsich and Kathleen Luepke; dear grandmother of 6 and great-grandmother of 8. Services: Visitation at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Tues., Jan. 5 from 9:15 am until time of mass at 10:00 AM. Interment Private. Contributions to Mercy Hospice, appreciated. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 03JAN2016 HFA: 09MAR2023 [S8] Staff, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, (Name: Name: St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Location: St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States;;), McDonough, Edward J. McDonough, Edward J., Sun., May 20, 1984, fortified with the sacraments of Holy Mother Church, beloved husband of Alice McDonough (nee Barron), dear father of Mary Anne Salsich and Kathleen Luepke, dear brother of Loretto Byrne, Lucille McDonough and Joseph I. McDonough, dear grandfather, father-in-law, uncle, cousin and brother-in-law. Funeral from HOFFMEISTER COLONIAL Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa at Watson, Wed., May 23, 9:15 a.m. with Mass celebrated at 10 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Church, Webster Groves. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Tues., after 3 p.m. Family prefers donation to American Cancer Society or St. Louis Peregrine Society. St. Louis post-Dispatch: 22MAY1984 HFA: 28JUN2018 [S8] Staff, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, (Name: Name: St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Location: St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States;;), McDonough, Joseph I. McDonough, Joseph I., baptized into the Hope of Christ’s Resurrection, Sun., April 18, 1999, dear brother-in-law of Alice McDonough, dear uncle of Mary Anne Salsich, Kathleen Luepke and Mary Ellen Komos, dear great-uncle, great-great-uncle, cousin and friend. Funeral from HOFFMEISTER COLONIAL Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa at Watson, 9:15 a.m., Thurs., April 22, for 10:00 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Church. Interment Mt. Olive Cemetery. Visitation Wed., 4-8 p.m. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 20APR1999 HFA: 10MAR2023 [S8] Staff, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, (Name: Name: St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Location: St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States;;), McDonough, Lucille C. McDonough, Lucille C., fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Wed., Dec. 2, 1998, dear sister-in-law of Alice McDonough, dear aunt of Kathleen Luepke, Mary Anne Salsich and Mary Ellen Komos, dear great-aunt, cousin and friend. Funeral from Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa at Waston, 9:30 a.m., Sat., Dec. 5, with Mass celebrated 10 a.m., at the Church of St. Gabriel the Archangel. Interment Mt. Olive Cemetery. Masses preferred. No visitation. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 04DEC1998 HFA: 10MAR2023