KASERER, Konrad

Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff, Arizona, Saturday, May 18, 2013 Rev. Konrad Kaserer died Thursday, May 16, 2013 after complications from a heart attack. He was born as a twin on September 4, 1953 in a small village in the Italian Alps. He received a master’s degree in theology at the Catholic Missionary Institute London and served as a missionary priest in the African rainforest in the former country of Zaire. There he met a Peace Corp volunteer, Dee Burgman, whom he married. After moving to Flagstaff, he earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Northern Arizona University. During his time in Flagstaff, he worked in a community-based mental health organization and opened his own practice, Summit Counseling Services. He served as Spiritual Leader for Unity of Flagstaff for ten years. Konrad is survived by his two sons, Sam and Jake, his mother and eight brothers and sisters who reside in Holland, Austria, and Italy. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Unity Church of Flagstaff at 6134 Black Bill Road, 6 miles northeast past the mall on Rt. 89, behind the Second Chance Animal Shelter. Carpooling to the service is encouraged. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: Unity Church of Flagstaff, 6134 Black Bill Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86004. Konrad’s written mission statement for his life reads: “To honor my life and priestly vocation; to honor the Divine by living the divine life I came here to live; to express love, happiness, abundance, joy, peace, compassion; to be in communion with my beloved; to travel and experience the world as the beautiful garden that it is. I want others to be at least as successful as I am.” Please visit www.hansenmortuary.com to share online condolences, memories, and statements of gratitude for Konrad.