Joseph Jardon Obituary
Joseph Bourke Jardon was born March 9, 1983, in Lawrence, Kansas. He was the firstborn and only son of Robert and Celia (née Birzer) Jardon. On the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, March 25, 1983, he was given the grace of Catholic Baptism.
Joseph had Down syndrome and he was happiest when living fulltime at home with his mother and father and younger sisters. He died sadly and suddenly at the age of 41 during an illness, on June 24, 2024, but with the blessing of receiving Extreme Unction and the Apostolic Blessing shortly after passing away. Among his closest family members, he is survived by his parents and five siblings: Kristen, Deborah, Michelle, Aimee, and Serena. May the most just, the most high, and the most lovable Will of God be in all things accomplished, praised, and magnified forever!
"The heart that has truly loved, never forgets." In your charity, please pray for the repose of Joseph's soul. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
'Great Saint Joseph, who hast so tenderly loved Jesus and felt so keenly the loss of His Presence during the time that thou wast in Limbo, I earnestly recommend to thee the soul of Joseph, who may at this moment be suffering in Purgatory. Be thou his consoler in that place of suffering and expiation! Deign to apply to him the pious suffrages of the faithful, particularly my own; be thou his intercessor with Jesus and Mary and obtain by thy prayers that, delivered from the bonds that hold him in captivity, he may fly to the bosom of God, there to be eternally in the enjoyment of those delights with which the elect are blessed. Amen.'
May the peace of Christ reign within your heart. Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us! "O Lord, I ask of Thee for myself and those dear to me, the grace to fulfill perfectly Thy Holy Will; to accept for the love of Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing life so that we may be united together in Heaven for all eternity."
Joseph's wake, beginning with the praying of the Rosary, was held from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 1, 2024, at the R.L. Leintz Funeral Home. A Traditional Requiem Mass was offered at 11 a.m. on July 2, 2024, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Easton, Kansas, for the repose of Joseph's soul. He was afterwards buried with the traditional blessing of Holy Mother Church at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Leavenworth Catholic Charities and the Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist at https://www.msjb.info.
