Father Robert Kwong Chee Siu

Catholic Priest, Father Robert Kwong Chee Siu, of Lander, Wyoming, died in Lander, on September 11, 2014. A public Rosary has been arranged for at 7:00 pm on Friday, September 12, 2014 in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Lander. Mass will be 10:00 am, Saturday, September 13, 2014 also in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church with military honors following services at the church parking lot. Burial will be next week in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Rev. Robert K.C. Siu passed away early Thursday morning on September 11, 2014. Robert Kwong Chee Siu was born the son of Chin Tai Siu and Sin Cook Lee on July 29, 1924, and was one of their seven children. He graduated from St. Louis High School in 1942. Robert was one of many eyewitnesses to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1944–46.

At the age of 14, Father Siu was baptized and knew then that he wanted to be a Catholic priest. He enrolled at Catholic University in 1946–48, and was ordained on June 12, 1954 at the age of 30. He served as Assistant Pastor at Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, Oahu; Assistant Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Hoolualua, N. Kona, Big Island, 1954–55; Professor of Theology, St. Stephens Seminary, Honolulu, Oahu, 1955–59; Assistant Pastor, Sacred Heart, Waianae, Oahu, 1959-64; Chancery, Chancellor Assistant, 1962–63; Pastor, St. Mary Gate of Heaven, Keaukaha, Big Island, 1964–72; Released for Studies, Institute of Spirituality, Oakland, CA, 1972–75; CPE, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1975–76; CPE, St. Louis Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 1976-77; Assistant Pastor, Holy Rosary, Idaho Falls, ID, 1977; Administrator, St. Bernard, Blackfoot, ID, 1978; Administrator, Assumption, Ferdinand, ID, 1979; Chaplain, St. Joseph Hospital, Tacoma, WA, 1980; Assistant Pastor, St. Mary's Cathedral, Cheyenne, WY, 1980; Administrator, St. Anthony, Upton, WY, 1981; Pastor, St. Leo, Lusk, WY, 1982; Pastor, St. Joseph, Lovell, WY, 1983–91; Retired, Priest in Residence, Holy Rosary, Lander, WY, 1992– 2014.

Father Siu was a man of discipline, prayer, study, wisdom, and great wit. He celebrated the Holy Mass with devotion every day of his priesthood, unless sickness prevented it. He was a patriot of our country, a devotee of Notre Dame football, and a lover of horses, guns, hunting, and the natural beauty of Wyoming. This allure drew him to Lander where he lived and served the People of God these past 22 years. He died at the age of 90 having served Jesus Christ faithfully as his priest for 60 years. Father Siu was a joy to all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Beatrice C.Y. Chock, brothers Alfred K.S. Siu, Kwong Yin Siu, and Edward K.C. Siu. He is survived by his brothers Arthur K.B. Siu and James K.M. Siu, his beloved Christine (niece) and husband Bert, and numerous other nieces and nephew and grand nieces and nephews. He was loved and will be missed by all.

Memorials can be sent to Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 163 Leedy Drive, Lander or Wyoming Catholic College, 1400 Aspen Way, Lander, WY 82520. Proceeds go to the education and formation of the youth, whom he loved till the end.

On-line guest book: www.HudsonsFuneralHome.com.


Funeral Home:
Hudson's Funeral Home
680 Mount Hope Drive
Lander, WY
US 82520