It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Kerry Deacon 82, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at DeGreef Hospice House in South St. Louis County.
Kerry Owen Deacon was born on January 14, 1943, in Auckland, New Zealand to Joyce Berkley Verran and Owen Josephy Bohner Deacon.
Kerry graduated from Auckland University with a master’s in engineering and construction management. Kerry’s job took him all over the world, from Saudia Arabia to Italy to the United States where he would fall in love with his wife of 36 years. In 1989, he married Nancy J Deacon. During their marriage, they lived in several states in the United States, making forever friends in each place they lived. Kerry loved gardening, golf, sailing, and most importantly his family. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Deacon; his children Toni-Lynn Deacon, Kathryn Cathell (Bailey Roberts), and Joseph Cathell; his brother Jonathan and his children, Emma (Mike) Schachter and Nicholas Deacon; his grandchildren, Autumn (Andrew) Klauba Madison Freeman, and great grandchildren Alana and Arielle, along with many other family members and friends.
Visitation will be held from 3-7pm on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Kutis Funeral Home in Affton. Mass of Christian burial will be on Monday, July 21, 2024, at 10am at Our Lady of Providence Church on Pardee Road. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to DeGreef Hospice House or Siteman Cancer Center BMT unit.
