Father Knuff to be buried at Doebra

OKATANA parish priest Hubert Anton Knuff (74), who passed away at the Okatana Mission on Sunday evening, will be buried at Doebra near Windhoek tomorrow.

Acting parish priest Frans van Wyk says a memorial service in the form of a holy mass was held at Okatana yesterday afternoon. Father van Wyk earlier told The Namibian that Father Knuff had complained about abdominal pain on Sunday morning, before he went to conduct mass at the Ehafo congregation.Father Knuff returned to Okatana after the service but went to his room directly after the evening prayers.After dinner, Father Van Wyk went to check on his colleague and found him dead on the floor of his bedroom.Father Knuff served many Roman Catholic congregations in Namibia, mainly in the North.Father van Wyk earlier told The Namibian that Father Knuff had complained about abdominal pain on Sunday morning, before he went to conduct mass at the Ehafo congregation.Father Knuff returned to Okatana after the service but went to his room directly after the evening prayers.After dinner, Father Van Wyk went to check on his colleague and found him dead on the floor of his bedroom.Father Knuff served many Roman Catholic congregations in Namibia, mainly in the North.