David Paul was born September 29, 1981 to father, Juma Kaseye, and mother, Safi Kasele, in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He attended the College Alfajiri in Bukavu until the death of his mother. He began working at an early age and became a talented tailor and designer. He married Riziki Kalirwa and, after waiting 15 years, David Paul and his family came to the United States in 2021. They arrived with their daughters, Verry Far (Olga), Prophecy, Ambolaki (Milka), and Israela and soon had another daughter, Acsa. They settled in Rochester, Minnesota, where David Paul worked for Morrison Food Services at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary’s Campus, in Rochester for nearly 3 years. The family attended Calvary Evangelical Free Church, also in Rochester. He was devoted to prayer, the reading of the Holy Bible, and loved music and playing the guitar. David Paul’s relationship with Jesus Christ was the center of his life and he spent many hours teaching his children to know and love Jesus as well, and to serve God. He spent many hours in prayer asking for protection and direction for his children. He also participated in the Christian Ministry of Spiritual Combat and had begun a preaching ministry. David Paul had recently relocated to Lexington, Kentucky, where he went home to be with Our Lord and Savior. He will be greatly missed by family and friends and those whose lives he touched. His smile will forever live in our hearts.
Visitation will be held at 1 pm and the funeral service at 2 pm this Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Calvary Evangelical Free Church at 5500 25th Avenue NW, Rochester, MN, 55901. A luncheon will follow at the church. Burial will immediately follow at Oronoco Cemetery, 151 Cemetery Road, Oronoco, Minnesota, 55901. There will be a video of the funeral available after the service that can be viewed on YouTube. Arrangements are being provided by Rochester Cremation Services.
