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Fr. Robert W. Lambeck, SJ
Fr. Robert W. Lambeck, S.J., was called to eternal life on July 9, 2010 in Wauwatosa, WI at the age of 92 years.
Fr. Bob Lambeck was born in Milwaukee, WI on October 1, 1917, and was baptized at St. Michael’s Church. He attended St. Michael’s Grade School and Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, graduating in 1935. After one year of college at Marquette University, he joined the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, MO on September 1, 1936 and pronounced his first vows there on September 8, 1938, remaining two more years in the same place for humanities studies. In 1940 he enrolled at St. Louis University in St. Louis, MO, obtaining the A.B. degree in Latin and English that same year and the Ph.L. degree in 1943. During regency he taught English and history at Creighton Prep Jesuit High School in Omaha, NE and completed the requirements for his M.A. degree in European history from St. Louis University in 1945. Bob began his theology study at St. Marys College in St. Marys, KS in 1946, being ordained priest by Bishop Ignatius Glennie, S.J. at St. Marys on June 14, 1949. Tertianship followed in 1950-1951 at St. Joseph Hall in Decatur, IL under the direction of Fr. Hugo J. Gerleman, S.J. and in 1951 he received the S.T.L. degree from St. Louis University. From 1952 to 1957 Bob taught English, history and religion at St. Louis University High School, where he pronounced his final vows on August 15, 1952. He then taught English and religion at Marquette University High School for the next two years. From 1959 to 1961 Bob was assistant principal at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, WI and then became Socius of the Wisconsin Province until 1963, when he was named Superior of Holy Rosary Mission at Pine Ridge, SD. The year 1965-1966 he was back at Campion High School teaching history and religion, before joining the theology faculty at Marquette University until his retirement in 2004. During his tenure at Marquette University, Bob made his solemn profession on June 16, 1980. He remained at the Marquette University Jesuit Residence, but in 2007, due to failing health, he was missioned to pray for the Church and the Society of Jesus at the St. Camillus Jesuit community in Wauwatosa, WI, where he died. Back to Top
Fr. Paul J. Strittmatter, SJ
Fr. Paul J. Strittmatter, SJ, was called to eternal life on March 30, 2010, in Omaha, NE. He was 63 years old.
Fr. Strittmatter was born in Des Moines, IA on July 12, 1946 and was baptized at All Saints Church. He attended St. John’s Grade School and then Dowling High School in Des Moines, graduating in 1964. That year he joined the Society of Jesus at the Jesuit College in St. Bonifacius, MN on September 1 and he pronounced his first vows there on September 8, 1966. After two years of humanities studies in the same place, he enrolled at St. Louis University in St. Louis, MO and obtained the B.A. degree in Philosophy and Letters in 1970 and the M.A. degree in History in 1971. During regency he taught history at Creighton Prep in Omaha, NE and then moved to the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA for his theology studies. On June 17, 1977 he was ordained priest by Archbishop Daniel E. Sheehan at St. John’s Church on the campus of Creighton University in Omaha and then worked as campus minister at Creighton University, where he then became Associate Director of the Medical School in 1982. From 1984 to 1997 Paul served as associate pastor at St. Francis Mission in St. Francis, SD and did tertianship in the summers of 1985 and 1986 at the Campion Renewal Center in Weston, MA and at Campion House in Omaha under the direction of Fr. Larry Gillick, S.J. Paul pronounced his final vows on December 7, 1991 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Mission, SD. After a sabbatical year at St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines, Paul became pastor of St. Patrick’s Church in Dunlap, IA, of Sacred Heart Church in Woodbine, IA and lately of Holy Family Church in Mondamin, IA, a position he occupied until his unexpected death at the Creighton University Jesuit Community, where he went every Monday for his day off. Back to Top
Fr. Eugene J. Jakubek, SJ
Fr. Eugene J. Jakubek, S.J., was called to eternal life on January 19, 2010, in Omaha, NE. He was 87 years old.
Fr. Gene Jakubek was born in Milwaukee, WI on October 11, 1922 and was baptized at St. Casimir’s Church. He attended St. Casimir’s Grade School and then Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, WI, graduating in 1940. On August 17, 1941 he entered the Jesuit novitiate at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, MO and on August 24, 1943 he pronounced his first vows, remaining two more years in the same place for humanities studies. In 1945 he moved to St. Louis, MO and received from St. Louis University the A.B. degree in philosophy and English in 1947 and the Ph.L. degree in 1948. Gene did regency at Creighton Prep Jesuit High School in Omaha, NE, teaching English and speech and in 1951 he began his theology studies at St. Marys College in St. Marys, KS, being ordained priest there by Bishop Edward Hunkeler on June 16, 1954. In 1955-1956 he did tertianship at St. Joseph Hall in Decatur, IL under the direction of Fr. Hugo J. Gerleman, S.J. and completed the requirements for his S.T.L. degree from St. Louis University. For the next two years Gene taught English at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, WI and in 1958 he was assigned to the Jesuit Seminary Guild as assistant director, a position he held until 1989. During that time he pronounced final vows on February 2, 1961 at Marquette University High School, where he lived. After a one-year sabbatical, he was missioned to Creighton Prep, where he served as pastoral counselor until 1997, when his health needs required a move to the Creighton University Jesuit Community and there he continued to help as counselor. As his health needs increased, in 2005 he moved to Westgate Assisted Living to pray for the Church and the Society of Jesus and later that same year to Montclair Nursing Home in Omaha, where he died. Back to Top
Fr. Richard A. McGarrity, SJ Read memorial tributes and view photo collage
Fr. Richard A. McGarrity, S.J., was called to eternal life on October 26th, 2009, in Milwaukee, WI. He was 78 years old.
Fr. Dick McGarrity was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada on August 27, 1931 and was baptized at Holy Rosary Church. He attended Holy Rosary Grade School and St. Stephen High School, graduating in 1948. Dick obtained the B.S. degree in 1952 from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and then enrolled at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, receiving the M.B.A. degree in marketing in 1959. On September 1, 1960 he joined the Society of Jesus at the Jesuit College in St. Bonifacius, MN and pronounced his first vows at Fusz Memorial in St. Louis, MO on September 8, 1962. He received the Ph.L. degree from St. Louis University and then enrolled at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where he received the Ph.D. degree in business in 1969. Dick studied theology at Regis College in Toronto, Ontario and on June 6, 1970 he was ordained priest by Bishop J.N. MacNeil at Holy Rosary Church in St. Stephen, N.B. From 1971 to 1977 he was assistant professor of marketing at Marquette University and then did tertianship at Regis College in Toronto under the direction of Fr. William Clarke, S.J. Dick returned to Marquette University as assistant vice-president for academic affairs, becoming later associate Vice-President, and remained in that position until 1999, having taken a sabbatical at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, MA in 1990. Dick made final profession at the Jesuit community of Marquette University on February 2, 1979. In 1999 he was assigned to be president of the Jesuit Partnership in Milwaukee. Back to Top
Fr. Earl Kurth, SJ
Fr. Earl J. Kurth, S.J., was called to eternal life on September 2, 2009, in Wauwatosa, WI. He was 93 years old.
Fr. Earl Kurth was born in Waterloo, IA on November 3, 1916 and was baptized at St. Mary’s Church. He attended St. Mary’s grade school and St. Mary’s High School, graduating in 1934. After two years of college at Columbia College in Dubuque, IA, on September 1, 1936 he joined the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, MO and pronounced his first vows on September 8, 1938. Following two years of humanities studies in the same place, he attended St. Louis University in St. Louis, MO and received the A.B. degree in Latin in 1940 and in 1943 both the Ph.L. and the M.A. degree in medieval history. Earl did his regency as a teacher of Latin at St. Louis University High School and then moved to St. Marys College in St. Marys, KS for theology studies, being ordained a priest there by Bishop Ignatius Glennie, S.J. on June 14, 1949. Tertianship took place at St. Joseph Hall in Decatur, IL the year 1950-1951 under the direction of Fr. Hugo J. Gerleman, S.J. His first assignment as priest was to be associate pastor at St. Stephen’s Mission in St. Stephens, WY, where he pronounced his final vows on August 15, 1952 and from 1953 to 1961 he was Superior of that Mission. From there he was missioned to the Jesuit College in St. Bonifacius, MN as novice director for the novice Brothers. In 1965 he was named Superior of Holy Rosary Mission in Pine Ridge, SD and after his term as Superior he remained there as director of development, serving also as minister for twelve of those years, and on February 2, 1977 he made his solemn profession. From 1987 to 1996 Earl was associate pastor at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Mankato, MN and then returned to Holy Rosary Mission as minister. As his health required closer attention, in 2003 he was missioned to pray for the Church and the Society as a member of the Jesuit Community at St. Camillus in Wauwatosa, WI, where he died. Back to Top
Fr. Philip E. Pick, SJ
Fr. Philip E. Pick SJ was called to eternal life August 14, 2009, at the Fusz Pavilion in St. Louis, Missouri. He was 93 years old and would have celebrated his 70th anniversary of entrance into the Society on September 1.
Phil was born in West Bend, Wisconsin, on January 11, 1916. He attended grade school and high school in West Bend and earned a BA in Economics from Marquette University before entering the Society on September 1, 1939, at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Missouri. He followed the usual course of studies and was ordained on June 14, 1950, at St. Mary’s College in Kansas. Tertianship followed during 1951-52 at St. Joseph’s Hall in Decatur, Illinois.
Phil gave his entire life as a Jesuit to missionary work. Except for a brief sabbatical in 1976-77 and the following year spent working at the province office promoting the work of the missions, virtually all of his ministry was in Central America. His first assignment as a priest was to parish work in Belize. He spent six years in the towns of Orange Walk and Stann Creek and then served for three years as superior of the Belize Mission before he was sent to Honduras where he labored for the next 40 years.
Tall and lanky, handsome in a white cassock, he looked every bit the missionary. His broad smile was all this quiet and outwardly shy man needed as an introduction to the people of the villages. Phil knew the power of God’s Word and used any technology available to spread it. He had a mobile chapel that he pulled behind his blue Jeep; he established a fledgling radio network as a means to keep the missionaries in touch with each other in their remote postings. As he gained experience with communications technology, he founded and staffed Radio Progreso which broadcast a broad range of news, music, religious programming and literacy training. The government closed the station for a time in the late 1970s because of its defense of human rights and advocacy for the compesino movement. When the station returned to the air, its voice was stronger than ever particularly in moments of crisis when it was instrumental during the recovery efforts following Hurricane Mitch. It continues to be a steady, objective voice during the current political turmoil in Honduras. Phil’s work became widely known and he was invited to assist in establishing a network of influential radio schools in Guatemala and Panama. He worked to help air Archbishop Romero’s powerful homilies in El Salvador and personally labored to reconstruct the station when it was bombed. He had visited with his friend Romero on the morning of his death.
Padre Felipe, as he was affectionately known, took a “hands-on” approach to everything he did. He begged and scrounged used towers and transmitters and installed and serviced the equipment. He taught others the skills to keep the equipment running and to manage the programming Through all the years of civil turmoil in Central America Phil embodied God’s Word doing his part to make it present, active and available even in the remotest village. As age diminished his energy, he remained in Honduras doing pastoral ministry until his failing health necessitated his move to the Fusz Pavilion in 2008. Back to Top
Fr. Charles C. Murphy, SJ
Fr. Charles C. Murphy, S.J. was called to eternal life on August 1, 2009 in Wauwatosa, WI. He was 85 years old.
Fr. Murphy was born in Green Bay, WI on July 10, 1924 and was baptized at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. The family moved to Milwaukee, WI and he attended Gesu Grade School and then Marquette University High School, where he graduated in 1942. After serving with the Marines, he enrolled at Marquette University and obtained the B.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1949. On August 17, 1950 he joined the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, MO and pronounced his first vows on August 22, 1952. After one year of humanities study there he attended St. Louis University, obtaining the A.B. degree in philosophy in 1956. For the next three years he taught physics, science and mathematics at Holy Rosary Mission in Pine Ridge, SD and in 1959 he began his theology study at St. Marys College in St. Marys, KS, obtaining the S.T.B. degree from St. Louis University in 1964. Charlie was ordained priest by Bishop Roman Atkielski at Gesu Church in Milwaukee on June 12, 1962. In 1963-1964 he did tertianship at St. Joseph Hall in Decatur, IL under the direction of Fr. James E. Coleran, S.J., after which he was missioned to be Socius to the director of novices at Jesuit College in St. Bonifacius, MN. On August 15, 1965 he pronounced his final vows and remained there until 1970. From 1970 to 1973 Charlie was campus minister at Marquette University and then became chaplain of St. Joseph Convent in Milwaukee. While at St. Joseph, he obtained the M.A. degree in theology from Marquette University and founded and directed the Cardoner Retreat Center. In 1988 Charlie was missioned to be minister at the Mwangaza Jesuit Spirituality Center in Mwangaza, Kenya. During the year 1994-1995 he was minister at the Southland Jesuit Community in Nairobi, Kenya and worked also as retreat director. He then moved to Loyola House in Nairobi, where he served as spiritual director and retreat director until he returned to the States in 2000 to be pastoral minister at Marquette University. From 2002 to 2005 he was assistant pastor at Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Lake Havasu City, AZ. As his health required closer attention, in 2005 he was missioned to pray for the Church and the Society as a member of the Jesuit Community at St. Camillus in Wauwatosa, WI, where he died. Back to Top
Fr. Harold C. Bradley, SJ
The Rev. Harold C. Bradley, Assistant to the Vice President for Federal Relations at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died Friday, July 10, 2009, at the St. Camillus Jesuit Community. He was 84 years old.
Fr. Bradley devoted his life to building better human conditions for the disadvantaged of the world. In the Jesuit tradition, he believed firmly that the means to do this was through education; and he was a driving force in designing and deploying many programs throughout the world with the common theme of enabling through education and local development or skills, talent, and resources. At Marquette, among programs he started or touched were the Kenyan "Train the Trainer" program in which nurses received training for AIDS/HIV patients, the "Anacrobic Digestion/Poop-to-Power" program, a campus beautification and native tree project, an Indian Tribal magazine, and most recently the Haiti Sustainability project, which aspires to bring clean water and public restrooms to the country of Haiti. Prior to joining Marquette, Fr. Bradley was at Georgetown University from 1971-1995. He held the positions of Assistant to the President on Federal Relations, Director of the Office of International Programs, Founder & Director, Center for Immigration Policy and Refugee Assistance (CIPRA). Among the programs that he forged during his time included the Central American Scholarship Program (CASP), the DC Schools Project, the Vietnamese Entrepreneur Training Program, the Georgetown Hospital Volunteer Interpreting Service, Foreign Student Assistance, Friends of Solidarity, the Southeast Asian Refugee Relief, and Study Abroad. He has been published extensively and honored by presidents of many countries, including former President Ronald Reagan, Noble Peace Prize winners Lech Walesa of Poland, and Oscar Arias of Costa Rica. Fr. Bradley graduated from Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Mo., in 1943, and was immediately drafted to the United States Army. He fought in World War II, serving as a tank commander in Italy at Rome-Arno, North Appennines and Po Valley. He was awarded the Purple Heart. He later returned to Kansas City and received his BA in history and economics from Rockhurst University in 1949. He joined the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo, in 1949, and was ordained 1961 in St. Mary's, Kansas. He also received his MA and Ph.D. in American History from St. Louis University. During his training, Fr. Bradley was assigned to various teaching and administration positions around the U.S. and abroad, including Kapaun Jesuit High School in Wichita, KS; Director of Latin American Programs and Teacher of History at St. Louis University, administrator and teacher in Quito, Ecuador, Cali, Columbia, and Mexico City, Mexico. In 2000 he was hired by Marquette University as assistant to the vice-president for governmental and community relations. As his health required closer attention, in 2007 he moved to the Jesuit community at St. Camillus in Wauwatosa, WI, where he died. Back to Top
Br. Edmund W. Stetzen, SJ
Br. Edmund W. Stetzen, SJ, was called to eternal life on March 25, 2009, in Wauwatosa, WI. He was 97 years old.
Brother Ed Stetzen was born in East St. Louis, IL on August 22, 1911 and was baptized at St. Phillip’s Church. He attended Signal Hill Grade School and Cathedral High School, both of them in Belleville, IL, graduating from high school in 1929. Br. Ed held several work positions and on May 13, 1939 he joined the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, MO and pronounced his first vows as a Jesuit Brother there on May 13, 1941. He remained in that community and took care of the Florissant dairy until 1947, when he was assigned to work as a carpenter at Holy Rosary Mission on the Pine Ridge reservation of South Dakota. On August 15, 1949 he pronounced final vows at what was then the theologians villa on the island of Lake Beulah in Mukwonago, WI. In 1962 he was missioned to Creighton University in Omaha, NE, where he was the community’s buyer, sacristan and wardrobe keeper. As his health care needs increased, in 2007 he was missioned to pray for the Church and the Society in the Jesuit Community at St. Camillus in Wauwatosa, WI, where he died. Back to Top
Br. James R. Zuercher, SJ
Br. James R. Zuercher, SJ, who worked in St. Louis, Minneapolis, Nebraska and Iowa, died January 23, 2009 at the age of 84.
Br. Zuercher was born in Brodhead, WI on August 20, 1924 and was baptized at St. Rose’s Church. He attended Brodhead Grade school and then St. Victor’s Grade School in Monroe, WI, graduating from Monroe High School in 1942. In two non-consecutive years he was a student at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI and on July 8, 1948 he joined the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, MO, where he pronounced his first vows on July 18, 1950. His first assignment, one that would last for thirty-two years, was to Fusz Memorial in St. Louis, MO as refectorian and groundskeeper and he pronounced his final vows there on August 15, 1958. From 1982 to 1990 Jim was pastoral minister at St. Stephen’s Parish in Minneapolis, MN and then he moved to the L’Arche Community in Clinton, IA as minister to the developmentally disabled for four years. In 1994 he was assigned to Creighton Prep Jesuit High School in Omaha, NE as minister of the community and in 1997 he moved to the Creighton University Jesuit Community as assistant to the minister. As he experienced health limitations, he was missioned to pray for the Church and the Society of Jesus at St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa, WI, where he died. Back to Top
Fr. Robert F. Purcell, SJ
Fr. Robert F. Purcell, S.J., who was pastor of Milwaukee's Gesu Church, instructor of speech, and retreat director, died Jan. 16, 2009 in Wauwatosa, WI. He was 89 years old.
Fr. Purcell, born in Chicago on December 18, 1919, and attended grade school at St. Giles Grade School in Oak Park, IL. From 1934 to 1938 he was a student at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, WI. After attending De Paul University in Chicago, he joined the Society of Jesus on June 25, 1941 at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, MO and pronounced first vows on July 22, 1943. At the end of two years of humanities studies he studied philosophy at St. Louis University and from 1948 to 1959 he taught English and speech at Campion, his high school alma mater. Bob studied theology at St. Marys College in St. Marys, KS, obtaining the S.T.L. degree from St. Louis University, and was ordained a priest at St. Marys on June 17, 1953 by Bishop Edward Hunkler. He did tertianship at St. Joseph Hall in Decatur, IL under the direction of Fr. Hugo Gerleman, S.J. In 1955 he returned to St. Louis University and obtained the M.A. degree in speech.
Fr. Purcell began his first speech assignment at Creighton University in Omaha from 1956 to 1960. He was then assigned to teach speech and English at the Jesuit College in St. Bonifacius, MN, where he pronounced his final vows on August 15, 1956. In 1965 he returned to Creighton University to teach speech and as campus minister until 1970, when he moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the Movement for a Better World as retreat director until 1974. That year he was missioned to be pastor of Gesu Church in Milwaukee, WI, a position he held until 1984, when he was assigned to the Jesuit Retreat House in Oshkosh, WI as retreat director. During his tenure as Gesu pastor Bob made his profession of vows on February 28, 1977 at the Province office. From 1989 to 1999 he worked as retreat director for the Center for Ignatian Spirituality on the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee. As his health required closer attention, he was missioned to pray for the Church and the Society as a member of the Jesuit Community at St. Camillus in Wauwatosa, WI, where he died. Back to Top
Fr. Edward A. Larkin, SJ
Fr. Edward A. Larkin, SJ, an Omaha native who spent nearly a half century teaching, was called to eternal life on December 13, 2008, in Wauwatosa, WI. He was 86 years old.
Fr. Larkin was born in Omaha, NE on March 5, 1922 and was baptized at St. Bridget Church. He attended St. John’s Grade School and then Creighton Prep High School in Omaha, graduating in 1940. After one year at Creighton University, he entered the novitiate on August 17, 1941 at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, MO and pronounced his vows there on August 24, 1943, followed by two years of humanities study at the same place. In 1945 he enrolled at St. Louis University in St. Louis, MO to study philosophy, obtaining that year the A.B. degree in Latin, Greek and English and the Ph.L. degree in 1948. From there he moved to regency at St. Francis Mission in St. Francis, SD as a teacher at the mission school. Fr. Larkin did his theology studies at St. Marys College in St. Marys, KS and was ordained a priest there by Bishop Edward Hunkeler on June 16, 1954. He did tertianship at St. Joseph Hall in Decatur, IL in 1955-1956 under the direction of Fr. Hugo J. Gerleman, S.J., at the end of which he received the S.T.L. degree from St. Louis University. Fr. Larkin returned to St. Francis Mission as school principal and history teacher until 1961 and then as teacher of history, speech and religion. During this time he pronounced final vows at the mission on August 15, 1957. In 1962 he was missioned to be assistant principal at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, WI. After two years in that position he enrolled at Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD and received the M.S. degree in counseling in 1966. Even before completing that degree, he started teaching theology at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, WI and remained in that assignment for twenty-two years. Fr. Larkin took the year 1986-1987 for an update in theology at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA. In 1986 he left Marquette High to return to his hometown of Omaha and Creighton Prep, where he taught theology for one year and then served as pastoral minister. From Prep he was assigned to Creighton University to serve as pastoral minister. In between Ed found time to substitute for absent pastors in South Dakota and invariably organized Scripture lectures for the parish members, which both he and they loved. As his health required closer attention, in 2008 he was missioned to pray for the Church and the Society as a member of the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa, WI, where he died. Back to Top
Fr. Robert P. Hart, SJ
Fr. Bob Hart died on November 29, 2008 in Wauwatosa, WI at the age of 77.
Fr. Hart was born in Milwaukee, WI on July 10, 1931 and baptized at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. He attended St. Sebastian Grade School in Milwaukee and Marquette University High School also in Milwaukee, where he graduated in 1949. On August 8 of that year he entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, MO and pronounced his first vows on August 15, 1951. Humanities studies followed in the same place and in 1953 he started philosophy studies at St. Louis University in St. Louis, MO, obtaining from that school an A.B. degree in1955, a Ph.L. degree in 1956 and a M.A. degree in sociology in 1958, after he had already started teaching Greek and Latin at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, WI in 1957. In 1959 he moved to St. Marys College in St. Marys, KS for theology studies and remained there until 1963. Bob was ordained a priest at the Gesu Church in Milwaukee, WI by Bishop Roman Atkielski on June 12, 1962. After obtaining a S.T.L. degree from St. Louis University, he did tertianship in Paray-le-Monial, France in 1963-1964. He then enrolled at the Institut Catholique de Paris and obtained his S.T.D. degree in 1968. While in Paris, he pronounced his final vows on August 15, 1966. Returning to Milwaukee, he taught theology at Marquette University from 1968 to 1972 and from 1972 to 1974 he did Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Boston State Hospital in Boston, MA. From 1974 to 1980 he was chaplain at the Yale University Hospital in New Haven, CT and then became associate pastor of St. Rita’s Church in Hamden, CT. In 1982 Bob joined the theology faculty at Creighton University in Omaha, NE and was also chaplain of the various varsity sports teams until his retirement in 2001 due to failing health. Since 2001 he was praying for the Church and the Society of Jesus as a member of the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa, WI until his death. Back to Top
Fr. James A. Egan, SJ
Fr. Jim Egan died on October 2, 2008 in Omaha, Neb., at the age of 73.
Fr. Egan was born in Ponca, NE on April 13, 1935 and baptized at St. Joseph Church. He attended St. Peter’s Grade School in Omaha, NE and graduated from Creighton Prep Jesuit High School in 1952. On August 8 of the same year he joined the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, MO, where he pronounced his first vows on August 15, 1954. After two years in the same place for humanities studies, he moved to St. Louis, MO and received from St. Louis University the A.B. and Ph.L. degrees in philosophy.
Fr. Egan did regency at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, WI from 1959 to 1962 and in 1961 he also obtained the M.Ed. degree from St. Louis University. He then began theology studies at St. Mary's College in St. Mary's, KS, where on June 9, 1965 he was ordained priest by Bishop Edward Hunkeler. In 1966-1967 he did tertianship at St. Joseph Hall in Decatur, IL under the direction of Fr. Charles T. Hunter, S.J. and then returned to Campion High School as a teacher of theology and English. In 1970 he undertook clinical pastoral education (CPE) at Mendota State Hospital in Madison, WI and became hospital chaplain. From 1972 to 1978 he was campus minister at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and in 1973 he pronounced his final vows at the university’s Catholic Center. He spent a sabbatical year at the Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, MA and then returned to Madison to resume his campus ministry work. From 1980 to 1984 he served at St. Francis Mission in St. Francis, SD first as associate pastor and then as pastor of St. Bridget’s Parish. In 1984 he moved to the La Storta Apostolic Community in Minneapolis, MN, where he served as retreat and spiritual director. In 1990 he spent a sabbatical year at St. Francis Mission and then moved to Rapid City, SD as associate pastor of St. Isaac Jogues Parish.
From 1992 to 1998 Fr. Egan was servant minister to the priests of the Omaha Archdiocese and in 1998 he moved to the East Africa Province, first for language studies at Loyola House in Nairobi, Kenya and then as pastoral minister at Xavier House in Kampala, Uganda. Jim returned to Omaha in 2005 and, after one year of medical leave, served as pastoral minister at St. Benedict the Moor Parish.
A cancer that had been treated surgically spread over his body and he died on October 2, 2008. Back to Top
Fr. Robert J. Kelly, SJ
Fr. Robert J. Kelly, SJ (Korea) died August 16, 2008, in Wauwatosa, Wis. He was 87.
Fr. Kelly was born in Valle City, N.D. on April 7, 1921. He entered the novitiate at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo. on Aug. 8, 1939.
Fr. Kelly obtained the A.B. degree in English literature and the Ph.L. degree from St. Louis University. During that time, he was editor of The Modern Schoolman. He did regency at Creighton Prep High School in Omaha teaching English and assisting with drama activities. In 1949 he began theology studies at St. Mary's (Kan.) College. He was ordained on June 19, 1952. From 1954 to 1957 he studied moral theology at the Gregorian University in Rome and then moved back to St. Mary's College as professor of moral and pastoral theology. In 1961 he obtained a certificate in theology and psychiatric theory from the Menninger School of Psychiatry in Topeka, Kan.
In 1963 he was missioned to Korea and taught at Sogang University in Seoul. He was also director of education for Jesuit students and director of Malssumui retreat house in Suwon. From 1977 to 1981 he was professor of moral theology and director of pastoral training at Notre Dame Diocesan Seminary in New Orleans. He returned to Sogang University where he served first as secretary and then as archivist of the Korean Region of the Society of Jesus.
Due to failing health, in 2005 Bob moved to the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa. Back to Top
Br. Lee A. McNamee, SJ
Br. Lee A. McNamee, SJ died on July 23, 2008 in Wauwatosa, Wis. He was 82.
Brother McNamee was born in Fort Crook, Neb. on June 26, 1926. He graduated from Campion High School in Prairie du Chien. Wis. in 1944 and entered the Society of Jesus on July 30 at St. Stanislaus Seminarian In Florissant, Mo. He pronounced his first vows as a Jesuit Brother in 1946 and remained in Florissant as assistant business manager for the next four years. From 1950 to 1954 he served as assistant to the Secretary of the Society of Jesus and as house treasurer in Rome. The next year he did tertianship at Gesu Church in Milwaukee and then moved to the Province office where he was assistant mission procurator until 1962. For the next five years he served as assistant mission director in Minneapolis. From 1967 to 1970 he was minister and librarian and then prefect of health and secretary at the Universidad de Salta in Argentina, run at that time by the Wisconsin Province.
Returning to the States, he studied counseling at the Metropolitan College in Minneapolis and was a counselor at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha. From 1973 to 1986 he was senior counselor and assistant administrator at Anoka (Minn.) State Hospital. The next four years he was a high school counselor at Creighton Prep in Omaha and in 1990 he moved to working in Minneapolis as addiction counselor until 2002, when he moved to Milwaukee continuing his work.
Due to failing health, in 2005 he was missioned to the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa. Back to Top
Fr. Robert C. Ostertag, SJ
Fr. Robert C. Ostertag, SJ died July 12, 2008, at the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa, Wis. He was 92.
Fr. Ostertag was born Oct. 12, 1915 in Burlington, Iowa. After attending Burlington Junior College, Iowa State College and Creighton University, he entered the novitiate at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo. in 1937. He received his A.B. from St. Louis University in 1941. He taught math and physics at Regis High School in Denver and was ordained a priest on June 14, 1949 in St. Mary's, Kan. He received his S.T.L. in 1950 from St. Louis University. He taught physics and theology at Marquette University High School from 1951 to 1980. From 1981 to 1992 he served as a retreat director. He moved to St. Camillus Jesuit Community in 1992 where he continued to serve as a retreat and spiritual director until 2002. Back to Top
Fr. Lawrence W. Flanagan, SJ
Fr. Lawrence (Larry) W. Flanagan, SJ died June 29, 2008, in Omaha. He was 91.
Fr. Flanagan was born in Marcus, Iowa on Oct. 28, 1916 and after receiving teacher's training and attending Creighton University in Omaha, he entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo. He obtained his A.B. degree in Latin, Greek and English from St. Louis University in 1943 and his M.A. degree in Latin and Greek from the same institution in 1946. He was ordained on June 19, 1952. From 1954 to 1963 he taught theology at Creighton University. During the 1963-1964 school year, he attended the Institut Catholique de Paris in France, engaging in further theology study. He returned to Creighton University in 1964 and continued to teach theology until his retirement in 1990. He suffered a fall that required surgery and while still in the hospital, he suffered a heart attack that lead to his death. Back to Top
Fr. Leland E. Lubbers, SJ
Fr. Leland (Lee) E. Lubbers, SJ died June 27, 2008, in Omaha. He was 80.
Fr. Lubbers was born in Stoughton, Wis. on June 6, 1928 and graduated from Marquette University High School in 1946. He entered the novitiate that same year at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo. He earned an A.B. degree in 1952 and also Ph.L. and M.A. degrees in 1953 from St. Louis University. He was ordained on June 16, 1959. In 1961 he obtained the S.T.L. degree from St. Louis University and in 1963 the D.U.P. Degree from the Sorbonne University In Paris, France.
From 1965 to 1993 he was on the faculty of Creighton University, teaching history of art and sculpture and becoming director of the Creighton Satellite Network and founder of SCOLA. (SCOLA receives and retransmits television programming from around the world in native languages.) He remained director of SCOLA when the facility moved to McClelland, Iowa and in 1997 he also became promoter of the Chinese apostolate in the United States. As his health deteriorated, he was missioned to the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa, Wis., but moved back to Omaha to a hospice residence where he died. Back to Top
Fr. Paul I. Manhart, SJ
Fr. Paul I. Manhart, SJ, died May 1, 2008, at the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa, Wis. He was 81 years old.
Fr. Manhart was born in Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2, 1927. He was a graduate of Creighton Prep and attended Creighton University. He entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo., on his 18th birthday, Jan. 2, 1945. He obtained his A.B. degree with a double major in English and Latin from St. Louis University. In 1952 he was assigned to teach at Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, S.D. and in 1955 moved to St. Mary's (Kan.) College and was ordained there on June 18, 1958.
In 1960 he returned to Red Cloud Indian School, where he was assistant principal until 1964. He became pastor at Holy Rosary Mission in Pine Ridge, SD, until 1968. After spending one year as a writer at the Jesuit College in St. Bonifacius, Minn., he returned to Holy Rosary Mission as both writer and pastoral minister until 1993. He took a sabbatical spending a semester each at Gonzaga University and Creighton University returning to Holy Rosary Mission and remained there as writer and pastoral minister until 2003.
During his years as writer he completed his revision of the Lakota-English Dictionary, initially prepared by the late Fr. Eugene Buechel, SJ. It was published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2002. In 2003 his health needs made it advisable for him to move to St. Camillus. Back to Top
Fr. Richard T. Jones, SJ
Fr. Richard T. Jones, SJ died, Jan. 20, 2008, at the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa, Wis. He was 93 years old.
Fr. Jones was born in Omaha, Neb., Sept. 16, 1914 and entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo., Sept. 1, 1933. He obtained B.A. and M.A. degrees in philosophy from St. Louis University.
Fr. Jones was ordained at St. Mary's (Kan.) College, June 16, 1946. Fr. Jones taught history and religion at St. Louis University from 1948 to 1951. From 1955 to 1963 he was rector of the Jesuit community and school president at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee. He then moved to St. Francis Mission, where he spent the rest of his active ministry life, first as superior and then as associate pastor. Failing health caused him to leave St. Francis Mission in 2006 and move to St. Camillus. Back to Top
Fr. John M. Scott, SJ
Fr. John M. Scott, SJ died Dec. 27, 2007 at the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa, Wis. He was 94 years old.
Fr. Scott was born in Omaha, Neb., on April 8, 1913, but the family moved to Butte, Mont., before returning to Omaha where he graduated from Creighton Prep High School in 1931. That was the same year he entered into the Society of Jesus in Florissant, Mo. After receiving A.B. and M.A. degrees in philosophy from St. Louis University, he taught mathematics and general science at Holy Rosary Mission in Pine Ridge, S.D., from 1938 to 1941. From 1941 to 1945 he studied theology at St. Mary's (Kan.) College and was ordained a priest there in June 1944. After receiving his licentiate in theology from St. Louis University, he received his M.S. degree in physics at St. Louis 1947. From 1948 to 1978, Fr. Scott taught physics at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wis., and one of his former students still remembers him today as the best teacher he ever had.
After Campion closed, he spent one year as associate pastor of St. Agnes Church in Omaha and from 1978 to 2002 he was a writer as member of the Creighton University Jesuit Community. Fr. Scott authored 10 books and wrote articles for magazines such as "Arizona Highways" and "Young Catholic Messenger" among others. Due to failing health, he moved to the St. Camillus Jesuit Community. Back to Top
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