MESSAGES

JUBILARIANS   ---   CONGREGATION OF ST JOSEPH

July 11, 2009

80 years            Sister Cecilia Bush

75 years            Sister Hildegrarde Struble

70 years            Sister Ann Diskinl

60 years            Sister Connie Robles

Sister Patricia Mae Stanley

Sister Teresa Waner

Sister Mary Clare Doebel

Sister Antoinette Yelek

Sister Prudential Nelson

Sister Bridget Donohue

Sister Rita Marie Thissen

Sister Rose Anne Wolke

Deaths:

Lucille Kinkelaar Schroader A'40, died 11-06-08 while in Dodge City

Sharon Rohar H'57 died in Michigan

Elinor Lix Mellard, Academy

Marilyn Bergkamp Pollard H'55 died in Denver, Colorado

Donald Bogner, H'54
 

Rev. Joseph Bahr, chaplain at St. Mary of the Plains College for 12 years (1970-1982) died December 19, 2007, of cardiac arrest at Garden City, KS   where he was pastor of St. Dominic Catholic Church.  Bahr began his priesthood in May, 1960, in Worthington, Ohio, and served western Kansas since 1963.  “He knew people.  He welcomed everyone and knew no stranger, “ Sr. Catherine Therese Paulie stated.  A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Dominic Church in Garden City, KS on December 24 and the Mass of Christian Burial on December 26, 2007, at St. Ann Church in Olmitz, KS.

David Hacker, H’57 and C’61, died January 2, 2008, in Sun City, AZ

Charles Helfrich, age 20, grandson of Stanley, H’57, and Janet Irsik Kliesen, H’57 and C’61, died January 21, 2008.  Funeral Mass was held on January 25 at Ingalls, KS, with burial at Wright, KS.

If any questions on these notices, call the Alumni Office at 620-225-9072.

President: Tom Armstrong C'70

Vice-President: Cody Keith C'92

Secretary/Treasurer: Terri (Hopper) Armstrong C'72

Alumni Director: Janet Kliesen (Irsik) Retired Alumni Director H'57 C'91