– Father Dittberner was a longtime seminary professor
– Father Schneider served in Chaska
– Father Cal Giesen served in St. Paul
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Obituaries
Father Kovalik served the sick and homebound
Father George Kovalik died April 4. He was born Aug. 31, 1923.
Deacon Murphy served in Hopkins
Deacon James Murphy, died March 27. He was born April 5, 1932.
Father Leo Dolan served archdiocese nearly 60 years
Father Leo Dolan, 85, died March 22. He was born Jan. 26, 1927, in St. Paul and ordained a priest June 7, 1952. He retired from active ministry Jan. 1, 1994, after helping revive St. John parish in St. Paul, where he served as pastor from 1985 until his retirement.
Father Joseph Kivel served area parishes
Father Joseph Kivel, 77, died March 11. He was born May 20, 1934, and ordained a priest Feb. 19, 1961. Father Kivel retired from active ministry Nov. 28, 2003.
Father Weber inspired generosity
Like the stars in the sky, the number of lives touched by Benedictine Father Arnold Weber, 86, are far more than could be counted. He died Feb. 9 at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville.
Father Jerry Fenton took long road to the priesthood
Father Jerry Fenton, who was ordained in 2000 at 62 years old, died Nov. 17. He was 73.
Father Moorman, 89, served Holy Family
He was born Aug. 27, 1921, and or dained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis June 8, 1946.
Father Gannon, 96, was ordained at 60
He studied for the priesthood after raising six children with his wife, Arlene, who died in 1970. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on June 29, 1975.
Russell Connors was a prolific author and theology professor
Russell Connors, a prolific author and theology professor at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, died July 5.
Brother Larry Zeman served at DeLaSalle
Christian Brother Lawrence (Larry) Zeman, 63, died June 11 After graduating from DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, he entered the Christian Brothers novitiate in Winona, where he earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s College (now University). He professed final vows in 1976, earned two additional degrees, served as vocation director for the community in [...]
Father Richard Hogan was a scholar, author, pro-life advocate
Father Richard Hogan, 59, pastor of St. Raphael in Crystal since July 1, 2009, died suddenly June 14.
Father Antus, OMI, served St. Casimir
Father Lawrence Antus, 80, a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, died May 24. After his ordination in 1958, he served in the archdiocese at St. Casimir in St. Paul, where a memorial Mass was celebrated June 4. He also served various Midwest parishes and at missions in Denmark.
Father Bernard Klein served 62 years as archdiocesan priest
Father Bernard Klein, 88, died May 4. He was ordained a priest June 4, 1949. He retired from active ministry in January 1995 but continued to serve parishes in sacramental ministry.
Deacon Carlson was among first ordained permanent deacons
Deacon Paul Carlson, 94, was part of the first group of permanent deacons to be ordained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1976. He died April 20.
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