Please remember in your prayers Maxine Gardner, grandmother of Pam Kilpatrick Please remember in your prayers, Maxine Gardner, 86, who died April 24. She is the grandmother of Pam Kilpatrick, Human Resources, and great-grandmother of senior Rebecca Kilpatrick, and alumni Stephanie and John Michael Kilpatrick. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 27, at the [...]
Katie is related to some St. Thomas alumnae.
Please remember in your prayers John Schorn, stepfather of Barbara Rath Please remember in your prayers John Schorn, stepfather of Barbara Rath and father-in-law of Mike Rath. Barbara works in the Registrar’s Office and Mike works with the Physical Plant. John died April 8. A Mass of Christian Burial was held April 12 at the [...]
Please remember in your prayers Maggie Wick, mother of Lyle Wick and mother-in-law of Vicky Wick Maggie Wick, 87, died March 21. Please remember her in your prayers. She is the mother of Lyle Wick and mother-in-law of Vicky Wick, who both work in the Physical Plant. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 [...]
Please remember in your prayers former employee Marjorie Menk Marjorie Jane Menk, 81, who worked in the St. Thomas Registrar’s Office before retiring, died March 19. Please remember her in your prayers. A memorial service was held March 21 at Sunset Funeral Home and Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Funeral arrangements set for Dr. Michael D. Brown Please remember in your prayers Dr. Michael D. Brown, 64, a longtime member of the University of St. Thomas School of Education faculty who died unexpectedly at his home in Richfield March 8. Michael D. Brown Brown was a member of the St. Thomas community for 28 [...]
Please remember in your prayers Jon VanderVelden, uncle of student Craig McDowell Please remember in your prayers Jon VanderVelden, who died March 13. He is the uncle and godfather of Craig McDowell. Jon is survived by a large family, including his wife, Sharon, daughters Carmen and Michelle, and son, Jon Jr.
A member of the St. Thomas community for 28 years, Dr. Brown was chair of the Special Education Department.
Please remember in your prayers Pearl Walker, mother of Joan Cady Brownstein Pearl Walker, mother of Joan Brownstein, died March 8. Please keep her in your prayers. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at First Lutheran Church, 258 N. Third St., New Richmond, Wis. Visitation will be held from 9:30 [...]
Please remember in your prayers three relatives of Craig and Susan Bonine Craig and Susan Bonine lost three relatives in February. Please keep them in your prayers. Craig’s uncle Ron Laffen died Feb. 10 in California, his grandmother Vera Laffen died Feb. 21 and his uncle Larry Kiefner died Feb. 23. Craig works in the [...]
Please remember in your prayers George Marsnik, father of Susan Marsnik Please remember in your prayers George Marsnik, who died March 4. George is the father of Susan Marsnik, chair of the Ethics and Business Law Department. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, at Gearty-Delmore Robbinsdale Chapel, 19th Avenue [...]
Please remember in your prayers Velma White, mother of Tony White Please remember in your prayers Velma White, 65, who died Feb. 26 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She is the mother of Tony White, who works in the Food Service Department on the Minneapolis campus. Funeral arrangements are yet to be made.
Please remember in your prayers Henry Coppock, father of graduate student Sarah Moran Henry Coppock, 69, died Jan. 29. Please remember him in your prayers. Sarah is earning a master’s degree at St. Thomas in human resources and change leadership. A celebration of Henry’s life was held Feb. 4 in St. Cloud.
Please remember in your prayers former trustee Elizabeth Holtby Hidding Please remember in your prayers Elizabeth Holtby Hidding, who died earlier this week. A former trustee of the then College of St. Thomas, she was executive vice president-treasurer of Twin City Tile and Marble Co. from 1966 to 1997. You may read more about her [...]
Please remember in your prayers Mildred Fatze, mother of Michele Hodgson and mother-in-law of Thomas Hodgson Please remember in your prayers Mildred Fatze, mother of Michele Hodgson ’84, an adjunct instructor in the UST Journalism and Mass Communications Department, and mother-in-law of Dr. Thomas Hodgson, adjunct professor in the School of Education and coach of [...]
Please remember in your prayers Mary Hagen, mother of Katherine Faricy Please remember in your prayers Mary Hagen, mother of Katherine Faricy, Music Department. Mary died Thursday morning, Dec. 15. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Please remember in your prayers alumna Valerie Anne Lindell Valerie Anne Lindell, 47, graduated in 2002 with a master’s degree in social work. Please remember her in your prayers. She died earlier this week. Visitation and a memorial service will be held at St. Michael’s Church in Stillwater on Monday, Dec. 19. Visitation will be [...]
Please remember in your prayers Sophia Irene McNamara, mother of Dr. Dan McNamara Please remember in your prayers Sophia Irene McNamara, mother of Dr. Dan McNamara. Sophia died Nov. 25. Dan works in the Decision Sciences Department, College of Business.
Please remember in your prayers Dr. Gerald W. Christenson Please remember in your prayers Dr. Gerald W. Christenson, distinguished adjunct professor at St. Thomas in the early 1990s. Christenson, 75, died Nov. 29. Jerry had served as chancellor of the Minnesota Community College System from 1983-1992. Upon retirement in 1992, he became a part-time faculty [...]
Retired theology professor suffered heart attack on Thanksgiving
Please remember in your prayers Owen Klockeman, father of the Rev. John Klockeman Please remember in your prayers Owen Klockeman, who died Nov. 26. He is the father of the Rev. John Klockeman, St. John Vianney Seminary. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at St. Joseph’s Church, 1154 Seminole [...]
Please remember in your prayers Elizabeth Montileace, mother of Sam Richards Please remember in your prayers Elizabeth Montileace, who died recently. She is the mother of Sam Richards, Food Service. Visitation only from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Washburn-McReavy Davis Chapel, 2301 Dupont Ave. S. (23rd and Hennepin Avenue), Minneapolis, (612) 377-2203. [...]
Please keep in your prayers alumnus Richard Seifert Richard Seifert begins chemotherapy and radiation this week for stomach cancer. Please keep him in your prayers. Richard graduated from St. Thomas in 1951. A retired physician, he lives in Fargo, N.D.
Please keep in your prayers Bruce Johnson, husband of recent alumna Sue Johnson Please keep in your prayers Bruce Johnson and his family. His wife, Sue, graduated with a master’s degree from St. Thomas last May. The family asks for prayers for Bruce, who is starting new chemotherapy treatments this week and is asking for [...]
Please remember in your prayers Dr. Grady Webster Jr., father of Dr. Susan Webster, Art History Department Please remember in your prayers Dr. Grady Webster Jr., father of Dr. Susan Webster, Art History Department. Grady, 78, died Oct. 27. He also is survived by his wife, Dr. Barbara Donahue Webster. Grady was a professor emeritus [...]