In Memoriam – Fr. Joel Kelly, O.S.B. June 8, 2020 Father Joel Kelly, OSB Monk of Saint John’s Abbey Collegeville, Minnesota Born: September 1, 1939 Professed: July 11, 1960 Ordained: June 4, 1966 Died: June 8, 2020 Father Joel died on Tuesday 8 June in the Abbey retirement center. He is survived by his sister, Karen Hartneck, Crystal, and three brothers, David, Minneapolis, Jerry, Chandler, […]
Hope and Community June 3, 2020 The following message was sent to students, parents, alumni and friends of Saint John’s Prep. June 2, 2020 Dear Prep Community, It has been a week of profound tragedy and sorrow for our state and our country.The killing of George Floyd painfully reminds us of the human cost of racism and violence. It forces us […]
Class of 2020 Top Ten Students May 29, 2020 Saint John’s Preparatory School Announces Top Ten 2020 Graduates Saint John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville will hold its 163nd commencement on June 19, 2019 with a virtual ceremony. A parade for graduates is planned through campus later that evening. Seniors selected Thomas Grandy, a Saint John’s Prep Mathematics and Theology instructor, to deliver the […]
In Memoriam ~ Richie Smith ’70 May 22, 2020 Richard “Richie” E. T. Smith ’70 Brother of Kevin Smith ’66 Born: March 19, 1952 Died: May 22, 2020 Richie Smith passed away peacefully at his lake home on Otter Tail Lake surrounded by family on May 22, 2020, of complications from a rare neurodegenerative condition. Richie was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, to Patricia […]
In Memoriam ~ John Howard ’47 May 17, 2020 John Howard ’47 John Howard, of St. Peter, died on Sunday, May 17, 2020. Private Mass will be held at the Catholic Church of St. Peter, St. Peter with a public service at a later date. Memorials are preferred. John was born to Frank and Mary (Gilles) Howard in 1929 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. His early […]
In Memoriam ~ Harold “Hal” Roske ’47 April 26, 2020 Harold “Hal” Roske ’47 Father of Michael ’73 Grandfather of Benedict ’07 and Joel ’11 Harold (Hal) Joseph Roske, age 90, passed away from natural causes at his home in Collegeville, surrounded by his family, on April 26, 2020. Due to the pandemic, a memorial service will be held at a later date. […]
In Memoriam ~ Joseph Francis Wethington, Ph.D., M.D. April 20, 2020 Joseph Francis Wethington, Ph.D., M.D. Father of Margaret Arnold, Regent Grandfather of Claire ’12, Patrick ’13, Ellen ’15 and Matthew ’17 Wethington, Joseph Francis, Ph.D., M.D. passed away April 20, 2020, due to complications of the novel coronavirus at the age of 93. He was born on August 11, 1926, in Huntington, West Virginia, where […]
In Memoriam ~ Maxine Ann Wurtz ’83 April 14, 2020 Maxine Ann Wurtz ’83 Maxine Ann Wurtz, age 55, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at her home in Hutchinson. A Memorial Service will be held in Hutchinson at a later date. Maxine was born on July 3, 1964 in Miami, FL to Samuel and Kim Laurence. She attended St. John’s Preparatory […]
In Memoriam ~ Gregory Martin Bechtold ’75 April 12, 2020 Gregory Martin Bechtold ’75 Gregory Martin Bechtold ’75, age 62, died on Easter Sunday night, April 12, 2020, on the Bechtold family farm in Rockville, Minnesota. He belonged to Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Rockville. He will be interred in the MN State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls, MN, and a memorial […]
In Memoriam ~ Donald Ebner ’54 April 8, 2020 Donald Ebner ’54 Donald H. Ebner, age 84, lifelong resident of Elk River and owner/operator of Elk River Box Factory, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on March 30, 2020 from Pancreatic Cancer. Preceded in death by parents Reinhard and Irene Ebner, sister Lorraine Kolles. He is survived by his loving wife […]
