ABBEY NOTES JANUARY 2010 Tuesday, 05 January 2010 16:44 | Written by Abbot Barnabas Senecal St. Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison, Kansas | “We are formed by those we love and by those who love us.” Volume 39 Number 1 News of Members Brother Anthony Vorwerk made small wooden storage boxes as gifts for Father Daniel McCarthy and Father James Leachman as they spent Christmas holidays at the Abbey prior to their travel to Milwaukee for a liturgy colloquium and national workshop. The two monks are stationed at Sant’Anselmo in Rome and continue to work on publications and teaching opportunities. Brother Peter Karasz constructed formica-covered dividers to provide privacy for users of two rehabbed iMac computers in the community computer room. Prior James Albers and Brother Leven Harton joined college students in a bus trip to the National FOCUS convention in Orlando, FL, December 29 to January 3. A fleet of five busses left the Benedictine College campus, carrying 270 BC and University of Nebraska students. Father Brendan Rolling also participated in the FOCUS convention and the Petrus Leadership Conference in days following the convention. Over 70 participants representing Catholic campus ministries, dioceses, and organizations took part in this fundraisers workshop, put on by Peter de Keratry, CEO and founder of Petrus Development. Father Blaine Schultz received volumes of Christmas organ music from the estates of the DiRossi and Kristof families. He has been playing these creative selections before and after Mass and Vespers. Father Meinrad Miller is coordinating a January meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Benedictine Academy, at St. Benedict’s Abbey, January 7-9. These Benedictines are 2008-2010 members of that Board: Sister Jacquelyn Ernster, Scranton, PA, President ; Sister Theresa Schumacher, Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, MN; Brother Aaron Raverty, Saint John’s, Collegeville, MN; Sr. Adel Sautner, Saint Benedict’s House, Pierre, SD; Sister Laura Swan, St. Placid Priory, Lacey, WA; Sister Mary Kay Panowicz, Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton, SD, and Sister Ephrem Hollerman, Saint Benedict’s, St. Joseph, MN. The convention of the ABA will be on campus, August 5-8, 2010. The topic for the convention will be Benedictines and Evangelization. Presenters scheduled thus far are Abbot Primate Notker Wolf, O.S.B., Father Ezekiel Lotz, O.S.B., D. Phil, Oxford, monk of Mount Angel Abbey, and Sister Ephrem Hollerman, O.S.B., Associate Professor of Theology, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s. Father Duane Roy has accepted election by the chapter members of St. Joseph’s Priory, Mineiros, Goias, Brazil, to serve as their Prior for two years, beginning February 1, 2010. He will conclude his work as Vicar General in the Diocese of Cristalandia, Tocantins, Brazil, at that time. He will guide the community of five other priests, three other solemnly professed monks, one in simple vows, three novices, and one postulant. Abbot Joaquim De Arruda Zamith, O.S.B., former abbot of San Bento Abbey in Sao Paulo and former Abbot President of the Brazilian Congregation, now a member of Saint Vincent Archbabbey and resident in Saint Benedict Priory in Vinhedo, Brazil, assisted in a formal visitation of St. Joseph’s Priory in December. Father Matthew Habiger will give two NFP weekends in Michigan, January 16-24, with various speaking engagements in between. He will give marriage preps at Camp Hope in Clemson, SC, January 29 to February 1. Community News Father Blaine Schultz, curator of the Abbey Art Gallery, is prepared to open the seventh exhibit soon. It is composed of art works produced by monks and other local artists. Many of these works have been visible in the monastery; others have been borrowed. Elizabeth and Terry Zeller of Independence, MO, have helped a great deal in arranging and hanging these works of art in the gallery. Information about the works and the artists is provided later in this issue of Home Pages. Novices and Junior monks built several snow figures after the recent accumulation on our lawns. One was a replica of Stonehenge, and it came to be known as Snowhenge. Other figures were snow people seen on the ground, on benches and in trees. Brother Ulrich Henningsgaard and Prior James Albers constructed a new crèche for the seasonal decoration in the Abbey church. A picture of this appears on our Abbey website. Prior James Albers has distributed the Ordos for 2010. These are given to all members and placed in chapels and sacristies of the Abbey. To quote the Ordo: “Correspondence concerning the calendar, necrology, catalogue, printing and mailing may be addressed to Brother Paul August Jasmer, O.S.B., at St. John’s in Collegeville, MN.” The Ordo is the guidebook for the year’s liturgy. It also contains updated information about monastery populations. Richard Piezuch, a resident of Paola, KS, reconditions computers for non-profit organizations in a program he has incorporated as the Lazarus Project, Inc. He has provided numerous laptops for use by our monks in Brazil. Abbot Barnabas Senecal took an IBM Think Pad to Goiania when he traveled there in December. Father David Carucci, a priest of the Mobile, AL, diocese visited here after Christmas. He prepared some of the food for a New Year’s Day festive dinner. He prepared Italian Wedding Soup that was well received. Monks volunteered to write and deliver meditations on the seven Great O Antiphons during Vespers, on the seven days before Christmas Eve. Participating were Prior James Albers, Father Meinrad Miller, Father Denis Meade, Father Aaron Peters, Father Marion Charboneau, Deacon Jeremy Heppler, and Father Louis Kirby. These writings were gathered in a printed booklet with an introduction to the O Antiphons by Father Gerard Senecal. Members were provided with copies of this booklet at Christmas time. The annual Mass and Luncheon sponsored by the four Serra Clubs of the Archdiocese was held at Corpus Christi Church, Lawrence, KS, December 29. Funds are raised for the Archdiocesan seminarians personal expenses and for Abbey novices. This luncheon provides a way for seminarians and their parents to be together with Serrans, an encouragement to the young men as they continue with their studies. Presently, there are 27 Archdiocesan seminarians, in college, pre-Theology and Theology programs. Our three novices (Brother Christopher Start, Brother Ulrich Henningsaard, and Father Justin Dean) one junior monk (Brother Simon Baker) and our one deacon (Brother Jeremy Heppler) attended, along with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, Father Denis Meade and Father Bruce Swift. Father Blaine Schultz has reported the number of guests housed in the Abbey guest house, by months, in 2009. They included relatives and friends of the community, college guests, students and their parents, ministers of various denominations and retreat groups. The total number was 820; the total number in 2008 was 806. January 30 February 83 March 91 April 73 May 76 June 26 July 45 August 74 September 60 October 111 November 83 December 68 Health of Members Father Hugh Keefer was in the Atchison hospital recently for a procedure called vertebroplasty for an L3 compression in his spine. Dr. Kipp A. Van Camp, DO, did the procedure. Dr. Van Camp practices Vascular and Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology in Topeka. He graduated with a DO 20 years ago. Father Hugh is experiencing weakness in his right knee and moves about in a wheelchair much of the time. Father Donald Redmond fell on the ice during the Christmas snow siege, cracking three ribs. He is slowly recovering, although keeping up with his regular work. Information about the Thirty-Three Art Works On Exhibit in the Abbey’s Art Gallery #1 Welcome! Three photos and texts by Abbot Barnabas Senecal. #2 Stone sculpture in wood frame by Brother Emmanuel Perez. (Inscription : Presented to Rt. Rev. Abbot Martin Veth, January 30, 1934) #3 “Amiens Cathedral” by Alex Boyle. Gift to Father Blaine Schultz. #4 A preliminary sketch for an etching by Brother Notker Becker, OSB, the primary teacher of Brother Bernard(Wilhelm) Wagner. #5 Untitled. Alex Boyle. #6 “Mexican Pilgrims” by Jean Charlot. #7 “The Nativity” by Jean Charlot. #8 Photo of the Dennis McCarthy sculpture of St. Scholastica in the St. Scholastica chapel of the St. Benedict’s Abbey Church crypt. #9 “Moses” Hedgewood sculpture by Dennis McCarthy. #10 “Church in Costa Rica” by Alex Boyle. A gift to Abbot Brendan Downey. #11 Farm House, watercolor, by Father Victor Gellhaus, 1958. #12 Farm House, watercolor, by Dennis McCarthy. The three figures are Father Victor Gellhaus in red cap, Father Peter Beckman peering through the window and the artist on the front porch. #13 Farm House, watercolor by Father Victor Gellhaus. 1959 #14 “The Old Priory” (first monastery, 1857). Linoleum block by Father Peter Beckman, 1936 #15 “Ego sum Lux Mundi” (I am the light of the world”) by Brother Bernard Wagner. #16 “St. Benedict and the Raven” by Joe Ihasz. Dated on back: 9-16-1951 #17 “The Last Supper” by Brother Emmanuel Perez, OSB. Gift to Abbot Martin #18 “Scenes from the Life of Christ” Charcoal by Brother Vincent Fitzgerald. #19 “Suffering Christ” by Joe Ihasz. #20 “The Death of St. Benedict” Clay, by Brother Vincent Fitzgerald. #21 “Angelus Paschalis” (The Paschal Angel) by Brother Emmanuel Perez. #22 Untitled, by Father Victor Gellhaus. #23 “Musicians” by Alex Boyle. Gift to Father Blaine Schultz. #24 “Sorrowful Mother” by Joe Ihasz. #25 “Christ Enthroned as Lord of All” or “Christ Pantokrator” Icon written by Novice Brother Ulrich Henningsgaard. Christ is seated on the throne holding the open Book of the Gospels with his hand in the teaching gesture forming IC XC, which is also written above, providing the symbolic abbreviation for Jesus Christus. He is surrounded by the figures of the four Evangelists. In the halo surrounding Christ’s head are the letters for the abbreviation “I am who I am” from Exodus 3:14. #26 Reliquary (one of four made in 1941) containing relics of St. Benedict and St. Martin of Tours. Designed by Brother Bernard Wagner who painted the figures of the two saints. Father Augustine Rottering did the preliminary woodwork. Brother Emmanuel Perez executed the floral carving on the doors. Mr. Nahrendorf of Kansas City made the filigree frame around the glass which encloses the relics. The Benedictine Sisters of Yankton, SD did the embroidery work on the gem-studded panel to which the relics are attached. The Benedictine Sisters of Atchison lined the recesses of the case with white silk. #27 “The Offering” Icon written by Father Brendan Rolling. The monk offers himself to Jesus Christ each day of his life as does the monastic community. Saints Benedict and Scholastica make this offering with their hands which invite the onlooker to do the same. St. Benedict’s abbey rises on the Mount of Transfiguration as a sign of the Heavenly Jerusalem. #28 “Christ” by Wilhelm Wagner (Brother Bernard Wagner) #29 “Crucifixion” by Brother Emmanuel Perez. Gift to Abbot Martin Veth. #30 Scene north of the abbey. Watercolor by Father Peter Beckman. #31 “On the Mt. Pleasant Road” Watercolor by Dennis McCarthy #32 - “The South Farm” Watercolor by Father Angelus Lingenfelser, #33 – Winter scene Watercolor by Walter Yost. Information about the artists Abbot Barnabas Senecal, O.S.B. (b. 1937) current abbot of St. Benedict’s abbey, publishes photos in NCR’s Celebration. Father Victor Gellhaus, O.S.B. (1897-1977) long-time history professor at SBC Father Peter Beckman, O.S.B. (1911-1996) long-time history professor at SBC. Author of Kansas Monks, the history of St. Benedict’s Abbey’s first 100 years. Father Angelus Lingenfelser, O.S.B. (1909-1995), taught mechanical drawing at SBC, interest in farming, watershed advising, historical society. Brother Emmanuel Perez, O.S.B. (1893-1971) carved wood and stone sculptures of saints. Brother Bernard Wagner, O.S.B. (1915-1993) trained at Maria Laach Abbey from 1930 to 1935. Arrived at the abbey in 1935. Over the next nine years, painted the murals in the abbot’s chapel and SBC administration building entrance. Brother Vincent Fitzgerald, O.S.B. (1932-1997) master printer and typographer. Originator of the “milk carton regatta” with area residents. Father Brendan Rolling, O.S.B. (b. 1970) Director for Ministry and Mission, Benedictine College Novice Brother Ulrich Henningsgaard, O.S.B. (b. 1988) began his novitiate December 7, 2009 Alex Boyle (1926-2006) professor of design at the University of Kansas for 40 years, friend of Abbot Brendan Downing, Father Blaine Schultz, Father Matthew Habiger. Jean Charlot (1898-1979) Muralist, illustrator, lithographer. Painted the three frescoes in the abbey church during the summer of 1959. Joe Ihasz (b.1927) World War II P.O.W., fled his native Hungary and was welcomed to Atchison in 1951. Dennis McCarthy (1921-2006) long-time art instructor at SBC and Benedictine College, earned BFA and MFA degrees from the Kansas City Art Institute. Walter Yost (1911-1995) Printmaker, illustrator, revered teacher. MFA from KU in 1958. Taught at Atchison High and Highland Community College. Art instructor at SBC in the early 1950’s; teacher of Fathers Victor Gellhaus, Peter Beckman, and Blaine Schultz.   Deaths of St. Benedict’s Abbey Monks 1980 to 1993 Brother Marko Slat March 7, 1980 Brother Louis Bruggeman April 6, 1980 Father Florian Demmer July 12, 1980 Abbot Brendan Downey September 4, 1980 Father Theodore Leuterman December 16, 1980 Father Paschal Pretz July 5, 1981 Father David Kinish June 3, 1984 Father Maurus Kennedy January 10, 1985 Father Linus McManaman November 23, 1985 Father Alcuin Hemmen October 14, 1986 Brother Leo Rotter April 13, 1987 Father Charles Aziere March 22, 1988 Father Martin Taylor June 5, 1988 Father Philip O’Connor August 1, 1988 Father George Spiegelhalter September 30, 1989 Father Boniface Moll October 7, 1989 Father Bartholomew Dacek December 6, 1989 Father Placidus Kieffer February 15, 1990 Father Justin Barry May 4, 1990 Father Vincent Wavada July 6, 1990 Father Ambrose Keating July 9, 1990 Father Leander Scheier August 16, 1990 Abbot Cuthbert McDonald March 20, 1991 Father Cyprian Nordhus September 10, 1991 • Bishop Matthias Schmidt May 24, 1992 Father Aloysius Kropp July 23, 1993 Father Colman Farrell September 28, 1993 Father Valerian Berger October 27, 1993 Brother Jerome Elmer November 29, 1993   Mount Angel Monks Choose Abbot The monks of Mount Angel Abbey elected Prior Gregory Duerr, O.S.B., as abbot on November 18, 2009. Abbot Gregory is the 11th abbot of the 127-year-old monastic community of Mount Angel. Before his election the new abbot was serving the community as prior and novice master. Abbot Gregory was born in Pierz, MN, in 1937, and in 1943 his family moved to Mt. Angel, OR. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 7, 1964. He holds degrees in classical languages (University of Washington) and in formative spirituality (Duquesne University). Archbishop John G. Vlazny, the Archbishop of Portland in Oregon will visit Mount Angel Abbey on Friday, February 26, 2010 in order to confer the abbatial blessing. Mount Angel Abbey is a member of the Swiss American Congregation, having been founded by Engelberg Abbey, Switzerland, as a priory in 1882 and was raised to an abbey in 1904. Deaths in American Cassinese Congregation Father Leonard Gilbert Cassell, O.S.B., 93, retired abbot of St. Mary’s Abbey, Morristown, NJ, died November 30. Father Leonard graduated from St. Benedict's Prep in 1935. Father Leonard continued studies at St. Vincent College in Latrobe PA. He entered the novitiate at St. Vincent Archabbey and professed first vows in 1938. He continued his undergraduate studies at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, NJ and received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Seton Hall University in 1940. Father Leonard began theological studies in 1940 at Delbarton in Morristown and was ordained to the priesthood in 1943. He pursued postgraduate studies at the Catholic University of America earning a Licentiate in Theology in 1946; he continued his studies in Rome and achieved a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture in 1948 from the Pontifical Biblical Institute. Father Leonard taught Religion, Latin and History at the Delbarton School; he also taught at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark. Fr. Leonard taught in St. Mary's School of Theology at Delbarton where he taught Sacred Scripture for over 20 years. During this time Father Leonard joined the faculty of the Department Religious Studies in 1953 at the College of St. Elizabeth. Beginning in 1956 he served as Department chairman. During his chairmanship he led the Department of Religious Studies in the extension of its offering and opened it to the aggiornamento and the heady ecumenical spirit of the Post Vatican II era. He served as Chaplain of both College and Mother House beginning in 1963; he also taught Theology at Assumption College for Sisters at Mallinckrodt Convent in Mendham and in Diocesan diaconal programs. Father Leonard was much in demand as a retreat director. He led numerous clergy workshops and study days on scriptures. He served for many years as a weekend assistant in various parishes including St. Joseph's in Mendham (1948-1998). On August 2, 1971 he was elected sixth abbot of St. Mary's Abbey and served as abbot until ill health forced his resignation in 1975. Brother George Rooney, O.S.B., 83, a monk of St. Procopius Abbey, Lisle, IL, died at Meadowbrook Manor, Naperville, IL December 22. George Rooney, Jr., was born in Chicago on September 27, 1926, the son of a Chicago attorney (and later judge) who long assisted St. Procopius Abbey with its legal affairs. George attended St. Joseph Academy in LaGrange Park and then enrolled at St. Procopius Academy. Considerable academic limitations prevented him from going beyond the freshman year of high school, but the cheerful young man was accepted as a lay brother candidate for the monastery. Following his monastic profession on September 8, 1945, Br. George began the faithful custodial service for the community that would distinguish his entire life. He also assisted in the chicken farm until that operation was discontinued. After the new monastery was opened in 1970, the sight of Brother George sweeping, mopping, keeping both the public and private areas of the monastery neat and tidy was a constant feature of community life. Brother George joyfully joined the choir monks in the Divine Office, and he was both a faithful and an enthusiastic participant. His goodness of heart was evident in his welcoming of guests, his enjoyment of any community activity that allowed a smile and a laugh, and his friendly greeting of any confrere of whose company he had been deprived for longer than fifteen minutes. As he moved into his sixties and seventies, the duties expected of him gradually decreased,. Father Terence Fitzmaurice, O.S.B., 82, a monk of St. Procopius Abbey, Lisle, IL, died November 23. He grew up in Berwyn and attended Morton High School. In 1944 he joined the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater. He held the rank of pharmacist’s mate when honorable discharged. He attended St. Procopius College on the G.I. Bill. After completing college, he worked as a traveling salesman, studied drama, and coached the Georgetown University debate team. He returned to Lisle in 1958, joined the monastery and was ordained in 1963. He taught in St. Procopius Academy and was a prefect in the College. He studied Spanish and became the associate pastor of St. Procopius Parish in Chicago where he worked until 1987 when he accepted the pastorate of St. Patrick’s Parish, Phillips, WI. He became a painter and produced hundreds of canvasses, signed by El Padre. He retired to the Abbey in 1999. Deaths of Religious, Friends, Relatives Recently Deceased Sister Mildred Vey, O.S.B., Atchison Jay Williams, Overland Park, KS Frances Shamet, Kansas City, KS Lucille Coronado, mother of Rick Coronado, Laredo TX Francis T. Scott, Atchison Jo Ann Helen Trotter, 68, passed away December 17, in Lancaster, CA. Jo Ann was born April 17, 1941 in Missoula, MT, and lived in Tehachapi for the past eight years. She loved camping and music and was a member of Grace Fellowship Church, and was past Music Director for the Mountain Ranch Community Church in Mountain Ranch, CA. Jo Ann is she survived by her husband of 49 years, Donald Trotter of Tehachapi; two sons, Paul Trotter of Austin, MN and Scott Trotter of Tehachapi; one daughter, Penny Munz of Lake Elizabeth; three brothers, George Sandau and his wife Phyllis of Missoula, MT, Vic Sandau and his wife Sharon of Lolo, MT, and Andy Sandau and his wife Bonnie of Green Valley, AZ.; one sister, Vie McElroy of Helena, MT. Jo Ann was a cousin of Father Aaron Peters. Clarence Carl Ruhlman, 80, Atchison, died December 19. Clarence was born November 5, 1929 in Atchison, the son of Leo and Margaret Setchell Ruhlman. He attended St. Joseph’s Elementary School, graduating from Maur Hill Prep School. He later attended and graduated from a technical school as a master plumber. He and the former Mary Margaret Gates were united in marriage on May 30, 1955 at St. Lawrence Church, Easton, KS. Clarence served for many years as a master plumber, and then became owner and operator of Ruhlman Plumbing &Heating, Inc., in St. Joseph, MO, for over thirty-five years, retiring in 1992. He served with the United States Air Force until his honorable discharge. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Church, Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council #723, William T. Jochems General Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus and the Fleming-Jackson-Seever Post #6 of the American Legion. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, bowling and playing cards. Clarence is survived by his wife, Mary Margaret Ruhlman, of the home in Atchison, four daughters, Mary Susan Ruhlman, Prairie Village, KS, Lea Ann Ruhlman, Brentwood, MO, Jane Ruhlman, Columbia, MO, Joan (Todd) Steffes, Omaha, NE, a son, Stephen (Suzanne) Ruhlman, Prairie Village, KS; three sisters, Mary Becker, Purcell, KS, Patricia Alders, Arlington, TX, Ann Ruhlman, Atchison, KS, three brothers, John Ruhlman, Yuma, AZ, Don Ruhlman, Oskaloosa, KS, Richard Ruhlman, Mesa, AZ and seven grandchildren, Sarah, Megan, and Camille Steffes, Mary Grace, David, Margaret and Joseph Ruhlman. Darlene (Proctor) DeVault, 69, Wathena, passed away December 13. Darlene was born on November 2, 1940, in Yuma, CO. She was a custodian and bus driver for the Wathena School District. Darlene was of the Baptist faith. She married Gary DeVault on August 18, 1984, in Blair, KS. He survives of the home. Additional survivors include her daughters: Kathy Blake and Brenda Burgess, both of St. Joseph; Melissa Mustain of Brandon, FL; Tina Snodgrass of Bluffton, IN.; sons, Walter Snodgrass of Bluffton, IN; Wayne Snodgrass of Harper, IA; Wally Snodgrass of Independence, KS; Wendell Snodgrass of Topeka, KS. Sister Mathilda Mattson, O.S.B., 85, a Benedictine Sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, died December 13, at the monastery. Sister Mathilda was born in Clyde, MO, November 18, 1924, the daughter of Clifton and Mary Schieber Mattson. She attended local schools, entered Mount St. Scholastica June 14, 1948, and made monastic profession December 27, 1949. Briefly on mission in St. Joseph, Mo., and Seneca, Kans., Sister Mathilda served her community for 60 years in domestic duties. She brought her grateful presence to her tasks, notably in handwork and in care for the monastic dining room, that extension of the Eucharistic table. Sister Mathilda was predeceased by her parents, her brother Norbert and her sister Mary Fessler. She is survived by her sisters Mathilda Perkins, Agatha Malsom, Margaret Stiens, and Lois Gockel; by her brothers Joe and Charles; by her aunt, Sister Mauricita Schieber and by her cousin, Sister Marilyn Schieber, both of the Mount community; and by nieces, nephews, cousins, and her monastic family. Two submariner friends of Father Aaron Peters have died. Joseph Richard Cadrain, 81, died December 22. The husband of Sally (Church) Cadrain for 57 years, he was born Sept. 9, 1928 in Winsted. Joseph served his country for four years in the submarine service, aboard the USS Clamagore 343. He thoroughly enjoyed his retirement after 33 years at SNET. He served as president of the local chapter of the SNET Pioneers, and the Highland Lake Watershed Association. Charles J. Chuck Werns, 78, of Soldier, KS, passed away December 15. He was born April 28, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy and served during the Korean Conflict. He was an electrician’s mate and served on the USS Blenny. He lived in California for 41 years before moving to Soldier in 2001. While in California he was an electrician for Kaiser Steel Mill in Rancho Cucamonga. He was also a deputy sheriff in Los Angeles County. Chuck was a member of the St. Dominic Catholic Church, Holton, an associate member of the WWII Submarine Veterans, U.S. Sub Vets Inc. and Knights of Columbus. Judith J. Taylor, 70, of Atchison, died December 23 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Judy was born on September 17, 1939 in Atchison, the daughter of the late Max and Zilpha (Cummings) Ball. She graduated from Atchison High School and then received her teaching degree from Emporia State Teachers College. Judy was a member of the Pi Chapter of Sigma, Sigma, Sigma Sorority. She taught school for several years and then stayed home to raise her family. Judy was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church, lifetime member of the Friends of the Library, on the Friends of the Library Board and was a member of the Bridge Club, playing in the Roundelay Bridge Tournaments. Judy was married to James L. Taylor on June 4, 1961 in Atchison. Jim survives of the home. Additional survivors include a son; Chris S. (Kim) Taylor, Atchison, two daughters; Sheridan Anderson, Kansas City, MO and Tish (Jarret) Sick, Shawnee, KS, a brother; Butch Ball, Atchison, and a sister; Kathy Hines, Atchison. Marlene J. “Joan” Breuer, 73, died December 8. Joan was born in Atchison, the daughter of Aloysius John Breuer and Alta Clair White Breuer. She attended Sacred Heart School and Mount St. Scholastica Academy. She and Wayne Foster were united in marriage on April 27, 1956 in Topeka, and later divorced. She and Charles Mercer were united in marriage on December 14, 1978 in Atchison, and later divorced. Joan was employed with Maid Rite and Hamm’s Café in 1951; Wilson Poultry Company from 1954-1958; Horton Garment Company from 1958-1959; Saga Food Service at the Mount St. Scholastica Convent from 1959-1962 and then served in the Convent Infirmary caring for the aged Sisters. She then became employed with Rockwell International Corporation and then Atchison Casting Corporation in the cleaning department as an Arc-Air person, being the first woman to hold this position, remaining there for twenty-three years until her retirement in November of 1996. Joan was a member of St. Benedict’s Church. She is survived by four daughters Nadine Elaine (Leigh) Wade, Independence, MO; Debbie Jo Vandiver, Atchison; Sarah Kemp, Atchison; Terri Lynn (Gerald) Banks, Atchison; a son, John Paul (Lisa) Foster, Atchison, and a brother, John Bernard Breuer, Beijing, China. Glenn Lindy Trent, 82, of Kansas City, MO, passed peacefully on December 18. Born in Enid, OK, on August 27, 1927, Glenn had three lifelong loves: music, sports and travel. While spending considerable amount of time on the last two, he dedicated his life first as teacher, director and performer. Beginning his career in Nebraska, he moved to Atchison, KS and enjoyed 10 wonderful years from 1960 thru 1970 as band director at Atchison High School. While in Atchison he created the Rivermen, (members were Father Camillus and Father Anselm) an all male singing chorus that was a local sensation, presenting numerous concerts and recording several records. Beginning in 1970, he spent 20 years at Kansas City Kansas Community College as head of the music department. In retirement, he and his wife Jean moved to Arizona. Together they enjoyed performing for local audiences as well as traveling throughout the world. They returned to Kansas City two years ago to be near family. He is survived by his loving wife, Jean; two sons Stan and Michael; four step-daughters, Carol, Ellen, Mary and Martha; and step-son, David. Richard Francis Dick Reicherter, 89, of Topeka, died December 28. He was born in Lillis, KS on September 24, 1920. Dick was a veteran of the Army Air Corps serving during World War II, and was a member of the Rossville American Legion Post. He received his degree in Business and Economics at Washburn University and a Masters degree from Columbia University in New York City. Dick retired after 65 years of teaching. He was a professor of Business and Economics at several schools. Dick was a member of the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Council in St. Mary’s, KS. Dick was President of the Topeka Serra Club in recent years. Robert L. 'Red' Richardson, 70, of Atchison, passed away December 28. Robert was born March 19, 1939 in Wave Land, IN. Red had worked as a Security Guard and drove the Athletics bus at Benedictine college until his retirement. He had also worked at Wal-Mart, as a bus driver for USD #409, for the city of Atchison and at the Youth Center. Red married Bonnie Reese on October 29, 1964 in Atchison, she survives of the home. Home Pages is published by St. Benedict’s Abbey for the Abbey monks, our Oblates and friends. Last Updated (Tuesday, 05 January 2010 17:29)

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