The Abbey Cemetery

Abbey community members in chronological order of death

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Information presented here has been taken from the headstones. Bracketed information is corrected or addtional.

The order of information listed is as follows:

     Name                               Date of death

     Date of birth

     Date of monastic profession

     Location

 

Brother Bernard Hruby, O.S.B.              January 21, 1902
   February 20, 1885
   January 21, 1902
   N - II - 5

Father Vaclav Kocarnik, O.S.B.               May 14, 1912
   March 8, 1845
   July 12, 1870
   N - IV - 1

Brother Benedict Hlavaty, O.S.B.             August 24, 1913
   February 28, 1856
   July 8, 1898
   N - III - 3

Brother Bonaventure Gulisek, O.S.B.         May 11, 1914
   September 29, 1887
   September 24, 1913
   N - III - 6

Brother Prokop Chvatal, O.S.B.               April 18, 1914
   March 14, 1866
   July 27, 1909
   N - III - 5

Brother Prokop Skolout, O.S.B.              February 12, 1918
   February 28, 1870 [October 23, 1870]
   December 23, 1916
   N - III - 8

Brother Thomas Klein, O.S.B.               November 13, 1918
   June 9, 1885
   June 21, 1908 Invested [Professed July 16, 1909]
   N - III - 9

Brother Lawrence Tremel, O.S.B.            December 14, 1918
   January 30, 1895
   August 15, 1916
   S - IV - 1

Abbot John Nepomucene Jaeger O.S.B.         February 27, 1924
   February 24, 1844
   July 11, 1871
   ordained: July 14, 1875
   elected conventual prior: May 23, 1888
   blessed: July 4, 1894
   A-6

Brother Ulrich Dostalek, O.S.B.              December 28, 1926
   February 16, 1904
   [May 16, 1925]
   N - II - 4

Father Aloysius Keclik, O.S.B.               March 7, 1930
   March 8, 1878
   August 5, 1898
   N - IV - 4

Brother Vaclav First, O.S.B.                  September 28, 1931
   March 27, 1873
   December 28, 1899
   N - II - 7

Father Maurus Vachout, O.S.B.              August 22, 1934
   November 19, 1892
   July 6, 1914
   N - IV - 5

Father Valerian Havlovic, O.S.B.              February 3, 1935
   September 14, 1864 [November 14, 1864]
   July 28, 1883
   N - IV - 7

Brother Antonin Jana, O.S.B.                March 29, 1935
   March 4, 1853
   January 6, 1884
   N - II - 8

Father Lawrence J. Vesely, O.S.B.
            December 10, 1936
   June 28, 1897 [June 23, 1897]
   November 1, 1921
   N - V - 10

Brother Pius Vaclav Glasser, O.S.B.           March 6, 1937
   February 18, 1892
   August 15, 1916
   N - II - 10

Brother Albert Tesar, O.S.B.                April 9, 1937
   July 29, 1915
   S-IV-2

Abbot Valentine Kohlbeck O.S.B.
            February 17, 1937
   February 17, 1864
   July 28, 1883
   November 6, 1887
   (Coadjutor) March 25, 1919
   July 2, 1919
   A-5

Father Cosmas Vesely, O.S.B.                October 3, 1938
   December 10, 1887
   July 14, 1908
   N - IV - 6

Father Method Vones, O.S.B.                 November 24, 1938
   March 9, 1875
   August 15, 1893
   N - V - 1

Brother Joseph Francis Pondelicek, O.S.B.     April 30, 1939
   December 23, 1852
   January 8, 1898
   N - III - 4

Brother Godfrey W. Stibr, O.S.B.
             August 21, 1939
   February 5, 1849
   December 8, 1882
   N - III - 7

Father Cyrian [Cyprian] Tomecko, O.S.B.     June 14, 1940
   April 27, 1890
   July 12, 1915
   N - V - 2

Brother Jude Vondracek, O.S.B.               June 16, 1940
   February 24, 1878
   January 1, 1934
   N - II - 6

Father Vitus Haman, O.S.B.                 October 16, 1941
   December 10, 1889
   July 16, 1909
   N - V - 3

Brother Bernard Bizik, O.S.B.                February 13, 1942
   February 7, 1887
   December 8, 1908
   N - II - 9

Father Anastasius Rebec, O.S.B.              November 5, 1942
   October 7, 1866
   July 11, 1887
   N - IV - 3

Father Adalbert Janda, O.S.B.                July 6, 1943
   January 29, 1886
   July 11, 1907
   N - V - 4

Father Clement Hrdlicka, O.S.B.             February 10, 1945
   July 19, 1896
   July 12, 1915
   N - V - 6

Father Ildephonse Brandstetter, O.S.B.        December 30, 1945
   April 18, 1870
   July 11, 1892
   N - III - 19 - Buried in Peiping (Beijing), PRC

Father Anselm Fleisig, O.S.B.                March 25, 1946
   March 18, 1889
   July 16, 1909
   N - V - 7

Father Edward Sladek, O.S.B.               July 2, 1946
   February 21, 1881
   July 11, 1905
   N - V - 8

Abbot Procopius Neuzil O.S.B.               December 1, 1946
   November 3, 1861
   July 11, 1885
   December 22, 1888
   March 31, 1937
   July 5, 1937
   A-7

Father Ildephonse Wittmann, O.S.B.          June 1, 1947
   January 2, 1863
   July 11, 1882
   N - IV - 2

Father Norbert Lukes, O.S.B.                March 24, 1949
   August 1, 1887
   December 23, 1916
   N - V - 9

Father Bartholomew Kvitek, O.S.B.           December 22, 1949
   August 18, 1872
   October 4, 1894
   N - VI - 1

Brother Maurus A. Stejskal, O.S.B.           January 17, 1950
   February 12, 1880
   May 15, 1904
   N - II - 11

Father Leonard Gerl, O.S.B.                 September 17, 1950 [December 17, 1950]
   May 10, 1869
   August 15, 1889
   N - VI - 2

Brother Gabriel (Joseph) Kanzer [Kandzer], O.S.B.   January 31, 1951
   March 17, 1872
   July 16, 1909
   N - II - 12

Brother Rudolph (Thomas) Kec, O.S.B.        May 18, 1951[May 17, 1951]
   December 20, 1894
   June 7, 1917 [June 7, 1918]
   N - II - 13

Brother Eugene Ultak, O.S.B.               February 7, 1952
   February 1, 1925
   S-IV-3
 

Father Anthony Nouza, O.S.B.               October 31, 1953
   December 6, 1882
   July 12, 1903
   N - VI - 3

Brother Adalbert Zikmund, O.S.B.            September 17, 1954
   July 15, 1887
   September 8, 1910
   N - II - 14

Father Cyril Zenisek, O.S.B.                March 25, 1955
   September 21, 1874
   August 15, 1893
   N - VI - 4

Father Constantine Viktora, O.S.B.           November 17, 1955
   October 21, 1898
   July 17, 1917
   N - VI - 5

Brother Stephen Maszar, O.S.B.             May 12, 1956
   July 21, 1879
   December 23, 1916
   N - I - 5

Father Augustine Studeny, O.S.B.           November 30, 1956
   March 13, 1887
   July 16, 1909
   N - VI - 6

Father Raphael Kubat, O.S.B.               September 2, 1957
   August 23, 1884
   July 1, 1905 [July 11, 1905]
   N - VI - 7

Father Athanasius Reszec, O.S.B.            February 15, 1958
   July 26, 1890
   August 15, 1939
   N - VI - 8 

Father Alphonse Biskup, O.S.B.             February 22, 1958
   January 17, 1887
   July 16, 1909
   N - VI - 9

Brother Valentine Pavlinak, O.S.B.           April 22, 1958 [April 19, 1958]
   October 5, 1873
   February 16, 1920
   N - I - 7

Father Joseph Chvatal, O.S.B.               June 7, 1958
   March 27, 1877
   July 19, 1897
   N - IV - 10

Father Placid Sasek, O.S.B.                  July 24, 1959
   June 23, 1887
   July 11, 1907
   N - IV - 11

Father Bernard Haman, O.S.B.              February 20, 1960
   June 4, 1886
   July 11, 1906
   N - IV - 12

Ven. Frater Cyprian Menard, O.S.B.               April 6, 1961
   May 15, 1934
   June 24, 1958
   S-IV-5

Brother Clement Sipek, O.S.B.              October 28, 1961
   September 13, 1884
   November 13, 1917
   N - I - 8

Brother. Paul Pesko, O.S.B.                  December 20, 1961
   July 4, 1881
   July 16, 1909
   N - I - 9

Abbot Ambrose L. Ondrak O.S.B.             December 23, 1961
   July 28, 1892
   July 2, 1913
   ordained: December 8, 1918
   elected: November 7, 1946
   blessed: January 8, 1947
   A-4

Father Denis Svec, O.S.B.                   May 3, 1962
   April 11, 1921
   July 11, 1941
   N - IV - 13

Brother Placid Hazuza, O.S.B.               July 25, 1962
   September 2, 1890
   September 24, 1913
   N - I - 10

Brother Thomas Capek, O.S.B.              January 12, 1963
   August 12, 1876
   May 16, 1927
   N - I - 11

Brother Augustine Roubik, O.S.B.           February 26, 1964
   April 11, 1885
   September 24, 1913
   N - I - 12

Brother Anthony Hubka, O.S.B.              March 12, 1964
   November 10, 1915
   August 15, 1947
   N - I - 15

Father Damian Kvitek, O.S.B.               August 12, 1965
   June 4, 1887
   July 14, 1908
   N - IV - 14

Father Boniface Tomek, O.S.B.              August 19, 1965
   July 25, 1885
   July 11, 1907
   N - V - 14

Father Gregory Dieter, O.S.B.                November 7, 1965
   July 3, 1931
   June 24, 1957
   N - V - 15

Brother Norbert Fucik, O.S.B.               November 19, 1965
   September 26, 1872
   February 10, 1901
   N - I - 16

Father Raymond Koman, O.S.B.              December 11, 1965
   December 1, 1897
   July 11, 1921
   N - V - 16

Father Ernest Zizka, O.S.B.                  March 30, 1966
   March 23, 1889
   February 2, 1921 [February 2, 1919]
   N - VI - 12

Brother Francis Totka, O.S.B.                March 12, 1967
   December 1, 1906
   January 1, 1934
   N - I - 17

Father William Shonka, O.S.B.              August 12, 1967
   January 25, 1902
   October 17, 1925
   N - VI - 13

Brother John Nepomucene Repa, O.S.B.      October 4, 1967
   March 17, 1891
   August 15, 1916
   N - I - 18

Father Stephen Srahulek, O.S.B.             December 24, 1967
   December 26, 1896
   July 26, 1925
   N - VI - 14

Brother Procopius Koukal, O.S.B.            December 18, 1968
   August 14, 1888
   May 16, 1925
   N - I - 19

Brother Andrew Havlik, O.S.B.               December 21, 1968
   November 13, 1892
   February 3, 1922
   N - I - 20

Father Emilian Shonka, O.S.B.              May 20, 1969
   August 24, 1895
   July 11, 1920
   N - VI - 15

Father Francis J. Sindelar, O.S.B.            June 15, 1969
   June 2, 1890
   July 12, 1912
   N - VI - 16

Father Hilary Jurica, O.S.B.                 February 8, 1970
   June 19, 1892
   July 12, 1915
   N - VII - 2

Brother Benedict Kohout, O.S.B.            March 23, 1970
   June 23, 1892
   July 12, 1915
   N - VII - 3

Father Justin Spoden, O.S.B.                December 19, 1970
   June 29, 1920
   June 12, 1942
   N - VII - 4

Father Vincent Novotny, O.S.B.              October 30, 1971
   October 17, 1894
   July 12, 1915
   N - VII - 5

Father Gerard Mach, O.S.B.                  November 2, 1971
   January 24, 1899
   July 11, 1924
   N - VII - 6

Father Matthias L. Kucera, O.S.B. [Mathias]   December 15, 1971
   July 7, 1921
   June 12, 1942
   N - VII - 7

Father Edmund Jurica, O.S.B.               October 26, 1972
   July 16, 1900
   July 17, 1917
   N - VII - 8

Father Florian F. Herides, O.S.B.             July 25, 1973 [July 24, 1973]
   September 18, 1898
   July 22, 1918
   N - VII - 9

Brother Cyril A. Pohanka, O.S.B.            August 22, 1973
   March 25, 1892
   November 13, 1917
   N - II - 17

Father Dominic J. Kotek, O.S.B.             January 22, 1974
   July 14, 1896
   July 12, 1915
   N - VII - 10

Father Patrick M. Bradley, O.S.B.             July 22, 1974
   December 6, 1905
   July 11, 1940
   N - VII - 12

Father Benedict J. Bauer, O.S.B.             December 6, 1974
   March 5, 1891
   July 6, 1914
   N - VII - 13

Father Gilbert J. Laketek, O.S.B.            January 26, 1974
   February 28, 1917
   July 11, 1937
   N - VII - 11

Father Claude G. Viktora, O.S.B.             April 13, 1976
   June 1, 1907
   September 8, 1927
   N - VII - 14

Father Alcuin J. Kasny, O.S.B.               August 6 (7), 1976
   March 8, 1895
   July 11, 1921
   N - VII - 15

Brother Dominic S. Vanek, O.S.B.           May 14, 1977
   December 19, 1887
   July 19, 1909 [July 16, 1909]
   N - II - 18

Father Alexius Machacek, O.S.B.             June 6, 1977
   March 15, 1892
   July 26, 1925
   N - I - 22

Father Bede W. Cernik, O.S.B.               July 20, 1977
   September 7, 1896
   July 12, 1915
   N - I - 23

Brother Boniface Spiegelberg, O.S.B.        August 29, 1978
   January 1, 1900
   November 13, 1942
   N - II - 19

Father Chrysostom J. Tarasevitch, O.S.B.     June 11, 1978
   October 20, 1892
   July 11, 1937
   N - I - 24

Brother Anselm Pirog, O.S.B.                November 29, 1978
   November 8, 1887
   March 12, 1912 [March 21, 1912]
   N - II - 20

Father Sylvester Healy, O.S.B.              February 7, 1979
   November 19, 1891
   March 4, 1928
   N - II - 21

Brother Valerian Horky, O.S.B.              July 28, 1979
   July 13, 1894
   November 13, 1917
   N - II - 22

Brother Martin Valenta, O.S.B.              June 25, 1980
   March 18, 1923
   January 15, 1949
   N - II - 24

Brother Method Kuzeja, O.S.B.               May 8, 1980
   September 1, 1913
   September 8, 1940
   N - II - 23

Father Francis X. Clougherty, O.S.B.         October 26, 1980
   March 4, 1895
   August 15, 1928
   N - II - 26

Father Walter J. Jendrusak, O.S.B.          October 26, 1980
   December 11, 1904
   July 22, 1927
   N - II - 25

Father Albert Ondriska, O.S.B.               May 9, 1981
   January 27, 1920
   July 11, 1940
   N - I - 21

Father Louis N. Cernak, O.S.B.              January 5, 1981
   December 13, 1914
   July 11, 1939
   N - II - 27

Father Adolph Hrdlicka, O.S.B.               May 3, 1982
   November 17, 1899
   July 11, 1920
   N - IV - 8

Father Basil C. Kolar, O.S.B.                July 2, 1982
   November 3, 1899
   July 11, 1919
   N - III - 1

Brother Louis Smolek, O.S.B.                September 30, 1982
   August 7, 1901
   January 7, 1921[ January 7, 1929]
   N - I - 13

Father Wenceslaus C. Michalicka, O.S.B.     February 26, 1982
   April 26, 1894
   July 6, 1914
   N - III - 2

Father Peter F. Mizera, O.S.B.               October 10, 1982
   February 15, 1893
   July 6, 1914
   N - IV - 9

Brother Matthew J. Netreba, O.S.B.          August 7, 1983
   March 1, 1893
   December 23, 1916
   N - I - 14

Father Robert F. Mastny, O.S.B.              January 28, 1984
   February 24, 1901
   December 2, 1923
   N - V - 12
 

Father Adrian W. Klepac, O.S.B.             March 7, 1984
   November 10, 1904
   July 11, 1926
   N - V - 11

Father Luke J. Ouska, O.S.B.                July 8, 1984
   June 20, 1908
   July 11, 1930
   N - VI - 11

Father Maur J. Dlouhy, O.S.B.               September 8, 1984
   March 21, 1919
   July 11, 1939
   N - VI - 10

Father Andrew E. Skvarla, O.S.B.             March 11, 1985
   September 11, 1899
   December 2, 1923
   N - II - 15

Bishop Vladimir L. Tarasevitch O.S.B., D.D.   January 2, 1986
   November 27, 1921
   June 16, 1944
   May 26, 1949 / Ordained Bishop September 8, 1983
   A-10

Father Rembert J. Sorg, O.S.B.              May 27, 1986
   March 20, 1908
   July 2, 1927
   N - II - 16

Father Paul A. Petrik, O.S.B.
               August 20, 1986
   September 1, 1917
   July 11, 1938
   N - I - 2

Father Mark H. Waltz, O.S.B.                December 21, 1986
   March 26, 1938
   June 24, 1959
   N - I - 1

Father Leo Vancura, O.S.B.                 January 9, 1987
   February 3, 1909
   July 11, 1934
   S - I - 1

Father Donald Hardesty, O.S.B.               March 16, 1988
   July 29, 1931
   June 28, 1953
   S - I - 2

Father Brendan G. McGrath, O.S.B.          March 30, 1988
   February 19, 1914
   July 11, 1940
   N - II - 3

Father Vitus A. Buresh, O.S.B.               October 8, 1988
   September 12, 1923
   June 16, 1944
   N - II - 2

Father John F. Cherf, O.S.B.                 May 2, 1990
   November 28, 1894
   July 2, 1913
   N - II - 1

Father Richard E. Shonka, O.S.B.            May 17, 1990
   February 8, 1904
   October 17, 1925
   S - II - 2

Father Benno Potkovsky, O.S.B.             November 10, 1990
   October 29, 1903
   September 8, 1927
   S - II - 1

Brother Alphonse W. Keprta, O.S.B.           April 24, 1991
   June 14, 1896
   February 16, 1920
   N - III - 10

Father Ambrose Wang, O.S.B.               May 21, 1991
   November 4, 1910
   [February 10, 1948]
   N - III - 18 - Buried in Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC

Father Charles W. Kolek, O.S.B.             January 18, 1992
   May 14, 1908
   July 11, 1931
   N - III - 11

Father Martin J. Horak, O.S.B.              March 26, 1993
   November 29, 1913
   July 11, 1934
   N - III - 12

Brother Peter A. Pavlinak, O.S.B.             August 23, 1993
   October 3, 1895
   March 21, 1926
   N - I - 3

Father Jacob J. Hillyer, O.S.B.               May 16, 1995
   January 20, 1930
   July 11, 1965
   N - III - 13

Father Ronald R. Rigovsky, O.S.B.            March 3, 1996
   March 22, 1934
   June 27, 1954
   N - III - 14

Father Robert S. Buday, O.S.B.               May 17, 1996
   May 3, 1940
   June 24, 1961
   N - III - 15

Father Victor J. Laketek, O.S.B.              July 19, 1996
   April 19, 1911
   July 11, 1930
   N - III - 17

Father Demetrius P. Kowalchik, O.S.B.       June 24, 1997
   July 9, 1911
   June 12, 1942
   N - I - 25

Brother Cyprian P. Jasurda, O.S.B.           August 27, 1997
   July 6, 1920
   May 9, 1954
   N - III - 20

Father George W. Kuska, O.S.B.              May 6, 1999
   April 19, 1912
   July 28, 1933
   N - III - 21

Abbot Valentine Skluzacek, O.S.B.           October 16, 2000
   VII Abbot
   April 18, 1915
   July 11, 1936
   ordained: May 23, 1942
   elected: June 8,, 1978
   died: October 16, 2000
   A-9

Fr. Clement E. Sobr, OSB                   February 19, 2002
   January 5, 1921
   June 16, 1947
   February 19, 2002
   N - III - 22

Father Christian W. Ceplecha O.S.B.        May 29, 2002
   July 14, 1927
   June 16, 1947
   N - IV - 15

Father Stanley Vesely, O.S.B.                January 11, 2003
   December 15, 1913
   July 11, 1934
   January 11, 2003
   N - IV - 16

Abbot Thomas J. Havlik, O.S.B.               December 11, 2003
   VI Abbot
   April 6, 1913
   July 1, 1936
   ordained: May 19, 1940
   elected: April 14, 1971
   resigned: June 9, 1978
   died: December 11, 2003
   A-3

Father James Saul, O.S.B.                    June 22, 2004
   March 22, 1924
   June 12, 1945
   S - IV - 17

Fr. Jerome Dobry O.S.B.                      December 29, 2004
   February 15, 1917
   July 11, 1944
   N - IV - 18

Brother Placid Koleski, Obl.S.B.               July 23, 2006
  
February 3, 1936
   May 20, 1956
   N - III - 23

Father Ivan Dobnikar O.S.B.                 November 13, 2006
   August 22, 1914
   June 16, 1944
   N - IV - 19

Father Roman Galiardi, O.S.B.                November 26, 2006
   May 22, 1930
   June 24, 1951
   N - IV - 20

Father Paschal Honner, O.S.B.                March 4, 2007
   June 9, 1929
   June 24, 1950
   N - VI - 17

                  

May they rest in peace....

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