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Abbey community members in chronological order
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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, O.S.B. — 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

Father Frederic Beller, O.S.B. — November 13, 2008
March 26, 1916
July 11, 1937
N - III - 16

Father Kevin Sheeran, O.S.B.
-- March 28, 2009
October 7, 1938
June 24, 1961
N - VI - 18

Father Mel Uzdrowski, O.S.B. -- April 21, 2009
July 2, 1927
June 29, 1952
N - IV - 21

Brother Sebastian Kuhn, O.S.B. --
August 22, 2009
November 20, 1921
March 25, 1947
N - VI - 19

Father Michael Komechak, O.S.B.
-- August 30, 2009
August 19, 1932
June 26, 1955
N - VII - 16

Very Rev. Alban Hrebic, O.S.B.
-- September 10, 2009
October 14, 1926
June 12, 1945
(Catholic Cemetery in Taiwan)
N - III - 18

Father Terence Fitzmaurice, O.S.B.
-- November 23, 2009
November 4, 1927
June 24, 1959
N - VII - 17

Brother George Rooney, O.S.B. -- December 22, 2009
September 27, 1926
September 8, 1945
N - VI - 20

Father Zachary Hrisko, O.S.B. -- August 4, 2010
September 11, 1923
June 24, 1951
N - VII - 18

May they rest in peace....

Cemetery information is presented on these pages.
Abbey community members in alphabetical order
Abbey community members in chronological order of death
Non-community members in alphabetical order
Non-community members in chronological order of death
All individuals buried in the cemetery in alphabetical order
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