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Gerald Henry Hietpas

Male 1899 - 1967  (67 years)


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  • Name Gerald Henry Hietpas 
    Born 13 Mar 1899  Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 14 Mar 1899  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ordained 19 Mar 1924  Priest - Norbertine - O.Praem. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 15 Jan 1967  Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I535  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2014 

    Father Albert H Hietpas,   b. 25 Apr 1870, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1925  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Mary Williams,   b. 27 Nov 1874, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Jan 1963  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1894  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • ST. NORBERT ABBEY
      DE PERE, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.
      Rev. Gerald H. Hietpas, O. Praem.
      b. Monday, Mar. 13, 1899 – d. Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1967
      Our brother Gerald Hietpas was born in Kimberly, Wisconsin, in 1899, entered the Order in 1918 and was solemnly professed in 1923. Founder of the apostolate in Shelby, Montana in 1925, he later became the pastor in Cut Bank and then Sunburst. While in Cut Bank he was also chaplain at the B-17 Bomber Base.

      In 1955, Gerald was appointed pastor of St. John’s in Essexville, Michigan, where he built a new high school and rectory. He died suddenly in Essexville on Wednesday, January 4, 1967 at the age of 67.