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Rev Fr Vernon Olmer

7 Aug 1935 – 21 Jan 2024

Birth	7 Aug 1935
Death	21 Jan 2024
Cemetery	Saint Francis Cemetery Humphrey , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Eman Bonnici on 19 Feb 2026
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263424812

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Br. Vernon Olmer, OFM, 88, passed away Jan. 21, 2024, at St. Mary's Home for the Aged in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at 10:00 AM, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Humphrey, Nebraska, with Fr. Stan Schmit celebrating the Mass. Visitation will be on Friday from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM with a vigil service at 7:00 PM, at the church. Visitation will continue on Saturday from 9:00 AM until Mass time, also at the church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. A native of Humphrey, Nebraska, Br. Vernon entered the Franciscan Order on July 4, 1955. He made his simple profession on July 5, 1956; solemn profession on July 5, 1959; and was ordained to the priesthood on June 13, 1962. Br. Vernon was dedicated to pastoral and fraternal ministry over the years. His assignments included serving as pastor at St. John the Baptist Parish in Jordan, Illinois, and St. Aloysius Parish in Bishop Creek. In 1990, he orchestrated the union of Holy Family and St. Agnes parishes. The new, consolidated church was named Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Community. Br. Vernon also served on the pastoral team at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Teutopolis, Illinois, from 2002-2013. From 2014-2022, he engaged in Shrine ministry at Cross in the Woods in Indian River, Michigan. In addition, Br. Vernon served the Order in a variety of roles, including assistant novice master and guardian. Br. Vernon is survived by family members, friends and friars of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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