Fr. Paul I. Manhart, SJ, died May 1, 2008, at the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa, Wis. He was 81 years old.
Fr. Manhart was born in Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2, 1927. He was a graduate of Creighton Prep and attended Creighton University. He entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo., on his 18th birthday, Jan. 2, 1945. He obtained his A.B. degree with a double major in English and Latin from St. Louis University. In 1952 he was assigned to teach at Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, S.D. and in 1955 moved to St. Mary's (Kan.) College and was ordained there on June 18, 1958.
In 1960 he returned to Red Cloud Indian School, where he was assistant principal until 1964. He became pastor at Holy Rosary Mission in Pine Ridge, SD, until 1968. After spending one year as a writer at the Jesuit College in St. Bonifacius, Minn., he returned to Holy Rosary Mission as both writer and pastoral minister until 1993. He took a sabbatical spending a semester each at Gonzaga University and Creighton University returning to Holy Rosary Mission and remained there as writer and pastoral minister until 2003.
During his years as writer he completed his revision of the Lakota-English Dictionary, initially prepared by the late Fr. Eugene Buechel, SJ. It was published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2002. In 2003 his health needs made it advisable for him to move to St. Camillus.
Memorials to the Jesuit Partnership appreciated.
Fr. Manhart was born in Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2, 1927. He was a graduate of Creighton Prep and attended Creighton University. He entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo., on his 18th birthday, Jan. 2, 1945. He obtained his A.B. degree with a double major in English and Latin from St. Louis University. In 1952 he was assigned to teach at Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, S.D. and in 1955 moved to St. Mary's (Kan.) College and was ordained there on June 18, 1958.
In 1960 he returned to Red Cloud Indian School, where he was assistant principal until 1964. He became pastor at Holy Rosary Mission in Pine Ridge, SD, until 1968. After spending one year as a writer at the Jesuit College in St. Bonifacius, Minn., he returned to Holy Rosary Mission as both writer and pastoral minister until 1993. He took a sabbatical spending a semester each at Gonzaga University and Creighton University returning to Holy Rosary Mission and remained there as writer and pastoral minister until 2003.
During his years as writer he completed his revision of the Lakota-English Dictionary, initially prepared by the late Fr. Eugene Buechel, SJ. It was published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2002. In 2003 his health needs made it advisable for him to move to St. Camillus.
Memorials to the Jesuit Partnership appreciated.
Fr. Paul I. Manhart, SJ, died May 1, 2008, at the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa, Wis. He was 81 years old.
Fr. Manhart was born in Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2, 1927. He was a graduate of Creighton Prep and attended Creighton University. He entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo., on his 18th birthday, Jan. 2, 1945. He obtained his A.B. degree with a double major in English and Latin from St. Louis University. In 1952 he was assigned to teach at Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, S.D. and in 1955 moved to St. Mary's (Kan.) College and was ordained there on June 18, 1958.
In 1960 he returned to Red Cloud Indian School, where he was assistant principal until 1964. He became pastor at Holy Rosary Mission in Pine Ridge, SD, until 1968. After spending one year as a writer at the Jesuit College in St. Bonifacius, Minn., he returned to Holy Rosary Mission as both writer and pastoral minister until 1993. He took a sabbatical spending a semester each at Gonzaga University and Creighton University returning to Holy Rosary Mission and remained there as writer and pastoral minister until 2003.
During his years as writer he completed his revision of the Lakota-English Dictionary, initially prepared by the late Fr. Eugene Buechel, SJ. It was published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2002. In 2003 his health needs made it advisable for him to move to St. Camillus.
Memorials to the Jesuit Partnership appreciated.
Fr. Manhart was born in Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2, 1927. He was a graduate of Creighton Prep and attended Creighton University. He entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo., on his 18th birthday, Jan. 2, 1945. He obtained his A.B. degree with a double major in English and Latin from St. Louis University. In 1952 he was assigned to teach at Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, S.D. and in 1955 moved to St. Mary's (Kan.) College and was ordained there on June 18, 1958.
In 1960 he returned to Red Cloud Indian School, where he was assistant principal until 1964. He became pastor at Holy Rosary Mission in Pine Ridge, SD, until 1968. After spending one year as a writer at the Jesuit College in St. Bonifacius, Minn., he returned to Holy Rosary Mission as both writer and pastoral minister until 1993. He took a sabbatical spending a semester each at Gonzaga University and Creighton University returning to Holy Rosary Mission and remained there as writer and pastoral minister until 2003.
During his years as writer he completed his revision of the Lakota-English Dictionary, initially prepared by the late Fr. Eugene Buechel, SJ. It was published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2002. In 2003 his health needs made it advisable for him to move to St. Camillus.
Memorials to the Jesuit Partnership appreciated.
Inscription
Rev. Paul I. Manhart, S. J., IHS, Natus 2 Jan. 1927, Ingressus 2 Jan. 1945, OBIIT 1 May 2008, R.I.P.
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