REV. BERNARD J. BINVERSIE

Rev. Bernard J. Binversie, age 72, of 300 S. 6th St., St. Nazianz, died Friday, August 14, 1992, at St. Mary's Nursing Home, Manitowoc.

Rev. Binversie was born November 30, 1919, in School Hill, son of the late Nick and Catherine Koenig Binversie. He attended Holy Trinity school and studied for the priesthood at the Salvatorian Seminary, St. Nazianz-Preparatory Seminary and Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. He was ordained September 23, 1944, at Kenrick Seminary. His assignments were in Texas and included Price College, Amarillo; Chaplin at St. Francis Convent, Assistant at Our Mother of Mercy Church, Wellington; Chaplin at Sister of St. Joseph Hospital, Wellington; Assistant at St. Peter and Paul, Dumas; Assistant at St. John's Church, Borger, at which time he had the task of building a church at Spearman-47 miles away. He was Pastor at Sacred Heart Church-The first Catholic Church in Spearman. Along with a mission at Perryton, he was also pastor at Holy Name, Tulia; Assistant at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Amarillo; Administrator at Immaculate Conception Church, Vega; pastor at St. Joseph's Church, Stanton; Pastor of St. Therese's Church, Sanatorium; Pastor at St. Ambrose, Wall; Pastor at St. James, Bronte; Chancellor for the Diocese of San Angelo; Pastor at Holy Family Mission, Mereta; Pastor at St. Laurence, Garden City; and Pastor at St. Boniface, Olfen. He retired to this area in August of 1985. During his retirement he helped service the sisters of St. Mary's, St. Nazianz, St. Mary's Nursing Home, Manitowoc, and Holy Trinity Church, School Hill.

Survivors include five brothers, Alfred and Rita, Kiel, Art and Gertrude, Howards Grove, Lee and Patricia, Wheeling, Ill., Ted and Casilda, and Dominic and Ann, of Sheboygan; seven sisters, Myra Hanneman, Monica and Pius Reinbold, Agnes and Frank Wiltzius, Patricia and Walter Scharrer, Cecilia and John Smolic, all of Sheboygan, Joan and Elmer Nilges, Kansas City, Kan., Elizabeth and Ken Beise, New Holstein. He is further survived by many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 1992, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, School Hill, with concelebrants, Msgr. Droll, Chancellor of San Angelo Diocese, Father Tom Wojciechowski, Father Dick Klingeisen, Father Reginald Schrimpf, and Deacon James Steffen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Friends May Call At The Church on Tuesday, August 19, 1992, from 4-9 p.m., and on Wednesday, August 19, 1992, from 9 a.m. until the time of service. A Vigil Service will be held at the church at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 1992. A memorial fund has been established in his name.

Bishop Pfeffer, O.M.I., Bishop of San Angelo, is having a Memorial Mass on Monday for all the parishes he has served.

The Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, is serving the family.

Herald Times Reporter, August 27, 1992 P. A2