Michael Mencer of Lincoln, Neb. passed away peacefully from complications of surgery at St. Elizabeth's Regional Medical Center in Lincoln on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. He was 61.
Since birth, Mike surprised his doctors and family with his tenacity and resilience in the face of several lifelong, daunting medical challenges. Those qualities were an endearing source of inspiration to Mike's family and friends.
Despite his medical issues, Mike was always an adventurous, athletic and curious person. Always interested in medicine and technology, Mike pursued nursing and, after his second of several bouts with cancer, obtained a degree in medical equipment technology.
At 7 years of age, Mike was diagnosed with juvenile macular degeneration. At age 8, and after numerous treatments proved unsuccessful, the condition suddenly disappeared with no plausible medical explanation. Mike's grade school teachers, the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, N.J., had prayed on his behalf to Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, a renowned member of their order who died in 1927 and whose cause for sainthood they had pursued since 1945.
Mike's case was subsequently submitted to the Vatican for consideration and after 16 years of exhaustive investigation, Pope Benedict XVI pronounced the restoration of Mike's eyesight a miracle. As a result, Sr. Miriam was beatified in October 2014 in Newark, N.J., the first such ceremony ever held on U.S. soil. Mike was honored to play a significant role in the beatification and a continuing role in the cause of sainthood for Blessed Miriam Teresa, as she is now known.
Michael G. Mencer was born in Philipsburg, Pa. on Dec. 5, 1955, the third of five children of John F. Mencer Sr. and Barbara J. (Plubell) Mencer. He was raised in upstate New York and New Jersey. He lived and worked in northern California, Colorado and Nebraska. His mother survives him, as do his siblings, John (spouse, Suzanne), Susan, Anne Doms (spouse, George), and Mark (spouse, Bessy), as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
A viewing, rosary and Mass will be celebrated Dec. 29th at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lincoln, Neb. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Lincoln.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made online at the Sisters of Charity website: www.scnj.org or by check to: Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Michael Mencer Memorial, Development Office, P.O. Box 476, Convent Station, NJ 07961-0476. Donations are tax deductible and will support the cause of sainthood of Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich.
Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home
Lincoln, Nebraska
www.bmlfh.com
Burlington County Times: December 26, 2016
Since birth, Mike surprised his doctors and family with his tenacity and resilience in the face of several lifelong, daunting medical challenges. Those qualities were an endearing source of inspiration to Mike's family and friends.
Despite his medical issues, Mike was always an adventurous, athletic and curious person. Always interested in medicine and technology, Mike pursued nursing and, after his second of several bouts with cancer, obtained a degree in medical equipment technology.
At 7 years of age, Mike was diagnosed with juvenile macular degeneration. At age 8, and after numerous treatments proved unsuccessful, the condition suddenly disappeared with no plausible medical explanation. Mike's grade school teachers, the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, N.J., had prayed on his behalf to Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, a renowned member of their order who died in 1927 and whose cause for sainthood they had pursued since 1945.
Mike's case was subsequently submitted to the Vatican for consideration and after 16 years of exhaustive investigation, Pope Benedict XVI pronounced the restoration of Mike's eyesight a miracle. As a result, Sr. Miriam was beatified in October 2014 in Newark, N.J., the first such ceremony ever held on U.S. soil. Mike was honored to play a significant role in the beatification and a continuing role in the cause of sainthood for Blessed Miriam Teresa, as she is now known.
Michael G. Mencer was born in Philipsburg, Pa. on Dec. 5, 1955, the third of five children of John F. Mencer Sr. and Barbara J. (Plubell) Mencer. He was raised in upstate New York and New Jersey. He lived and worked in northern California, Colorado and Nebraska. His mother survives him, as do his siblings, John (spouse, Suzanne), Susan, Anne Doms (spouse, George), and Mark (spouse, Bessy), as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
A viewing, rosary and Mass will be celebrated Dec. 29th at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lincoln, Neb. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Lincoln.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made online at the Sisters of Charity website: www.scnj.org or by check to: Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Michael Mencer Memorial, Development Office, P.O. Box 476, Convent Station, NJ 07961-0476. Donations are tax deductible and will support the cause of sainthood of Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich.
Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home
Lincoln, Nebraska
www.bmlfh.com
Burlington County Times: December 26, 2016
Michael Mencer of Lincoln, Neb. passed away peacefully from complications of surgery at St. Elizabeth's Regional Medical Center in Lincoln on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. He was 61.
Since birth, Mike surprised his doctors and family with his tenacity and resilience in the face of several lifelong, daunting medical challenges. Those qualities were an endearing source of inspiration to Mike's family and friends.
Despite his medical issues, Mike was always an adventurous, athletic and curious person. Always interested in medicine and technology, Mike pursued nursing and, after his second of several bouts with cancer, obtained a degree in medical equipment technology.
At 7 years of age, Mike was diagnosed with juvenile macular degeneration. At age 8, and after numerous treatments proved unsuccessful, the condition suddenly disappeared with no plausible medical explanation. Mike's grade school teachers, the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, N.J., had prayed on his behalf to Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, a renowned member of their order who died in 1927 and whose cause for sainthood they had pursued since 1945.
Mike's case was subsequently submitted to the Vatican for consideration and after 16 years of exhaustive investigation, Pope Benedict XVI pronounced the restoration of Mike's eyesight a miracle. As a result, Sr. Miriam was beatified in October 2014 in Newark, N.J., the first such ceremony ever held on U.S. soil. Mike was honored to play a significant role in the beatification and a continuing role in the cause of sainthood for Blessed Miriam Teresa, as she is now known.
Michael G. Mencer was born in Philipsburg, Pa. on Dec. 5, 1955, the third of five children of John F. Mencer Sr. and Barbara J. (Plubell) Mencer. He was raised in upstate New York and New Jersey. He lived and worked in northern California, Colorado and Nebraska. His mother survives him, as do his siblings, John (spouse, Suzanne), Susan, Anne Doms (spouse, George), and Mark (spouse, Bessy), as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
A viewing, rosary and Mass will be celebrated Dec. 29th at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lincoln, Neb. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Lincoln.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made online at the Sisters of Charity website: www.scnj.org or by check to: Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Michael Mencer Memorial, Development Office, P.O. Box 476, Convent Station, NJ 07961-0476. Donations are tax deductible and will support the cause of sainthood of Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich.
Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home
Lincoln, Nebraska
www.bmlfh.com
Burlington County Times: December 26, 2016
Since birth, Mike surprised his doctors and family with his tenacity and resilience in the face of several lifelong, daunting medical challenges. Those qualities were an endearing source of inspiration to Mike's family and friends.
Despite his medical issues, Mike was always an adventurous, athletic and curious person. Always interested in medicine and technology, Mike pursued nursing and, after his second of several bouts with cancer, obtained a degree in medical equipment technology.
At 7 years of age, Mike was diagnosed with juvenile macular degeneration. At age 8, and after numerous treatments proved unsuccessful, the condition suddenly disappeared with no plausible medical explanation. Mike's grade school teachers, the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, N.J., had prayed on his behalf to Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, a renowned member of their order who died in 1927 and whose cause for sainthood they had pursued since 1945.
Mike's case was subsequently submitted to the Vatican for consideration and after 16 years of exhaustive investigation, Pope Benedict XVI pronounced the restoration of Mike's eyesight a miracle. As a result, Sr. Miriam was beatified in October 2014 in Newark, N.J., the first such ceremony ever held on U.S. soil. Mike was honored to play a significant role in the beatification and a continuing role in the cause of sainthood for Blessed Miriam Teresa, as she is now known.
Michael G. Mencer was born in Philipsburg, Pa. on Dec. 5, 1955, the third of five children of John F. Mencer Sr. and Barbara J. (Plubell) Mencer. He was raised in upstate New York and New Jersey. He lived and worked in northern California, Colorado and Nebraska. His mother survives him, as do his siblings, John (spouse, Suzanne), Susan, Anne Doms (spouse, George), and Mark (spouse, Bessy), as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
A viewing, rosary and Mass will be celebrated Dec. 29th at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lincoln, Neb. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Lincoln.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made online at the Sisters of Charity website: www.scnj.org or by check to: Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Michael Mencer Memorial, Development Office, P.O. Box 476, Convent Station, NJ 07961-0476. Donations are tax deductible and will support the cause of sainthood of Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich.
Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home
Lincoln, Nebraska
www.bmlfh.com
Burlington County Times: December 26, 2016
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