Father John LaHive was born in Houtzdale in July of 1887, the son of Annie and James LaHive. He was a member of St. Lawrence parish and was educated at the St. Lawrence Parochial and Houtzdale public schools.
He entered the seminary at St. Francis of Loretto and was ordained June 9, 1933. His first Mass was said at St. Mark's of Altoona, June 10, 1933. Following Ordination he was assigned to a Catholic school in Groom, Texas, where he died in 1944.
~ A Glance Back, A Look Ahead, Christ The King Church, Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, 1977, Page 50
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Father John LaHive was born in Houtzdale in July of 1887, the son of Annie and James LaHive. He was a member of St. Lawrence parish and was educated at the St. Lawrence Parochial and Houtzdale public schools.
He entered the seminary at St. Francis of Loretto and was ordained June 9, 1933. His first Mass was said at St. Mark's of Altoona, June 10, 1933. Following Ordination he was assigned to a Catholic school in Groom, Texas, where he died in 1944.
~ A Glance Back, A Look Ahead, Christ The King Church, Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, 1977, Page 50
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