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Rev. Father Robert Stemper
• 1926 - 2009 Robert Irving Stemper was born December 17, 1926, a son of Joseph and Mary (Schaefer) Stemper, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He was raised and educated in Fond du Lac and graduated from Sturgeon High School. Robert served in the United States Army Air Corp from June of 1945 to January 1947. With a start at Marquette University he began his studies for the priesthood in 1948. He was ordained in Tokyo on March 18, 1962, as a Jesuit Religious Priest. After several years with the Jesuits in Japan, he came back to the United States continuing his calling as a Traditional Roman Catholic Priest. Rev. Fr. Stemper came to Sacred Heart Parish in Appleton, Wisconsin, in the spring of 1976. He continued serving there until Holy Week of 1986. He came to the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Prairie in Powers Lake, ND. He served there until September 30, 1987, when he went to the Our Lady of the Sun International Shrine, El Mirage, AZ. He served there until October of 1999, when he came back to the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Prairie in Powers Lake, ND. In April of 2000, he went to help out at Holy Innocent School in Waite Park, MN. He retired on May 26, 2002, returned to North Dakota, and made his home in Minot. Surviving family includes: brother, Donald Stemper, Port Charlotte, FL; niece, Adel Cook, Port Charlotte, FL; nephew, Dennis Stemper, Bolingbrook, IL; cousins, James Stadler, Bellflower, CA; and Beverly Gosz, Oshkosh, WI. Rev. Fr. Stemper was preceded in death by his parents; and sister-in-law, Melba Stemper. Requiem Divine Liturgy: Tuesday, September 29, 2009,
at 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 812
N. Main, Minot. Celebrant of the Divine Liturgy : Father George Pruys Honorary Pallbearers: All Fr. Stemper's friends, especially those that have gone before him. Military honors will be accorded at Calvary Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Following the funeral, there will be an informal gathering of friends at the Royal Fork Buffet. On behalf of Fr. Stemper's family, thank you for all your
many acts of kindness and support. Your thoughts and prayers
are greatly appreciated during this difficult time. To sign the online guest register
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Rev.
Father Robert Stemper, 82, Minot, ND, formerly of Fond du Lac,
WI, died Friday, September 25, 2009, in a Minot hospital.