John J. Vrana, O.S.A.
1906 – 1983 (June 24) John Joseph Vrana, the son of John Vrana and Josephine Shimek, was born in the Bronx, New York, on December 7, 1906. He became a postulant of the Order at Villanova in 1920, and after completion of high school, was received into the novitiate on June 25, 1924. He professed […]
Walter P. Vogel, O.S.A.
1935 – 2007 (April 28) Walter Paul Vogel was born on March 7, 1935 on Ecke Ranch, near Encinitas, California, one of two sons and two daughters of Ruth Maurer and Walter Vogel. He entered the seminary in 1954 and took simple vows in the Augustinian Order in 1955. He was ordained a priest on […]
Bernard T. Visocky, O.S.A.
1924 – 1994 (May 11) Bernard Thomas Visocky, one of six sons and two daughters, was born on December 15, 1924 in Lilly, PA to Michael Joseph Visocky and Olean Pikus. Bernard was baptized and confirmed in the Greek Catholic Rite at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Portage, Pennsylvania. He attended the […]
Amedee J. Viger, O.S.A.
1875 – 1915 (February 2) Amedee Joseph Viger was born in Montreal, Canada, on August 31, 1875, to Amedee Viger and Cordelia Desrochers. While still a child, his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Lansingburgh, New York. Amedee was confirmed there in Saint Augustine Church in 1888 and was educated at Whipple […]
James E. Vaughan, O.S.A.
1864 – 1900 (December 24) James Edward Vaughan, son of James Vaughan and Anna Doherty, was born in London, England, on April 6, 1864 and was baptized eleven days later in the Church of St. Mary, St. John’s Wood, London. He immigrated to the United States with his family the following year and grew up […]
Nicholas J. Vasey, O.S.A.
1875 – 1931 (November 10) Nicholas Joseph Vasey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 12, 1875, one of three children of Bartholomew Vasey and Margaret Curley. He attended local public elementary and high schools, after which he enrolled at Villanova College. He obtained his B.A. degree in June, 1894, and the following September entered […]
John A. van der Beek, O.S.A.
1925 – 2011 (April 12) John A. van der Beek was born in 1925 in Nijmegan, Holland to Johannes Engelbertus and Maria Antonia van der Beek. On September 19, 1947, John professed simple vows in the Order as a member of the Province of Holland. He professed solemn vows on September 10, 1950, and was […]
William C Van Breda, O.S.A.
1922 – 2002 (January 20) William Cornelis Van Breda, son of Cornelis Van Breda and Gertrude Picard, was born in Tilburb, The Netherlands, on July 8, 1922. He began his early education by attending the parochial school at the Broeders Van Liefde from 1928 to 1933, and later attended high school at the Pensionaat St. […]
Jerome Van Alstyne, O.S.A.
1876 – 1927 (February 7) Charles Laurence Van Alstyne was born in Montreal, Canada, on August 5, 1876, the son of Charles Van Alstyne, a moulder, and Margaret Hall. He studied with the Christian Brothers in Montreal, and later spent some time with the Trappists. He was vested at Villanova on December 8, 1908, taking […]
Alfred H. Valiquette, O.S.A.
1864 – 1949 (April 14) Alfred Henry Valiquette, son of Joachim Valiquette and Adeline Rossignol, was born in Ottawa, Canada, on June 9, 1864. He began his novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, the first Canadian to enter the Province, on September 18, 1885, and made his simple profession of September 19, 1886. He was solemnly professed […]