• the death of a Creighton employee or student,
• the death of an immediate family member,
• a request for prayer in a serious illness.

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We have received word that David Kerry Schultz, a part-time faculty member in the Philosophy Department for about 10 years, died at his home in Omaha early this week. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 511 No. Elm, Grand Island, NE 68801. There will be a luncheon immediately following the service, and interment will be at 1 p.m. in Central City, NE. Memorials can be sent to Creighton or Trinity United Methodist in Grand Island. Condolences may be sent to David’s parents, Robert and Donna Schultz, #1 St. James Place, Grand Island, NE 68803.
Posted 10/03/08

Update 10/6: Visitation will be Monday, Oct. 6 from 5-7 p.m. at St. John's Church with funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Church.

Fr. Jim Egan died last evening (Oct. 2) at 7:52 p.m. at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, NE.

Following upon a very rich weekend spent with his dear friend, J.J.O’Leary, Jesuits, diocesan priests, friends, colleagues, parishioners from St. Benedict the Moor and St. John’s, all these good people had formed a procession of love and gratitude that tended to Jim the four days he resided there. “It’s all abundance,” he said on Monday. Jim declined slowly but steadily from Monday morning. By Tuesday evening, Wednesday for sure, he mainly slept. Still many came to sit with him, to speak to him, and to be present to him right through until his passing tonight.

Wouldn’t you know it but many of us, friends and brothers, were either at the War & Peace debate here on campus or watching the vice-presidential debate, two events Jim would not have missed for all the world, but for his final and full response to the divine summons.

Funeral plans are pending. It looks best now to celebrate the wake on Monday night and the Mass of the Resurrection on Tuesday morning at St. John’s if all plans with family and friends come together.

May the angels take you into paradise, Jim.
May Lee, Larry, and Driscoll welcome you home.

--Roc O’Connor, SJ
Rector, Jesuit Community at Creighton University

It is a sad thing to announce, but our brother, Jim Egan, S.J., entered hospice care here in Omaha on Monday, Sept. 28, due to the return and spread of cancer that he has battled for about four years. After receiving this recent diagnosis, Jim found a great deal of peace with it, finally knowing what was causing the sudden onset of physical weakness.

Jim is known to the people of St. John’s who attend the 5 pm Saturday Mass as a fine presider and powerful homilist. He connected with people who have known suffering by his honest reflection on the Word in light of his own journey. Before that, he served as “Servant Minister,” spiritual director to priests of the Archdiocese of Omaha for about ten years.

Jim is content to be in hospice care. He has no pain to cope with at this point. He is deeply grateful for the gift God has given him in living as a Jesuit for 56 years, for the many people whom he has loved and served, as well as the many who have loved him. Please remember Fr. Jim Egan, S.J. in his final days on earth. Pray that God may continue to support him with peace so that Jim’s final offering of his life may be one of joy.

Thanks for your prayers. --Fr. Roc O’Connor, SJ
                                                   Rector, Jesuit Community at Creighton University
Posted 9/30/08

Sister was Fr. William F. Kelley’s faithful assistant during his many years in Development. Fr. Kelley was Vice President of the Creighton University Foundation.
9/17/08

Please remember in your prayers, Dave Whitmarsh, Carpenter in Facilities Management, whose mother, Betty Sue Whitmarsh, passed away on September 14. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on September 18 in the Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home with burial in the Miller Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Miller, Missouri. Condolences can be sent to Dave at Facilities Management, Jelinek Building.
9/16/08

It was just a month ago that her father, Ben Schneider, passed away. Please remember the family in your thoughts at this difficult time. Condolences can be sent to Jan in care of the department, Humanities Center, room 221.
9/08/08

Please remember in your prayers the family of Maria Teresa Gaston whose mother-in-law, Betty Ann Witchger, passed away on Saturday, August 30 in Pittsburgh, PA where she was living with her daughter and son-in-law. Funeral services are being held on Friday in Saginaw, Michigan where she resided until 5 years ago. A full obituary can be read here.

Maria Teresa Gaston is the Director of Creighton Center for Service and Justice and condolences can be sent to her in Harper Center, 2067.
9/04/08

Please remember in your prayers the family of Lisa Wiese, Grounds Crew, who passed away suddenly on Sunday morning. No information regarding funeral arrangements is available at this time. Condolences can be sent to her family in care of Facilities Management, Jelinek Building.
8/25/08