Fr. Francis Stuart, OSB
Fr. Francis Stuart, OSB
1926-2015
Fr. Francis Stuart OSB, 88, of Conception, Missouri, died Monday, March 30, 2015 at Pine View Manor, Stanberry, Missouri.
Fr. Francis was born August 14, 1926 in Atchison, Kansas, the son of Dr. Francis and Minnie (McLaughlin) Stuart.
A 1950 graduate of Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri, Fr. Francis professed as a Benedictine Monk on September 3, 1957 and ordained a priest on May 27, 1961.
He served an an Assistant Pastor in many parishes, including St. Aloysius in Kansas City and St. John in Rapid City, North Dakota. Among the many parishes he served as Pastor were St. Bonaventure, McIntosh, South Dakota, St. Peter in Stanberry, Holy Ghost in Sharon Springs, Kansas and St. Lawrence Parish in St. Elizabeth, Missouri. He returned to the Health Care Center at Conception Abbey in 2009 and moved to Pine View Manor in 2013.
His parents preceded him in death.
In addition to his monastic community, Fr. Francis is survived by sisters: Helen Wingate, Edwards, Missouri and Mary Frances (Robert) Barr, Overland Park, Kansas; brother: John (Susan) Stuart, Shawnee, Kansas; nieces and nephews.
Visitation is in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Conception, Missouri from 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2015, with Vespers of the Dead at 7:15 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in the Basilica with burial following in St Columba, Cemetery, Conception.
Arrangements: Price Funeral Home www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com
