Fr. John N. Siebenand dies at age 92

Fr. John N. Siebenand, age 92, died on Thursday, November 27, 2003.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at the Church of St. Mary in Arlington with burial at St. Mary Cemetery.

Fr. Siebenand was born May 11, 1911 in Arlington, MN. He was ordained at the St. Paul Cathedral in St. Paul, MN on June 4, 1938 for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis by Archbishop John Gregory Murray.

He served as Associate Pastor at the Church of the Nativity in St. Paul, St. Mark in Shakopee and as Pastor of the Visitation in Swan Lake, St. Nicholas in Middle Lake and St. Eloi in Ghent. Fr. Siebenand continued his priestly ministry in the Diocese of New Ulm when it was established on November 18, 1957 and served as Pastor at the Church of St. John in Hector.

Fr. Siebenand retired from active ministry on October 29, 1986 and had been living in St. Cloud, MN since his retirement.