John Charles Dobrogowski
Aug. 21, 1925 - Dec. 18, 2011
NOTRE DAME - Brother John Charles Dobrogowski, C.S.C., 86, died on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Dujarie House in the Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame, Indiana. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charles and Margaret (Piunk) Dobrogowski. He attended St. Hedwig Elementary School and Lincoln High School, graduating in June 1943. He joined the U.S. Navy two months later and served in the South Pacific with the rank of Radioman 3rd Class in New Guinea, the Philippines, Japan and Hawaii until discharge in March 1945.
When he came home to Milwaukee after the war, he worked for 4 years at John Nichols Company and Johnson Service Company on electronic equipment and a variety of instruments. He learned of the Brothers of Holy Cross by reading an advertisement in Our Sunday Visitor. He entered the juniorate program at Watertown, Wisconsin, in September 1949, and went to St. Joseph's Novitiate in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, where he professed his first vows on February 2, 1951. Brother John began his college studies at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, and also taught at the high school on the campus for 2 years. In 1954 he was assigned to teach at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis for the next 6 years, and then joined the faculty at Father Gibault School for Boys in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1960. The following year he became the Director and Superior of Gibault School, serving for 5 years until 1966. He then taught at Bishop David High School in Louisville, Kentucky, for a year and for 2 years at Holy Cross High School in River Grove, Illinois, until 1969. Brother John always suffered with arthritic problems in his knees and, upon medical advice, moved to a warmer climate at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, where he spent the next 37 years teaching and serving on the staff as a library volunteer. In 2006 he returned to Notre Dame to reside at Schubert Villa for 2 years, and in 2008 moved to Dujarie House at Holy Cross Village. Brother John was an avid reader, loved attending movies, and was a loyal fan of the Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers. He had the reputation in the community as being one of the "puniest" people known, with his one-liners becoming legendary among the Brothers.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 22nd, at Our Lady of Holy Cross Chapel from 9:00 to 11:00 am on the grounds of Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame. The Mass of Resurrection will then follow with interment afterward at St. Joseph's Cemetery of the Village. Kaniewski Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorial contributions, in honor of Brother John Dobrogowski, C.S.C., to support the mission and ministries of the Brothers may be sent to Brothers of Holy Cross, Office of Development, P.O. Box 460, Notre Dame, IN 46556.
Published in South Bend Tribune on December 20, 2011
Aug. 21, 1925 - Dec. 18, 2011
NOTRE DAME - Brother John Charles Dobrogowski, C.S.C., 86, died on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Dujarie House in the Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame, Indiana. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charles and Margaret (Piunk) Dobrogowski. He attended St. Hedwig Elementary School and Lincoln High School, graduating in June 1943. He joined the U.S. Navy two months later and served in the South Pacific with the rank of Radioman 3rd Class in New Guinea, the Philippines, Japan and Hawaii until discharge in March 1945.
When he came home to Milwaukee after the war, he worked for 4 years at John Nichols Company and Johnson Service Company on electronic equipment and a variety of instruments. He learned of the Brothers of Holy Cross by reading an advertisement in Our Sunday Visitor. He entered the juniorate program at Watertown, Wisconsin, in September 1949, and went to St. Joseph's Novitiate in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, where he professed his first vows on February 2, 1951. Brother John began his college studies at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, and also taught at the high school on the campus for 2 years. In 1954 he was assigned to teach at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis for the next 6 years, and then joined the faculty at Father Gibault School for Boys in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1960. The following year he became the Director and Superior of Gibault School, serving for 5 years until 1966. He then taught at Bishop David High School in Louisville, Kentucky, for a year and for 2 years at Holy Cross High School in River Grove, Illinois, until 1969. Brother John always suffered with arthritic problems in his knees and, upon medical advice, moved to a warmer climate at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, where he spent the next 37 years teaching and serving on the staff as a library volunteer. In 2006 he returned to Notre Dame to reside at Schubert Villa for 2 years, and in 2008 moved to Dujarie House at Holy Cross Village. Brother John was an avid reader, loved attending movies, and was a loyal fan of the Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers. He had the reputation in the community as being one of the "puniest" people known, with his one-liners becoming legendary among the Brothers.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 22nd, at Our Lady of Holy Cross Chapel from 9:00 to 11:00 am on the grounds of Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame. The Mass of Resurrection will then follow with interment afterward at St. Joseph's Cemetery of the Village. Kaniewski Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorial contributions, in honor of Brother John Dobrogowski, C.S.C., to support the mission and ministries of the Brothers may be sent to Brothers of Holy Cross, Office of Development, P.O. Box 460, Notre Dame, IN 46556.
Published in South Bend Tribune on December 20, 2011
John Charles Dobrogowski
Aug. 21, 1925 - Dec. 18, 2011
NOTRE DAME - Brother John Charles Dobrogowski, C.S.C., 86, died on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Dujarie House in the Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame, Indiana. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charles and Margaret (Piunk) Dobrogowski. He attended St. Hedwig Elementary School and Lincoln High School, graduating in June 1943. He joined the U.S. Navy two months later and served in the South Pacific with the rank of Radioman 3rd Class in New Guinea, the Philippines, Japan and Hawaii until discharge in March 1945.
When he came home to Milwaukee after the war, he worked for 4 years at John Nichols Company and Johnson Service Company on electronic equipment and a variety of instruments. He learned of the Brothers of Holy Cross by reading an advertisement in Our Sunday Visitor. He entered the juniorate program at Watertown, Wisconsin, in September 1949, and went to St. Joseph's Novitiate in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, where he professed his first vows on February 2, 1951. Brother John began his college studies at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, and also taught at the high school on the campus for 2 years. In 1954 he was assigned to teach at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis for the next 6 years, and then joined the faculty at Father Gibault School for Boys in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1960. The following year he became the Director and Superior of Gibault School, serving for 5 years until 1966. He then taught at Bishop David High School in Louisville, Kentucky, for a year and for 2 years at Holy Cross High School in River Grove, Illinois, until 1969. Brother John always suffered with arthritic problems in his knees and, upon medical advice, moved to a warmer climate at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, where he spent the next 37 years teaching and serving on the staff as a library volunteer. In 2006 he returned to Notre Dame to reside at Schubert Villa for 2 years, and in 2008 moved to Dujarie House at Holy Cross Village. Brother John was an avid reader, loved attending movies, and was a loyal fan of the Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers. He had the reputation in the community as being one of the "puniest" people known, with his one-liners becoming legendary among the Brothers.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 22nd, at Our Lady of Holy Cross Chapel from 9:00 to 11:00 am on the grounds of Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame. The Mass of Resurrection will then follow with interment afterward at St. Joseph's Cemetery of the Village. Kaniewski Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorial contributions, in honor of Brother John Dobrogowski, C.S.C., to support the mission and ministries of the Brothers may be sent to Brothers of Holy Cross, Office of Development, P.O. Box 460, Notre Dame, IN 46556.
Published in South Bend Tribune on December 20, 2011
Aug. 21, 1925 - Dec. 18, 2011
NOTRE DAME - Brother John Charles Dobrogowski, C.S.C., 86, died on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Dujarie House in the Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame, Indiana. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charles and Margaret (Piunk) Dobrogowski. He attended St. Hedwig Elementary School and Lincoln High School, graduating in June 1943. He joined the U.S. Navy two months later and served in the South Pacific with the rank of Radioman 3rd Class in New Guinea, the Philippines, Japan and Hawaii until discharge in March 1945.
When he came home to Milwaukee after the war, he worked for 4 years at John Nichols Company and Johnson Service Company on electronic equipment and a variety of instruments. He learned of the Brothers of Holy Cross by reading an advertisement in Our Sunday Visitor. He entered the juniorate program at Watertown, Wisconsin, in September 1949, and went to St. Joseph's Novitiate in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, where he professed his first vows on February 2, 1951. Brother John began his college studies at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, and also taught at the high school on the campus for 2 years. In 1954 he was assigned to teach at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis for the next 6 years, and then joined the faculty at Father Gibault School for Boys in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1960. The following year he became the Director and Superior of Gibault School, serving for 5 years until 1966. He then taught at Bishop David High School in Louisville, Kentucky, for a year and for 2 years at Holy Cross High School in River Grove, Illinois, until 1969. Brother John always suffered with arthritic problems in his knees and, upon medical advice, moved to a warmer climate at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, where he spent the next 37 years teaching and serving on the staff as a library volunteer. In 2006 he returned to Notre Dame to reside at Schubert Villa for 2 years, and in 2008 moved to Dujarie House at Holy Cross Village. Brother John was an avid reader, loved attending movies, and was a loyal fan of the Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers. He had the reputation in the community as being one of the "puniest" people known, with his one-liners becoming legendary among the Brothers.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 22nd, at Our Lady of Holy Cross Chapel from 9:00 to 11:00 am on the grounds of Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame. The Mass of Resurrection will then follow with interment afterward at St. Joseph's Cemetery of the Village. Kaniewski Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorial contributions, in honor of Brother John Dobrogowski, C.S.C., to support the mission and ministries of the Brothers may be sent to Brothers of Holy Cross, Office of Development, P.O. Box 460, Notre Dame, IN 46556.
Published in South Bend Tribune on December 20, 2011
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