The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-31
GARY SOUTH SIDE
MOURhS REV. THEGZE
Popular Catholic Priest Dies
Suddenly; His Son Was
Pastor Before Him.

Gary'S foreign quarter is IN mourning
over the death Of Rev. Father Victor
Thesze. pastor of st. Michaei's Greek
CathoIic church, q parish made up OF
siavish people adhertng 70 the Ruthen-
ian rite of the Roman Catholic faith.
who died suddenly saturday.
Father TheEze said mass on Satur-
nay morning and apparently was in
good health, early in the afternoon
Ire was seized with a fatal heart a.
tack.
Son Pastor Before Him.
Father Thepze, who was 81 years
old. came to Gary early in the summer
from Binghampton. y. y. His success
sion in the pastorste or st. Nichaels
followed that OF his son. Rev. George
Thegze. Father George Thegze IS now
pastor Of his fathers old church az
Binghampton. y Y.
Funeral arrangements were to be
made today and there was talk OF keep-
ing the body in the receiving vault at
Calvary cemetery until after the wal ia
order that iuterment might take plaoa
st Father THegze's birthplace in Aus
trfs-HunEary. It IS expected that Re-
man Catholic clergy from all parts o.
northern Indiana VIII be in attendant
at the funeral.
4 Knight OF Iumbu
Father Thegze was q member or
many societies. including the Knir4ss
OF Columbus. and he took an ac; r.
part in tho fall In helping to raise
funds for X. Of C. army recreate
halls. He was highly patriotic.
Leaves widow and Children.
Father Thegze is survived by a " do-
and six children. The widow. the ~,r-
ond daughter. Irene. and the fourth son.
Stephen. who is connected with the
south Side Trust and Savings ham,.
reside in Gary. Father George Theez~
is the eldest son. William. Eugene and
Irene are now abroad.
OF Ruthemian Rite.
The dead priest was an active figure
in the Greek Catholic church Of Ames-
lea. This is distinguished from TIRE
Greek Orthodox church IN the senSo
that the Greek Catholic church IL sub
ordinat to the pope. The Uniat church.
as Il is sometimes called. represents a
large proportion Or European people
in Russia and Austria Hungary, who
We're formerly members of the Greek
Orthodox church. but who some 200
iSears ago renewed their submission TO
7 Rome. In returning they were allowed
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their customs, which include reading
the mass IN thetr own language rather
than in Latin and in permitting tee
clergy to marry before they take hBRI
orders. While there are a half hun
dred married Ruthenisn clergy in Tire
United States only celibates may be or
dained here in the future.
These Greek Catholics hold forth IN
the steel mill and coal mining ceuters
q America and are under the direct
Jurisdiction Of the Ruthen.an bishop ~
Philadelphia. As tire bishop. Ri Rev.
orytnski. recently died. IL is probable
that the papal administrator of the
Ruthenian diocese VIII come To Gsrv to
Ofhciate at the funeral.
Funeral Arrangements.
Funeral services over the remains or
Rev. Father Victor Thegze. pastor Of
St. Michsels church of Gary. viii he
held at the church Tuesday morning at
Q a. m. Requiem high mass viii he
sung by Fathers Basch Of Whiting. Re
Itch Of south Chicago. and Struvinsky of
Chicago. Catholic clergy of Lake county.
including Father George Thegzc. son Or
the dead priest. win assist. Tuesday
evening the remains will be sent by
Undertaken Williams to B-inghanpton. y.
J, where they viii be placed in o vault
until the war ends and at that time they
viii be shipped TO Europe for burial. AT
Binghampton the papal administrator Of
R~utheniau diocesan affairs in the Unit
ed States. temporarily acting in the
place of the late bishop. will come from
Lanford, Pa, to preside at the serv-
ices.