The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-08

berge had won the respect and
admiration of citizens in every
walk of life, public and private.
VARIED ACHI IVEMENTS
His accomplishments for the
parish during this brief period
of leadership included reorgan-
ization of parochlal societies; in
auguration of a new usher sys-
tenn; daily religious instruction
by priests in the schools; estab-
llshment of School Support
Club; emphasis on the Holy
Hour deVotions. celebration of
the parish centennial, and nu-
merous accomplishments in the
nature of refurnishlng, renova-
ton and repair of church and
school properties.
Father Roberge is survived
by two sisters, Miss Epa-Ro-
berge, his housekeeper, Of this
city; Mrs. Stella Roberge Case,
of Saginaw, and three brothers,
Rev. FIR. Hubert Roberge, as
sIstant pastor at ST. GATHERINGS
church. Detroit; Edward and
Charles Roberge, of Detroit A
cousin, Rev. Father Antoine Ro-
berge, Of Flint. also survives.
BORN IN DETROIT
OF original French ancestry,
Father Roberge was born in
Detroit, Oct. Il, 1890, the son Of
Alfred Roberge and AnastaSia
Mercure Roberge. He was edu
Gated at ST. Anne parochial
school and like many young
men destined for the priesthood
entered Assumption CO ! g & e,
Sandwich. Ont. Subsequently he
attended Grand Seminary, Mon
treal, Quebec Province, from
which he was graduated in
June, 1918.
Father Roberge was ordained
in Detroit by the Most Rev.
Michael j. Gallagher, Bishop of
Detroit. on Dec. 8, 1918, the
Feast of the Immaculate Concep-
ton.
Following his ordination, Fa-
ther Roberge served as assistant
pastor at st. Patrick's, Wyan-
dotte and st. Leo's, Detroit, and
in 1923 was appointed pastor of
ST. Patricks, Crosswell, and also
served the missions of Sanilac
County.
On June 5, 1927, he was ap-
pointed pastor of ST. Mary's S,
Wayne, Mich, pastorate which
he held for Is years. On June
II, 1912 he was appointed pas
tor of st. Peters, Mount Glenn
ems. succeeding Father Alfred A.
Hebert. AT the local parish, Fa-
ther Roberge has been assisted
by Rev. Frs. Albert Hutting
NOW transferredD, Raymond
Guillozet and William Schnei-
der.
SILVER JUBILEE
Two outstanding events of the
past year marked Father Ro-
berge's pastorate here; celebra-
ton of the parish centennial on
October 81, 9and observation OF
the priest s. silver jubilee, on
December 8.
Priests from all parts Of the
Archdiocese att zen d d both
events, giving the local pastor ar
opportunity which ordinarily he
would have been denied, Of
greeting many old friends, some
of them dating back TO his semi
marian days.
The Centennial gave him true
priestly pride in his large par
ish, but the Silver Jubilee OBJ
servance was a personal one
and friends rallied from al
parts Of the state TO felicltat,
Father Roberge. A special pro
gram for the occasion was of
fered by pupils of the ST. Mary
high and elementary schools
and adults of the parish joinet
in the celebration. To Fathe
Roberge, the most enjoyabl
part of the juveniles program
were skits and stage offerings il
mimlcry of the parish priest,
likeable mannerlsms and littl
eccentricities.
The jubilee observance
tragically recalled by the req
uiem. The important cVange i
that Father Leo Roberge cele
brated the jubilee mass, and Fa
ther Hubert Roberge. his broth
err, will officiate at the requiem
Burial will be in the famil,
lot in Mount Olivet cemetery
adjoining the graves of Fathe
Roberge's parents.
LaCroix & Groesbeck are Il
charge of funeral ARRANGEMENTS