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His Time At Ft. Recovery

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Personal Recollections of Fr. Kilian No Comments

Fr. Kilian  was extremely well gifted at story telling & I never forget him telling us about a girl who was killed while trying to pick up the host during WWll. While he was with us he always loved my…

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Helping to Heal old wounds

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Personal Recollections of Fr. Kilian No Comments

letting go of post-war guilt Fr. Kilian was a great man and priest.  I knew him personally and had great respect for him.  I truly appreciate your efforts to continue his legacy. Some 25 or 30 years ago I was…

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Kilian: A “Great” Uncle

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Personal Recollections of Fr. Kilian No Comments

Fr. Kilian was my great uncle, my father’s mother was his sister.  Fr Kilian spent a few summers with my family and even though I was a small child, his presence was one which commanded respect.  Gentle respect filled with…

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Fr. Kilian’s gift for vocations

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Personal Recollections of Fr. Kilian No Comments

It was in January of 1941 that Fr. Kilian and another Precious Blood priest gave a two-week mission at our parish in Roseville, MI.  Of the four high school boys who served those days, the next fall three of us…

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Vocation

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Personal Recollections of Fr. Kilian No Comments

I owe my vocation to Fr. Kilian. I visited him at St. Joseph College in 1949. I was 23, and myself a veteran of WWII. He said, “Tom, give it a try. You can quit anytime for the next 8…

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Our friend Fr. Dreiling

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Post-War and 92nd Reunion Stories No Comments

Fr. Dreiling spearheaded the lst reunion of the 92nd. Evac. Hospital, in 1974.  It was such a huge success that plans for the next reunion started immediately. Since we had a daughter, who’s wedding was a week after that reunion,…

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Rememberance

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Post-War and 92nd Reunion Stories No Comments

 I enjoyed Father Dreiling’s book very much.  It gave me a diary of Hilton’s travels during the war.  Of course he wasn’t able to mention where he was during the war because of censorship.  He spent his time wreiting letters,…

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Fr. Kilian a great Retreat Master

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Stories from the Seminary No Comments

I knew Fr. Kilian for a good many years.  He was the rector of Xavier Hall when I was in College at St. Joseph College, Rensselaer, IN in 1947.  He helped me a lot during my seminary days.  He also…

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Dreiling Genealogy

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Dreiling Family Stories/Ancestry No Comments

The “Dreiling Genealogy” was obtained by my father, Daniel D. Dreiling, husband of Felicitas Dreiling, from Helen (Linenberger) Hall, Hutchison, Kansas. Helen was the sister  of Fr. Herbert Linenberger, C.PP.S. Helen’s parents were Herman J. Linenberger and Anna Maria Dreiling.…

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Another weird name in the Dreiling Clan

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Dreiling Family Stories/Ancestry No Comments

Just a little correction on Mark’s list of 16 siblings.  my Mother’s name was changed to Ada (by herself) Her given name was Edletrude Dreiling.  I have some pics that could be of intrest to you and your impending history…

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