Blasius Yecker

1834–1903 (age 69)

Priest

Biography

Father Blasius Yecker ministered for decades at Saint Mary's Roman Catholic parish, offering comfort, counsel, and the sacraments to immigrant families and long-standing residents alike. His sermons emphasized mercy and practical charity, inviting the faithful to find strength in community service.

He also took time to visit the sick, to teach the young, and to build bridges between different cultural groups, and after his passing readers still remember his gentle leadership as he rests in the cemetery that bears his parish's name.