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Behrens Led Lifelong Priesthood With Service Across Iowa
Funeral rites were held for Rt. Rev. Msgr. Alver W. Behrens a Templeton native with a long priestly career. Bishops DiNardo and Soens presided at Sacred Heart Church with eleven concelebrating priests and a Knights of Columbus honor guard. Interment followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Born June 14 1920 in Roselle he studied at Sacred Heart High School Templeton Trinity College Buena Vista College Loras College Creighton University the University of Iowa and Kenrick Seminary. Ordained June 2 1945 he served in Fort Dodge Sioux City Des Moines and LeMars among other Iowa posts with one assignment in Washington DC. He retired to Marcus in 1993 and remained active traveling widely. A 1995 celebration marked fifty years of priestly ordination.
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Alver W. Behrens
Templeton
Sacred Heart Church
Daniel N. DiNardo
Lawrence D. Soens
Knights of Columbus
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Roselle
Beherns
Joseph
Mary Behrens
Sacred Heart High School
Trinity College
Sioux City
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Loras College
Dubuque
Creighton University
Omaha
University of Iowa
Kenrick Seminary
St. Louis
Behrens
Corpus Christi Parish
Fort Dodge
St. Anthony’s
Heelan High School
Gehlen
Sacred Heart Hospital
LeMars
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Joseph
Neptune
Iowa
Washington, D.C
National Catholic Education Association
Sacred Heart
Dowling High School
Des Moines
St. John
Bancroft
Holy Name
Marcus
St. Mary
Mapleton
Our Lady of Mt