Dominic Leo Rothering, O.P., Death, 2009-03-15
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal materials relating to friars after they have left the order, passed away, or transferred to another province. Each friar's file contents are mostly limited to their novitiate records, canonical assignments, historically important correspondence, and a small number of personal items if desired upon their passing. Within the broader collection, each Friar is sorted as a series.
Friars with particuarly substantial historically important papers or items outside of the scope of the Personal Files are placed within a dedicated collection under their name.
This collection is a work in progress and any use of these files requires the explicit permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist to discuss access or inquire about friars that may not been cataloged yet.
Dates
- Creation: Death, 2009-03-15
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
Leo Rothering was born on October 16, 1918 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Leo Peter Rothering and Ethel La Bresch Rothering; he had one sister, Doris Porter of Minneapolis.
Leo entered the Order as a Cooperator Brother at St. Thomas Aquinas Priory in River Forest in 1945 and was given the name Dominic. All of his life he was limited by poor vision and later in his life he would lose his hearing. He made his profession of vows on
December 18, 1946. He served at St. Dominic Priory in Oak Park, Illinois, Holy Name Priory in Kansas City by various domestic duties. He was the bookbinder at Saint Rose Priory and manager of the laundry.
In 1966, he was transferred to Blessed Sacrament Priory in Madison, Wisconsin where he did domestic work and was sacristan for the parish. With the changes in ministry of the Cooperator Brothers after the Second Vatican Council, Brother Dominic went to Cardinal Stritch College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he obtained an Associate of Arts degree in special education. He became the Director of Special Religious Education in Blessed Sacrament Parish and helped establish a program for children with disabilities for the Diocese of Madison. For many years he served as a tutor in the parish school until his health limited his ability to serve. On October 16, 2008, he celebrated his 90th birthday with the children of the parish school. He was devoted to young people and was noted for remembering all the children's birthdays with a card.
Brother Dominic died suddenly on March 15, 2009, at Blessed Sacrament Priory. The Office of the Dead and the Mass of Christian Burial was held at Blessed Sacrament Church followed by burial in the Dominican Friars plot in Resurrection Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Province of St. Albert the Great, U.S.A. Repository
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