Harold Dana Ostdiek, O.P., Death, 2009-05-26
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 contain 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 Collection are moved to 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, 2009-05-26
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
For comprehensive lists and records of individuals who left the order or transferred to other provinces, researchers must contact the archivist. Access to such materials may be restricted and is subject to privacy considerations and organizational policy.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
Dana Ostdiek was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 23, 1932 to Carl and Cora Larson Ostdiek. He had one sister Coral Buchman. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas Military Academy in Mendota Height s, Minnesota and the minor seminary of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis.
He entered the Dominican Novitiate in Winona, Minnesota in 1953 and was given the name Harold. He made his first profession of vows
on September 28, 1954. He made his philosophy studies at the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois and his theology studies at Saint Rose Priory in Dubuque, Iowa, where he was ordained on June 4, 1960.
After ordination, he was an instructor of theology at Fenwick High School until 1977, when he moved to St. Albert the Great Parish in Minneapolis, Minnesota as an Associate Pastor and in 1986 he became the pastor of the parish for two year. After being treated for alcohol addiction, he worked as a Parochial Vicar at Saint Giles Parish in Oak Park, Illinois. He returned to the faculty of Fenwick High School in 1997 and would later return to his former high school, St. Thomas Aquinas Military Academy as chaplain until the time of his death. Father Dana died on May 26, 2009, from cancer. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Saint Albert the Great Parish in Minneapolis and he was buried in the Dominican plot at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Extent
From the Collection: 100 Linear Feet (30 File Cabinets )
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
1910 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
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