Raven Memorial Park
Raven Memorial Park is established in the heart of Benedictine College’s campus as a place of reflection and remembrance. In the center of the park, you will find the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, enthroned on October 30, 2016. This statue places the Divine Son of God in the center of our campus — under Mary’s Grotto and in the line of sight of the St. Joseph statue. This statue reminds our students to follow the Good Shepherd’s advice: “Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves” (Matthew 11:29).
The park includes benches and the Memorial to the Unborn, dedicated by Ravens Respect Life for those Ravens Who Might Have Been. The waterfall in this park, built in the Year of Mercy, reminds us of the life-giving waters of Baptism, and recalls the crystal stream of heaven, where we hope to rest with the Lord. The stone steps to Mary's Grotto remind us of the climb to reach Mary's heavenly home.
The Park is dedicated to Benedictine College students called home by the Father from among us. We keep your memory “ever before our eyes” (Rule of St. Benedict 4: 47).
The Benedictine Ultima
We Remember
Claude Ruy
April 28, 1882
Julius J. Vogel
1883
Walter H. Smith
1899
Anthony Wolters
April 19, 1893
John Schneider
February 18, 1904
George Baumgartner
August 1906
Harry T. Bradbury
November 28, 1911
Clariden D. Ryan
December 5, 1912
William L. Blodig
July 16, 1924
Sylvester E. Burghoff
March 31, 1926
Joseph Thiebaut
October 4, 1929
Emilio Cortes Rubio
June 8, 1931
Manuel Garcia Gomez
June 8, 1931
Charles R. Bassette
1934
Joseph J. Caldwell
July 6, 1937
Clarence J. Wietharn
May 18, 1940
Robert W. Seng
June 25, 1941
Elroy E. Parker
May 12, 1944
Harold F. Rohleder
October 15, 1945
Frank E. Gillespie, Jr.
July 18, 1946
Rose Garcia
June 8, 1945
Alma M. Luke
June 11, 1945
Richard P. Coakley
February 9, 1950
Joe Carl Liebenrood
November 23, 1952
Frank L. Burns
May 6, 1953
Jeanne Marie Heath
June 1, 1963
David M. Huddleston
November 18, 1963
Marjorie Ann Reichenberger
February 27, 1964
John M. Grady
August 8, 1964
Patrick H. Kelly
August 1, 1965
John George Bichelmeyer
December 23, 1965
William L. Kubie, Jr.
December 8, 1965
Robert E. Caldwell
March 31, 1966
James E. Cloos
October 26, 1966
Lawrence “Larry” D. Brown
March 21, 1967
George A. Roberts, Jr.
June 1968
John E. Playter
October 10, 1969
Daniel F. van der Hagen
June 12, 1971
Daniel P. Suellentrop
September 3, 1972
Jonathan “Jon” Floyd
December 19, 1978
Jeffrey W. Mahon
November 1, 1980
Danny E. Hodge
June 27, 1981
Michael F. Galligan
April 11, 1983
Gerard “Jerry” Braun
April 26, 1983
John Grewe
July 30, 1983
Cindy Heinen
May 4, 1984
Peter C. Cathers
July 1, 1985
Mary Catherine “Kate” Muldoon
October 26, 1985
David A. Chisholm
August 6, 1987
Brian Diederich
August 18, 1989
Christopher C. Cheney
May 28, 1990
Keith A. Betzen
August 26, 1990
Pamela J. Elias
March 20, 1992
Daniel Morris
January 17, 1993
Michael “Kelley” Wilson
January 17, 1993
Thomas W. Stallard, II
December 9, 1993
Paul E. Letourneau
February 6, 1994
Joe Forge
October 4, 1997
Meaghan M. Gates
October 4, 1997
Kurt Boldridge
March 19, 2000
John A. Waldman
October 10, 2002
John Paul V. Forget
December 16, 2008
Cheri Ann Menk
May 23, 2009
Reginald “R.J.” Demps, Jr.
December 21, 2011
Rebecca “Becca” Lueke
December 9, 2013
Kenneth “Kenny” Barrow
May 13, 2016
These are all the names we have been able to find of students who passed away while attending St. Benedict’s College, Mount St. Scholastica College, or Benedictine College. If you know of such a student who is not remembered here, please tell us. This park is a memorial for all of them.
