John V VANDENBOSSCHE

18 MAY 1924 - 9 NOV 2014

• BIRTH: 18 MAY 1924, Mishawaka, IN
• DEATH: 9 NOV 2014, Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, IN

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[N11972] Rev. John V. VandenBossche
Rev. John V. VandenBossche, C.S.C.
May 18, 1924 - Nov. 9, 2014

NOTRE DAME - Rev. John Victor VandenBossche, C.S.C., 90, died Sunday (November 9, 2014) at Holy Cross House. He was born on May 18, 1924, in Mishawaka, IN, to Maurice and Palmyra (Remery) VandenBossche. He attended St. Matthew Grade School in South Bend and the old Central Catholic High School, graduating in 1942. Fr. VandenBossche was received into the Congregation of Holy Cross on Aug. 15, 1943 and made his First Profession of Vows on Aug. 16, 1944. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in science in 1947. Fr. VandenBossche made his Final Profession on Aug. 16, 1947, and then attended Holy Cross College in Washington, D.C., to study theology. Fr. VandenBossche was Ordained on June 6, 1951. He earned a master's degree in Physics in 1953 from the University of Notre Dame. From 1953 to 1967 he taught and assisted at Notre Dame College in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which was then East Pakistan. He was made Principal of the school in 1967. In 1970, Fr. VandenBossche returned to Indiana and served as Chaplain at the Holy Cross Brothers Center in Notre Dame, while earning his second master's from Notre Dame, this time in guidance and counseling. Beginning in 1971, he served as Newman Chaplain for San Bernardino Valley College and the University of the Redlands in the San Diego, CA, area. From 1973-1976, Fr. VandenBossche assisted at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Granger before moving to the University of Portland in 1976, where he helped with the "Families for Prayer" Program in Portland and Los Angeles. He moved back to the Midwest to be the Assistant Pastor at St. Casimir Parish, South Bend, IN, from 1984 to 1985. Fr. VandenBossche lived at Holy Cross House from 1985 to 1986 and then became administrator at St. Stanislaus Parish, Dorr, MI (1986-1988) and at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Bridgeman, MI (1988-1991). He moved to Phoenix in 1991 and lived at Casa Santa Cruz while assisting at St. Paul's Parish. Before he left Arizona in 1995, Fr. VandenBossche served as local Superior for one year. He served as Assistant Superior at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, from 1996 to 1998. He then was assigned to St. Francis High School in Mountain View, CA, where he served as Chaplain to the Holy Cross Brothers. Fr. VandenBossche moved to Fatima House at Notre Dame in 2008 and then to Holy Cross House in 2010. Fr. VandenBossche is survived by his brother, Michael VandenBossche. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maurice and Palmyra (Remery) VandenBossche and two brothers, Paul and William VandenBossche. A wake service will be held at Moreau Seminary at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 and the Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart Tuesday, November 12, 2014 at 3:30 P.M. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Community Cemetery. Memorial contributions in support of the mission and ministries of the Congregation of Holy Cross may be made to: United States Province of Priests and Brothers, Office of Development, P.O. Box 765, Notre Dame, IN 46556-0765 or online at donate.holycrossusa.org. Published in South Bend Tribune from Nov. 11 to Nov. 12, 2014