Rev. Monsignor Francis George Boeshans

1925 - 2010  (85 years)

• Name	Francis George Boeshans
  Prefix	Rev. Monsignor
  Born	2 Aug 1925	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Sep 2010
  Buried	4 Sep 2010	Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I58855	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Francis George Boeshans,   b. 14 Sep 1900, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 10 Apr 1959, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Mary Louise Roser,   b. 5 Nov 1901, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Dec 1986, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F26845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Frank Boeshans Home in 1930: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana Age: 4 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1925 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Frank Mother's Name: Louise [S46] U.S. Public Records Index, (Ancestry.Com). Name: Francis G Boeshans Birth Date: Aug 1925 Street address: Po Box 6328 City: Diamondhead County: Hancock State: Mississippi Zip Code: 39525 Phone Number: 228-255-1225 Record Number: 315298096 [S927] Obituary. BOESHANS Rev. Msgr. Francis G. Boeshans August 2, 1925-September 1, 2010 In his 62 years of priestly ministry, Msgr. Francis G. Boeshans exemplified the mandate to live "not to be served but to serve." He was Consultor for two archbishops-Archbishop Hannan and Archbishop Schulte, plus, in the beginning of Father's priesthood, Archbishop Rummel appointed him assistant CCD director of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, serving under then Msgr. Gerald Frey. During that tenure, he directed the Junior Newman Clubs of the entire Archdiocese, until the program was discontinued in 1962 by Archbishop Cody. Msgr. Boeshans also served as Archdiocesan Director of the Council of Catholic Women, and as Archdiocesan CYO Director, during which time he was awarded the prestigious Ray Mock Service Award for outstanding service to youth. In addition, he was an active member of the Clergy Council for over 20 years, Procurator on the Matrimonial Court, Chaplain for KC Councils, and Catholic hospital chaplain for Methodist Hospital for ten years. Under Archbishop Hannan, Msgr. Boeshans worked diligently to fund the Horizons program, which provided diocesan-wide residences such as Nazareth Inn and Madonna Manor for the elderly. In the mid-1980s, Msgr. was host/moderator of Real-to Reel, a weekly television program for WLAE. This program highlighted notable personalities-local, national and international-in the Church. During his years of service, Father Boeshans was assigned as an assistant pastor at St. James Major (1948-49), Sts. Peter and Paul (1950-59), and St. Christopher the Martyr (1959-63) parishes in New Orleans and Metairie. Father was appointed Dean of City Park/Gentilly and St. Tammany deaneries. The founding pastor of Resurrection of Our Lord in New Orleans East in 1963, Father also served as pastor of St. Nicholas of Myra (1965-69) during his tenure at Resurrection of Our Lord. He was named a Monsignor by Pope Paul VI in 1977. In 1984, he founded St. John of the Cross Parish in Lacombe, serving there until his retirement in 1988 after 50 plus years in active service. During his retirement, Msgr. Boeshans was anything but retired, having helped at over 30 parishes in Louisiana and Mississippi, with most of his help at St. Anthony in Gretna and St. Benilde in Metairie. He loved to preach missions and days of recollection and had the privilege of preaching in four states-Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and North Carolina. In addition to parish days of recollection, Father went to Rosaryville in Ponchatoula several times a year for retreats and days of recollection. Msgr. Boeshans lived a life of service to God and his fellow man, truly exemplifying the commission of his ordination to be an "alter Christus"-another Christ to the world. Msgr. Boeshans is survived by one brother, David (wife Barbara) of Marietta, GA, and seven nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Louise Roser Boeshans and Francis George Boeshans, Sr. and two sisters, Mary Louise Minshew and Doris Ann Owen. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 3, 2010 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at St. John of the Cross Church, 61051 Brier Lake Drive, Lacombe, LA, with a memorial Mass celebrated at 7:00 p.m. Visitation at Resurrection of Our Lord Church, 9701 Hammond, New Orleans, LA, will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, September 4, 2010 until 11:00 a.m., with the funeral Mass to follow at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Guest book may be signed on line at www.schoencanalstreet.com. Published in The Times-Picayune from Sept. 3 to Sept. 4, 2010 - See more at: http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?pid=145051808#sthash.lELcB8fQ.dpuf