Father Raymond Stanislaus Malec

Father Raymond Stanislaus Malec
Father Raymond Stanislaus Malec, 81, of Swansea, IL, born May 8, 1923, in East Saint Louis, IL, died Monday, January 3, 2005, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Ill.
Father Malec was ordained into the priesthood on May 5, 1954, at St. Peter's Cathedral, Belleville, IL, by the Most Reverend Albert R. Zuroweste. He served as associate pastor and pastor of several parishes in Southern Illinois, including churches in East St. Louis, Washington Park, Cahokia, Red Bud, and Sparta. He also served as the chaplain for Carlyle Healthcare from 1977 until his retirement in 1982. Father Malec celebrated his 50th Jubilee on May 18, 2004. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John A. and Maryanna, nee Gajda, Malec; two sisters, Jeanette Majewski & Virginia Malec; and four brothers, Thaddeus and John Malec, and two brothers in infancy.
He is survived by three sisters, Irene Vornbaum, Pellagia Beckfeld, and Florence Carr, all of Belleville, Ill.; a sister-in-law, Lorraine Malec of Belleville, Ill.; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Belleville Diocese Retired Priests Fund, the Poor Clare Monastery, 300 N. 60th St., Belleville, Ill., 62223, or to the charity of the donor's choice.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill. A prayer service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Funeral: Funeral procession will leave at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005, from George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill., for an 11:00 a.m. Mass of Christian burial at St. Peter's Cathedral, Belleville, Ill., with the Most Rev. Wilton D. Gregory officiating. Burial will be in St. Adalbert Cemetery, Fairview Heights, IL.

GEORGE RENNER & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.