Father Gilbert Stack

1913-2007 Father Gilbert Stack, O.S.B., 94, Roman Catholic priest and monk of Conception Abbey, died Sunday, 30 September 2007. Father Gilbert (Garrett Michael) Stack, the son of William and Elizabeth (Gaughan) Stack, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on 28 August 1913. He was baptized at Assumption Church and attended St. Francis Xavier Elementary School, Rockhurst High School, and Conception College, Conception, Missouri. He entered the novitiate of Conception Abbey in 1933 and professed vows on 3 September 1934. He also attended St. Benedict's College, Atchison, Kansas, and the state teachers' college in Maryville. He was ordained to the priesthood on 6 January 1939. Since 1994, Father Gilbert has enjoyed semi- retirement. Earlier this year, Father Gilbert's declining health necessitated his move to the abbey infirmary. A fracture to his leg and other problems led to his admission to the hospital and a full-care nursing residence, where he died peacefully on Sunday morning. Father Gilbert is survived by his monastic community and by his nephews and nieces: Mr. William G. Stack of Annandale, VA; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. (Colleen) Stack of Kansas City, MO; Mr. and Mrs. John (Virginia) Zumalt of Shawnee, KS; Mrs. Mary C. Masucci of Overland Park, KS; and Mrs. David (Lori) Scott of Houston, TX. Vespers of the Departed will be sung at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2; A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning, 3 October 2007 at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Conception, Missouri. Price Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.