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Fr. Louis J. Oldani SJ

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Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary

6464 Chippewa Street

Saint Louis, Missouri

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Visitation

Nov. 29, 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

St. Ignatius Hall - Jesuit Community

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Louis Oldani Obituary

Fr. Louis J. Oldani, SJ, died Nov. 19, 2025, in Florissant, Missouri. He was 92 years old, a Jesuit for 74 years and a priest for 61 years. He taught at Rockhurst University for 45 years. Born in St. Louis on March 1, 1933, to Louis V. and Josephine A. Ponciroli Oldani, he was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Louise (Robert) Vivian. He is survived by his sister, Sr. Josephine Oldani, DC. Visit JesuitsCentralSouthern.org.

Services: Funeral at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the chapel of St. Ignatius Hall at Garden Villas North in Florissant, with a visitation at 9:00 a.m. Burial at Calvary Cemetery immediately afterward.

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Published by Kansas City Star from Nov. 25 to Nov. 27, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Louis Oldani

Nov

29

Visitation

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

St. Ignatius Hall - Jesuit Community

4503 Parker Rd, Black Jack, MO 63033

Nov

29

Mass of Christian Burial

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

St. Ignatius Hall - Jesuit Community

4503 Parker Rd, Black Jack, MO 63033

Nov

29

Service

11:45 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.

Calvary Cemetery & Mausoleum

5239 W Florissant Ave, St. Louis, MO 63115

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Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary

6464 Chippewa Street, Saint Louis, MO 63109

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