Rev. Matthew John Faschan

He went peacefully to join God on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary at 12:08 a.m. He was born in New York on Jan. 29, 1915, son of Adam and Frances Heil Faschan, one of nine children. Visiting at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Zachary, on Monday, Jan. 5, was from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a rosary service at 7 p.m. Visiting at the church on Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., with rosary at 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at the church on Tuesday at 11 a.m., concelebrated by the Most Rev. Robert M. Muench, Bishop of Baton Rouge, and priests from throughout Louisiana. A private graveside service will be at Shaw-McHugh Cemetery, Zachary. He is survived by sister, Helen Schomp, of Netcong, N.J.; sister-in-law, Corinne Uhl Faschan, of Ledgewood, N.J.; brother, Lawrence "Larry" and wife Joyce Schomp Faschan; and number of nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam and Frances Heil Faschan; sisters, Madeline Holmes, Frances "Faye" Mitchell and Barbara Stankosh; and brothers, Conrad, Howard and Arthur Faschan. Rev. Faschan was educated in Stanhope, N.J. He attended St. Michael's School, Netcong, N.J., Seton Hall Prep and three years of college at Seton Hall University. He was ordained at Marist College, Washington, D.C., on June 9, 1946. His assignments included: St. Joseph's Church, Buckhannon, W.Va., where he was an assistant from August 1946 until June 1950; St. Joseph's Church, Buckhannon W.Va., as pastor from June 1950 until August 1956; Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta, assistant, from August 1956 until October 1959; St. Joseph's in Algiers as assistant, from October 1959 until May 1962; St. Francis Xavier, Georgia Missions at Brunswick, Ga., and Darien, Jessup, Ga., from May 1962 until August 1963; St. Joseph Church in Paulina, as pastor, from August 1963 until August 1969: Sacred Heart Church at Baton Rouge, as administrator, from August 1969 until May 1970; St. John the Baptist Church, Zachary, and its mission church Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic, from May 1970 until January 1981. The pallbearers are Leonard Aguillard, Hubie Owen, Don Reason, Glynn Mayers, Deacon Ronnie LeGrange, Newman Matte, Rick Smith, and Dr. Frolilan Tolentino. Honorary pallbearers are Clarence Bueche, Whitney Gross, Lloyd LeBlanc, George J. "Buddy" Charlet, Wallace King, the Rev. Kenny Laird, John Perry and Byron Bissonnette. He was a member of Knights of Columbus, Monsignor T. Cage Gordon 9919 and quite involved in the Cursillo and Marriage Encounter movements. Persons may participate in the Rev. Matthew J. Faschan Scholarship of the Roman Catholic Diocese for the Education of a Young Man to the Holy Priesthood sponsored by the Rev. Monsignor Thomas Cage Gordon Knights of Columbus Council 9919, P.O. Box 506, Clinton, LA 70722. Share sympathies, condolences, and memories at www.charletfuneralhome.com.