The Rev. Casimir M. Stanis

The Rev. Casimir M. Stanis, pastor emeritus of St. Brigid Parish, Friendsville, died June 11, 2022, at UHS Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, N.Y. Father Stanis, son of the late Casimir M. Stanis Sr. and Beatrice T. (Goodock) Stanis, was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 3, 1949. He was a graduate of Montrose Area High School, Montrose, Pennsylvania.

Father graduated in 1971 from Bethel College in McKenzie, Tenn., and went on to work for the Pa. Dept. of Transportation as an auditor and audit supervisor. In 1995, he retired from that position and went on to the seminary. Father received his seminary education at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary, Weston, Massachusetts and was ordained to the priesthood on June 30, 2001, at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Scranton, by the Most Rev. James C. Timlin, D.D., Bishop Emeritus of Scranton.

Father Stanis was appointed assistant pastor, St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston, in July 2001 and served as chaplain at St. Mary's Villa Nursing Home, Elmhurst. In August 2003, Father Stanis was appointed administrator at St. Joseph Church, Hudson, and Sacred Heart Church, Plains, and in December he was appointed pastor. In July 2004, Father was appointment pastor at St. Francis Xavier, Friendsville, and St. Thomas the Apostle, Little Meadows. While remaining pastor at St. Francis Xavier and St. Thomas, Father was appointed administrator pro tem at Holy Name of Mary, Montrose, from July 2005 through September 2005. In July 2007, while remaining pastor at St. Francis Xavier, Friendsville, and St. Thomas the Apostle, Little Meadows, Father was appointed pastor at St. Joseph, Friendsville. These churches consolidated forming St. Brigid Parish, Friendsville, where Father remained pastor until his early retirement due to health on Aug. 2, 2021. From May 2013 to June 2020, Father Stanis served again as administrator pro tem at Holy Name of Mary, Montrose, while remaining pastor at St. Brigid in Friendsville. Father Stanis also served the Diocese as a spiritual moderator for the Diocesan Pre Cana program.

Surviving are his sister, Eileen (Stanis) West, Camp Hill, Pa.; two brothers and sister-in-law, David P. and Linda Stanis, Friendsville, Pa.; and Raymond M. Stanis, Montrose, Pa.; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Viewing will take place at St. Augustine Church (Silver Lake Twp.), Brackney, Pa., on Tuesday, June 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. A Vespers Service will be celebrated at 7 p.m. at the church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Gerald W. Shantillo, S.T.L, J.C.L., Vicar General of the Diocese of Scranton, on Wednesday, June 15, at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Holy Name of Mary Cemetery, Montrose, Pa. Arrangements were through the Daniel K. Regan Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Father Cas can be made to Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, 4800 Jonestown Road, Suite 103, Harrisburg, PA 17109.