Walter Leonard Jarboe (Fr. Ray) died Wednesday May 4th at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center from injuries sustained in a fall at his home in Boise.
Walter was born in St. Mary's City, to Engel Frances and Joseph Leonard Jarboe. He had one sister, Frances. Upon graduation from high school that he immediately joined the Dominican brothers. He took the religious name of Raymond, the name he used the rest of his life.
Brother Raymond was stationed in Washington, D.C. at the House of Studies and in New York City at St. Vincents. He moved west to continue his ministry at Sienna Heights College in Adrian, Michigan as a chaplain, a post he held for a number of years. Brother Raymond was accepted by the Diocese of Baker, Oregon. He was ordained a priest by his friend, Bishop Thomas Connolly, Bishop of Baker, on March 6, 1989 in Ontario, Oregon. He served mostly at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ontario, Oregon, as parochial vicar and then as pastor.
In 2004 Father Ray retired from parish ministry and returned to Michigan for a few years. While there he began a job with Food for the Poor.
Since he could live anywhere and still travel for Food for the Poor, he chose to move to Boise to be near his many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his sister, Frances Louise Kilcullen,
There was a vigil for Father Ray at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ontario. The Mass of Christian Burial was at Saint Mary's Church in Boise. Burial was in the family plot in Maryland.
Donation may be made to Saint Mary's Church or to Food for the Poor.
From the Idaho Statesman - May 7, 2011
Walter was born in St. Mary's City, to Engel Frances and Joseph Leonard Jarboe. He had one sister, Frances. Upon graduation from high school that he immediately joined the Dominican brothers. He took the religious name of Raymond, the name he used the rest of his life.
Brother Raymond was stationed in Washington, D.C. at the House of Studies and in New York City at St. Vincents. He moved west to continue his ministry at Sienna Heights College in Adrian, Michigan as a chaplain, a post he held for a number of years. Brother Raymond was accepted by the Diocese of Baker, Oregon. He was ordained a priest by his friend, Bishop Thomas Connolly, Bishop of Baker, on March 6, 1989 in Ontario, Oregon. He served mostly at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ontario, Oregon, as parochial vicar and then as pastor.
In 2004 Father Ray retired from parish ministry and returned to Michigan for a few years. While there he began a job with Food for the Poor.
Since he could live anywhere and still travel for Food for the Poor, he chose to move to Boise to be near his many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his sister, Frances Louise Kilcullen,
There was a vigil for Father Ray at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ontario. The Mass of Christian Burial was at Saint Mary's Church in Boise. Burial was in the family plot in Maryland.
Donation may be made to Saint Mary's Church or to Food for the Poor.
From the Idaho Statesman - May 7, 2011
Walter Leonard Jarboe (Fr. Ray) died Wednesday May 4th at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center from injuries sustained in a fall at his home in Boise.
Walter was born in St. Mary's City, to Engel Frances and Joseph Leonard Jarboe. He had one sister, Frances. Upon graduation from high school that he immediately joined the Dominican brothers. He took the religious name of Raymond, the name he used the rest of his life.
Brother Raymond was stationed in Washington, D.C. at the House of Studies and in New York City at St. Vincents. He moved west to continue his ministry at Sienna Heights College in Adrian, Michigan as a chaplain, a post he held for a number of years. Brother Raymond was accepted by the Diocese of Baker, Oregon. He was ordained a priest by his friend, Bishop Thomas Connolly, Bishop of Baker, on March 6, 1989 in Ontario, Oregon. He served mostly at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ontario, Oregon, as parochial vicar and then as pastor.
In 2004 Father Ray retired from parish ministry and returned to Michigan for a few years. While there he began a job with Food for the Poor.
Since he could live anywhere and still travel for Food for the Poor, he chose to move to Boise to be near his many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his sister, Frances Louise Kilcullen,
There was a vigil for Father Ray at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ontario. The Mass of Christian Burial was at Saint Mary's Church in Boise. Burial was in the family plot in Maryland.
Donation may be made to Saint Mary's Church or to Food for the Poor.
From the Idaho Statesman - May 7, 2011
Walter was born in St. Mary's City, to Engel Frances and Joseph Leonard Jarboe. He had one sister, Frances. Upon graduation from high school that he immediately joined the Dominican brothers. He took the religious name of Raymond, the name he used the rest of his life.
Brother Raymond was stationed in Washington, D.C. at the House of Studies and in New York City at St. Vincents. He moved west to continue his ministry at Sienna Heights College in Adrian, Michigan as a chaplain, a post he held for a number of years. Brother Raymond was accepted by the Diocese of Baker, Oregon. He was ordained a priest by his friend, Bishop Thomas Connolly, Bishop of Baker, on March 6, 1989 in Ontario, Oregon. He served mostly at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ontario, Oregon, as parochial vicar and then as pastor.
In 2004 Father Ray retired from parish ministry and returned to Michigan for a few years. While there he began a job with Food for the Poor.
Since he could live anywhere and still travel for Food for the Poor, he chose to move to Boise to be near his many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his sister, Frances Louise Kilcullen,
There was a vigil for Father Ray at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ontario. The Mass of Christian Burial was at Saint Mary's Church in Boise. Burial was in the family plot in Maryland.
Donation may be made to Saint Mary's Church or to Food for the Poor.
From the Idaho Statesman - May 7, 2011
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