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Father Richard Puetz recently celebrated his 78th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood, so I asked if I could interview him. He was born in 1919 in Dunnington, Indiana, and after attending St. Joseph College in Rensselaer, and St. Meinrad Seminary, he was ordained a priest in 1945 for the newly created Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana.
Father Puetz was was assigned to St. Lawrence Parish, Muncie, as assistant pastor from 1945-1951. He was pastor at St. Francis Xavier Parish, Attica, from 1951-1960; Our Lady of the Lakes, Monticello, 1960-1968; St. Joseph, Elwood, 1968-1974; St. Charles Borromeo, Peru, 1974-1978, and St. Joseph, Rochester, 1978-1987. After retirement, he served as a senior associate at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Carmel, from 1988-1991, and he was chaplain at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse in Tipton from 1991-1995.
It was a privilege and an honor for me to interview Father Puetz! Please enjoy the life of this incredible man!