John “Jack” L. Whaley February 11, 1923 – May 19, 2019 Share this obituary Sign Guestbook| Send Sympathy Card John Lawrence (Jack) Whaley Age 96, of St. Paul Passed away on May 19, 2019 Loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle, godfather, grandfather and great-grandfather as well as faithful friend. Born in St. Paul on February 11 1923 to E. Madeline (Skelly) Whaley and Ambrose C. Whaley Sr. Preceded in death by his parents; wife Jeanette C. (Michel); son Thomas M.; sister Eleanor A. Reusch and brother-in-law John J. (Jack) Reusch; sister Madeline W. Briody, brother-in-law William Briody and nephew Gregory Briody; brothers Ambrose C. Jr., Christian Brother H. Edmund (Daniel Gregory), Roger P. and sister-in-law Marie; sister-in-law Marie McNicoll and brother-in-law Andrew (Mick) McNicoll, nephews Stephen and Charles (Chuck) MacDonald; sister-in-law Louise Johnson, brother-in-law James (Jim) Johnson and niece Melinda Johnson. Survived by his children Mary Bouska (John), Kathy Wysoki (Fred), John (Annette), Jean (Brian Monahan), Tim, Greg (Kathy) and Kevin (Kristi Johnson); grandchildren Megan Whaley (Szymon Rakowicz), Lauren Whaley (Carolyn Wharton), Caitlin (Chuck) Schultz, Elizabeth (Brandon) Kmety, Sara (Tim) Laehn, Julie Bouska, Christopher and Brendan Whaley; great-grandchildren Penelope, Dailia and August Laehn and Bennett and Brady Kmety; brothers-in-law John (Catherine) and George T. (Nita) Michel, and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Jack grew up in St. Paul the youngest of 6 children, graduated from St. Mark’s Catholic School and Cretin High School, attended St. Thomas College and earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. Jack was a lifelong 3Mer; his 42-year career began in Southern CA and continued in Cottage Grove MN and 3M Center in Maplewood MN. He and Jeanette married in 1947, raised 8 children in St. Paul and enjoyed many retirement winters in Mesa AZ.
Jack, known to some as “Happy Jack”, was an avid sports fan who loved singing, crossword puzzles, playing golf, bridge, table tennis and coaching youth baseball. He and Jeanette especially enjoyed hosting and attending gatherings with friends and family, particularly summer parties, family songfests and with social clubs such as El Torez. Jack was devoted to his Catholic faith and enjoyed the friendship of fellow Cretin alums and parishioners at St. Pascal’s, Holy Spirit and Lumen Christi Catholic communities where he and Jeanette were active members.
At Episcopal Homes he enjoyed many group activities including bridge, the Sage Singers, the crossword puzzle team and the Resident Council. He will be dearly missed. The family would like to thank the residents and staff at Episcopal Homes in St. Paul for their kind care and support of Jack over the last several years.
Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 AM Friday May 24 at LUMEN CHRISTI CATHOLIC Community (2055 Bohland Ave. , St. Paul). Visitation 4-7 PM Thursday at O’HALLORAN AND MURPHY FUNERAL HOME (575 Snelling Ave S, St Paul) and also one hour prior to Friday’s funeral service at LUMEN CHRISTI CATHOLIC Community.
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. Arr. O’HALLORAN AND MURPHY FUNERAL HOME 651-698-0796.
Memorials preferred to Cretin-Derham Hall (cretin-derhamhall.org), or the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul (csjstpaul.org). SERVICES Visitation Thursday, May 23, 2019 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM O’Halloran & Murphy Funeral Home 575 South Snelling Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55116 Get Directions on Google Maps Visitation Friday, May 24, 2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Lumen Christi Catholic Church 2055 Bohland Ave. St. Paul, MN 55116 Get Directions on Google Maps Mass of Christian Burial Friday, May 24, 2019 10:00 AM Lumen Christi Catholic Church 2055 Bohland Ave.
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