Msgr. Edward Lechtenberg observed his 65th Jubilee of Priesthood May 3, having been ordained a Catholic priest May 3, 1951. The Holy Family of the Bluffs Catholic community invites the public to join Msgr. Lechtenberg in celebration of 65 years as a Catholic priest this Sunday, May 15 at the 10 a.m. Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Lansing. A reception and brunch will follow the Mass in the church hall.
Ed Lechtenberg was born September 17, 1926 in Lansing to Joseph and Mary (Foley) Lechtenberg. Following high school graduation, he strongly considered joining the U.S. Navy, but under the guiding influence of an associate pastor in his family's home church in Lansing, Father Breitbach, instead, enrolled at Loras College in Dubuque and went on to the Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis, MO to continue his theological studies.