John "Jack" White

John B. “Jack” White, 85, Mankato, died Saturday, March 12, 2015 at Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, March 17, 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Rev. John Kunz officiating.  Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. at Mankato Mortuary with a prayer service at 7:45 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at church.  Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to the Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter.

John Bernard was born on June 12, 1930 in St. Paul to L. Frank and Kathleen (Monahan) White. He was a graduate of the Cretin Class of 1948 in St. Paul.  He was also a graduate of the University of Minnesota.  Jack served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.  Jack was united in marriage to Rosemarie Hassett in 1951.  He was a funeral director for over 50 years.  He was active in his communities, in both civic and religious organizations. 

Jack is survived by his wife, Rosemarie “Romi”; children, Gregory John-deceased, Stephanie-deceased, Jeff (Mary), Tim (Jan), Greg (Nancy), Julia (Dave) Gramling, John, and Molly (Don) Schlingmann; 23 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; sister, Kathy (Gary) Steffenson; and numerous nieces and nephews.