Submitted by: Dan Rich

Brother Jerome Andrew Quella CSC

May 19, 1933 - Aug. 11, 2004

South Bend Tribune 8/13/2004

Brother Jerome Andrew Quella CSC, 71, died in Dujarie House on Wednesday, Aug. 11, after a long illness. Brother Jerome was born on May 19, 1933, in Appleton, Wis., the son of Henry and Clara Quella. He is survived by two sisters, Rosemary Reardon of Milwaukee, Wis., and Germaine Marek of Menasha, Wis. Brother Jerome attended St. Joseph Elementary School in Appleton. In 1947 he entered Sacred Heart Juniorate in Watertown, Wis., the aspirancy program for the Brothers of Holy Cross, where he completed his secondary education in 1951. From there he advanced to the novitiate of the brothers in Rolling Prairie, Ind., receiving the habit on Feb. 1, 1951. A year later he made his first vows as a brother, and in August 1955 pronounced his perpetual profession of vows.

Brother Jerome spent his entire religious life on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. After his first profession of vows he was assigned to the staff of Columba Hall, the brothers' residence on the university campus. In 1953 he was assigned to the pressroom of the Ave Maria Press. He moved to the Notre Dame Post Office in 1956 where he served as a postal clerk. Beginning in 1961, he was a canvasser for the Dujarie Press for two years. He returned to the university post office in 1963 and remained in the position of postal clerk until poor health required him to retire at Columba Hall. Because of deteriorating health, Brother Jerome became a permanent resident at Dujarie House in 1990 where he lived until his death.

Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, in St. Joseph Chapel, Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame, 54515 State Road 933. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m., with interment immediately afterward at St. Joseph Cemetery on the village grounds.