Father Edwin Joseph "Ned" Crosby OSA., was born on August 31, 1910, in Troy, New York, to George Crosby and Sara O'Neill, and received his elementary education at St. Augustine Catholic School, Troy. He graduated in 1926, from Catholic Central High School, Troy, and for a short time worked as a grocery clerk. He then undertook post-graudate studies at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York.
Ned was received into the Augustinian novitiate on September 8, 1927, professing his simple vows in the Order of St. Augustine on September 9, 1928, and his solemn vows on September 9, 1931. Receiving a B.A. in philosophy from Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1932, between 1932 and 1936, he pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 11, 1935.
He did further studies at Catholic University, Washington; University of California, Los Angeles, and at The Aeronautical University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Father Crosby was assigned in 1936, to St. Augustine High School, San Diego, California, as a teacher. In 1940, he was transferred as a teacher to St. Rita High School, Chicago. When the new Province or Our Mother of Good Counsel was formed in 1941, he became affiliated to that Province.
In 1942 he was assigned to teach at St. Thomas High School, Rockford, Illinois. He returned in 1948, to teach at St. Rita High School, Chicago.
He was transferred to St. Mary Catholic Parish, Rockford, in 1957, serving as assistant pastor. He was presiding at the noon Mass at St. Mary Church February 26, 1986. Just after proclaiming the Gospel, he collapsed and died in the church.
Father Crosby was a gentle and retiring man, noted for his unexpected witty sayings.
He is buried in the Augustinian plot at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois.
Ned was received into the Augustinian novitiate on September 8, 1927, professing his simple vows in the Order of St. Augustine on September 9, 1928, and his solemn vows on September 9, 1931. Receiving a B.A. in philosophy from Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1932, between 1932 and 1936, he pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 11, 1935.
He did further studies at Catholic University, Washington; University of California, Los Angeles, and at The Aeronautical University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Father Crosby was assigned in 1936, to St. Augustine High School, San Diego, California, as a teacher. In 1940, he was transferred as a teacher to St. Rita High School, Chicago. When the new Province or Our Mother of Good Counsel was formed in 1941, he became affiliated to that Province.
In 1942 he was assigned to teach at St. Thomas High School, Rockford, Illinois. He returned in 1948, to teach at St. Rita High School, Chicago.
He was transferred to St. Mary Catholic Parish, Rockford, in 1957, serving as assistant pastor. He was presiding at the noon Mass at St. Mary Church February 26, 1986. Just after proclaiming the Gospel, he collapsed and died in the church.
Father Crosby was a gentle and retiring man, noted for his unexpected witty sayings.
He is buried in the Augustinian plot at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois.
Father Edwin Joseph "Ned" Crosby OSA., was born on August 31, 1910, in Troy, New York, to George Crosby and Sara O'Neill, and received his elementary education at St. Augustine Catholic School, Troy. He graduated in 1926, from Catholic Central High School, Troy, and for a short time worked as a grocery clerk. He then undertook post-graudate studies at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York.
Ned was received into the Augustinian novitiate on September 8, 1927, professing his simple vows in the Order of St. Augustine on September 9, 1928, and his solemn vows on September 9, 1931. Receiving a B.A. in philosophy from Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1932, between 1932 and 1936, he pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 11, 1935.
He did further studies at Catholic University, Washington; University of California, Los Angeles, and at The Aeronautical University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Father Crosby was assigned in 1936, to St. Augustine High School, San Diego, California, as a teacher. In 1940, he was transferred as a teacher to St. Rita High School, Chicago. When the new Province or Our Mother of Good Counsel was formed in 1941, he became affiliated to that Province.
In 1942 he was assigned to teach at St. Thomas High School, Rockford, Illinois. He returned in 1948, to teach at St. Rita High School, Chicago.
He was transferred to St. Mary Catholic Parish, Rockford, in 1957, serving as assistant pastor. He was presiding at the noon Mass at St. Mary Church February 26, 1986. Just after proclaiming the Gospel, he collapsed and died in the church.
Father Crosby was a gentle and retiring man, noted for his unexpected witty sayings.
He is buried in the Augustinian plot at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois.
Ned was received into the Augustinian novitiate on September 8, 1927, professing his simple vows in the Order of St. Augustine on September 9, 1928, and his solemn vows on September 9, 1931. Receiving a B.A. in philosophy from Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1932, between 1932 and 1936, he pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 11, 1935.
He did further studies at Catholic University, Washington; University of California, Los Angeles, and at The Aeronautical University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Father Crosby was assigned in 1936, to St. Augustine High School, San Diego, California, as a teacher. In 1940, he was transferred as a teacher to St. Rita High School, Chicago. When the new Province or Our Mother of Good Counsel was formed in 1941, he became affiliated to that Province.
In 1942 he was assigned to teach at St. Thomas High School, Rockford, Illinois. He returned in 1948, to teach at St. Rita High School, Chicago.
He was transferred to St. Mary Catholic Parish, Rockford, in 1957, serving as assistant pastor. He was presiding at the noon Mass at St. Mary Church February 26, 1986. Just after proclaiming the Gospel, he collapsed and died in the church.
Father Crosby was a gentle and retiring man, noted for his unexpected witty sayings.
He is buried in the Augustinian plot at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois.
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