Visitation and funeral services are set for former Creighton University president Father John Schlegel.
Schlegel’s visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 pm Thursday, with a wake from 6:30 to 7:15 pm. His funeral mass is at 10 am Friday. All services are at St. John’s Church on the Creighton University campus.
Schlegel died Sunday of pancreatic cancer. He was 72 years old. Schlegel was Creighton’s president for 11 years before retiring in 2011.
After his retirement in 2011, Schlegel joined the pastoral team at Marquette University in Milwaukee. He attended the inauguration last month of Creighton’s new president, Rev. Daniel Hendrickson.
Schlegel chose not to undergo treatment for pancreatic cancer, instead keeping his usual schedule and traveling.