25th ordination
Deacon John Curtin
Birthplace: Richmond, VA
Age: 72
Education: Ohio State University
Ordination: 2000
Family: Wife, Kathleen; three daughters
Secular career: Geodesist at a federal agency
Service in the archdiocese: St. Cecilia, St. Louis, 2000-02
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, 2002-08
All Saints, University City, 2008-10
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, 2010-present
About Deacon Curtin: Deacon Curtin served his parishes through typical diaconate ministries of assisting and preaching at Mass, presiding at baptisms, weddings and funerals, making Communion visits and more.
Deacon Andrew Daus
Birthplace: St. Louis
Age: 78
Education: St. Mary’s High School, Saint Louis University
Ordination: 2000
Family: Wife, Linda; three children
Secular Career: U.S. Navy (four years), 3M Health Care (35 years)
Service in the archdiocese: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Mehlville, 2000-present
About Deacon Daus: In addition to parish duties, Deacon Daus has served in prison ministry at Potosi Correctional Center since 2007, including with Kairos Inside prison ministry retreats, Inside/Out Dads prison parenting classes, OCIA classes, prison hospice volunteers and as coordinator for solitary confinement visitation.
Deacon Edward Grotpeter
Birthplace: St. Louis
Age: 79
Education: Mercy High School, Saint Louis University
Ordination: 2000
Family: Wife, Terese; two children
Secular career: Magazine publishing
Service in the archdiocese: Immacolata, Richmond Heights
St. Luke, Richmond Heights
St. Mary Magdalen, Brentwood
St. Augustine, Wellston
St. Peter Claver, St. Louis
About Deacon Grotpeter: Deacon Grotpeter served his parishes through typical diaconate ministries of assisting and preaching at Mass, presiding at baptisms, weddings and funerals, making Communion visits and more.
Deacon Joseph Kroutil
Birthplace: Pleasant Hope, Missouri
Age: 90
Education: Marion C. Early High School, Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (now Missouri S&T)
Ordination: 2000
Family: Wife, Evelyn; four sons
Secular career: Boeing Aircraft Company, McDonnell Aircraft
Service in the archdiocese: St. Ferdinand, Florissant, 2000-13
St. Angela Merici, Florissant, 2013-2025
St. Ferdinand, Florissant, 2025-present
About Deacon Kroutil: Deacon Kroutil led baptism and Christian initiation classes, visited homebound parishioners, served on the bereavement support team and with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He was also a Boy Scout leader for 25 years. He continues to assist at Mass seven days a week.
Deacon Gerard Lauterwasser
Birthplace: St. Louis
Age: 74
Education: Mercy High School, community college
Ordination: 2000
Family: Wife, Renee; six children
Secular career: 46 years at Schnucks
Service in the archdiocese: Our Lady of the Presentation, Overland, 2000-03
St. Sabina, Florissant, 2003-23
St. Ferdinand, Florissant, 2023 until retirement in 2025
About Deacon Lauterwasser: In addition to parish duties, he served as a chaplain for the Knights of Columbus, a spiritual advisor for the Society of St. Vincent to Paul, and with adult faith formation, nursing homes, marriage and baptism preparation and annulment proceedings.
Deacon Clyde McEntire
Birthplace: Iron Mountain, Missouri
Age: 89
Education: Bismarck High School, Flat River (now Mineral Area) Community College
Ordination: 2000
Family: Wife, Mary Beth; two children
Secular career: Union Electric
Service in the archdiocese: Immaculate Conception, Maplewood, 2000 until retirement in 2011
About Deacon McEntire: In addition to parish duties, Deacon McEntire served as a chaplain to the Maplewood Police Department, chaplain for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and a tribunal advocate.
Deacon Larry Stallings
Age: 83
Ordination: 2000
Service in the archdiocese: Incarnate Word, Chesterfield
Deacon Paul Turek Sr.
Age: 84
Ordination: 2000
Service in the archdiocese: Our Lady Queen of Peace, House Springs
About Deacon Turek: He served 17 years in prison ministry at Bonne Terre.
40th Ordination
Deacon Kenneth Clemens
Birthplace: St. Louis
Age: 78
Education: St. Louis Prep Seminary, Saint Louis University
Ordination: 1985
Family: Wife, Sharon; three children
Secular career: Insurance investigator at Nixon & Company
Service in the archdiocese: Our Lady of Sorrows, 1985-86
Holy Infant, Ballwin, 1986-2013
Immaculate Conception, Maplewood, 2013 until retirement in 2017
About Deacon Clemens: In addition to parish duties, Deacon Clemens served for one year as director of the St. John Nepomuk chapel. He also served as director of the Parish School of Religion at Holy Infant and parish life coordinator at Immaculate Conception in Maplewood. He has been a spiritual director for the Legion of Mary and involved in Teams of Our Lady, Christian initiation and service to nursing homes.
Deacon Daniel Henroid
Birthplace: St. Louis
Age: 81
Education: Cardinal Glennon College, Kenrick Seminary, master’s degrees from Washington University in St. Louis and Lindenwood University
Ordination: 1985
Family: Wife, Mary Lee; six children
Secular career: Counseling, nonprofit management
Service in the archdiocese: St. Joan of Arc, St. Louis, 1985-2023
St. Lucy, St. Louis, 2023 until retirement in 2025
About Deacon Henroid: In addition to parish deacon duties, Deacon Henroid also worked as the director of administration at Immaculate Conception in Dardenne Prairie and the archdiocesan director of pastoral planning. He served as a tribunal advocate, led Stations of the Cross at Our Lady of Life apartments, conducted Communion services at Mother of Perpetual Help residence and taught Christian initiation in the parish.
Deacon Glennon Schultheis
Birthplace: St. Louis
Age: 88
Education: De Andreis High School, Saint Louis University, Graduate School of Banking
Ordination: 1985
Family: Wife, Patricia; four sons
Secular career: Banking, hospital chaplain at St. Joseph Health Center
Service in the archdiocese: St. Jerome, Bissell Hills, 1985-95
St. Joseph, Cottleville, 1995 until retirement in 2013
About Deacon Schultheis: In addition to parish duties, Deacon Schultheis has served for many years in airport chaplaincy at St. Louis Lambert International Airport and is currently the treasurer of the Interfaith Airport Chaplaincy board of directors.
45th ordination
Deacon Thomas Gerling
Birthplace: Jefferson City, Missouri
Age: 80
Education: Helias High School, bachelor’s degree from Lincoln University, doctoral degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia
Ordination: 1980, for the Diocese of Jefferson City (later incardinated into the Archdiocese of St. Louis)
Family: Wife, Margaret; six children
Secular career: Education, school superintendent
Service in the archdiocese: Our Lady Queen of Peace, House Springs, 1990-present
Service outside the archdiocese: St. Andrew, Tipton
St. Peter, Fulton
About Deacon Gerling: In addition to parish duties, he has served in prison ministry, ministry to nursing homes and hospitals and grief counseling.
Deacon Gerard Quinn
Birthplace: Albany, New York
Age: 79
Education: St. Louis Priory School, Cardinal Glennon College, bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia, master’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis, licentiate in canon law from the Catholic University of America
Ordination: 1980, for the Diocese of Jefferson City (later incardinated into the Archdiocese of St. Louis)
Family: Wife, JoAnn; two children
Secular career: High school teacher, librarian, campus minister, administrator
Service in the archdiocese: St. Mary Magdalen, St. Louis, 1984-2003, 2010-14, 2015-18
Our Lady of the Holy Cross, Baden, 2005-10
Immaculate Conception, Maplewood, 2014-15
St. Anselm, Creve Coeur, 2019-20
Retired, 2021
Service outside the archdiocese: Immaculate Conception, Jefferson City, 1980-84
St. Katherine Drexel, Springfield, Illinois, 2003-05
Metropolitan Tribunal of Washington, D.C., 2018-19
About Deacon Quinn: In addition to parish duties, Deacon Quinn has served as a volunteer or employee in tribunal ministry since his diaconate formation in Jefferson City. He currently serves in the court of appeals for the Province of St. Louis. He has also served in the Office of the Permanent Diaconate in both Jefferson City and St. Louis.
