Date of death: 6/17/2005
Saint Meinrad Class: SB 1993
Fr. Edward A. Slosarcik, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago whose ministry included decades of service to Slovak communities in several Chicago parishes, died at the age of 81. At the time of his death, Fr. Slosarcik was in residence at Alvernia Manor in Lemont. He died at Holy Cross Hospital of a heart attack while awaiting surgery.Ordained in 1950, Fr. Slosarcik was born on Chicago’s southwest side and graduated from St. Simon the Apostle elementary school. He graduated from Quigley Preparatory Seminary and the University of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein.During the 1970s, Fr. Slosarcik earned a Masters degree in Education from De Paul University and a Masters degree in Sociology from the University of Illinois. For nine years, 1966-1975, he taught religion at Maria High School. From 1972-1985 he served as professor of Medical Ethics at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, while he was pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish on the southeast side of the city.Most of Fr. Slosarcik’s pastoral ministry was spent serving the Slovak community. He was assistant pastor at Sacred Heart Parish for three years from 1950-1953, Holy Rosary Parish from 1953-1959, Assumption Parish from 1959-1964 and St. Joseph Parish from 1964-1967. All were Slovak parishes at the time.He was the assistant pastor at his home parish, St. Simon the Apostle, for six years beginning in 1967. He then served as assistant pastor at Immaculate Conception Parish on Aberdeen St. in Chicago from 1973-1977. He became pastor of St. John the Baptist Slovak Parish in 1977 and served there for 16 years until his retirement in 1993.A niece, Cecilia Gaszak, survives Fr. Slosarcik.Information obtained from the Archdiocese of Chicago.