St Bernard's Cemetery

On Wednesday, the brothers were united in death as Father Frank’s remains were placed alongside Father Robert’s in a grave on Chaplain’s Hill at Arlington National Cemetery.The Bretts grew up in a staunchly Roman Catholic family and both showed an early interest in the priesthood, according to Philly.com. Frank studied at St. Bernard College in Cullman, Ala., and was ordained in 1959 while Robert attended St. Mary’s Manor in Penndel, Pa., and was ordained in 1963.Father Robert decided to become a military chaplain in 1967 near the height of the Vietnam War. He joined the Navy and was assigned to the 26th Marine Corps regiment at Phu Bai. On Feb. 28, 1968, he was with a group of Marines who were in a trench waiting on a helicopter to transport them back to battalion headquarters. Father Robert opted to give up his seat on the helicopter at the last second. Within minutes of making that decision, a 122-millimeter rocket struck the trench, instantly killing him and seven others.Father Robert was 32 when he died. He posthumously received the Purple Heart and the Legion of Merit. He was originally buried in a cemetery in Bucks County, Pa., at his mother's request. After her passing, however, the family decided Father Robert would be reinterred on Chaplain’s Hill in Arlington National Cemetery in 1998.Within months of his brother’s death, Father Frank joined the Army, became a chaplain and volunteered to go to Vietnam. He received a Bronze Star with V-device in 1970 and retired in 1998 after a 30-year career.Soon after Father Robert’s re-burial, Father Frank decided he wanted to be buried with his brother, whose final resting place included enough space for two. Father Frank died of soft-tissue sarcoma in December of 2017 at the age of 86. The brother’s nephew, Edward Rouse, filed the paperwork that allowed for the two to be buried together.Retired Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Larry McCartney met Father Robert in Vietnam.“Both deserve burial in their own right because of...

She was born Dec. 17, 1952, in Willard Hospital, the daughter of Charles and Alberta (Cowgill) Aukland. She was a 1972 graduate of Seneca East High School.Vicki is survived by her husband, Gene Kanney, whom she married Aug. 31, 1996, in Las Vegas; two daughters, Jennifer (Jeff) Beamer of New Washington, Ohio, and Jacquelyn (Pete) Titas of Highland Heights, Ohio; grandchildren, Sydney and Aiden Beamer and Zachary and Brayden Titas; sister, Eva Godwin of Auburn, Ind.; brother, Richard (Kathy) Aukland of Attica; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jim and Cynth Sheahan of Gahana, Ohio, Ed Bryner of Sandusky, Charlene Kreim of Galion, Ohio, Ben and Margie Hines of New Washington, Sue and Ken Prince of Bucyrus, Bernard and Kelly Kanney of New Washington, Joseph and Kay (Dietrich) Kanney of Rockville, Md., Allen Kanney of New Washington and Harry Kanney of Bucyrus; and various nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gregory Kreim; sisters-in-law, Cheryl Bryner and Ruth Kanney.Vicki was the owner and manager of Aukland Flower and Gift Shoppe in Attica for many years. She also worked at MTD in Willard/Shelby for several years. She was a member St. Bernards Catholic Church in New Washington.Friends and family may visit 2-6 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at Secor Funeral Home, New Washington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, April 29, at St. Bernards Catholic Church in New Washington, with the Rev. George W. Mahas officiating. Burial will follow at St. Bernards Catholic Cemetery in New Washington.Memorial contributions may be made to St. Bernards Catholic Church, Seneca East Attica Library, Attica Food Pantry or OhioHealth Hospice.Condolences may be shared with the family at secorfuneralhomes.com.