Rev. John J. Manning
 In 1947 Father John Manning, who was Dean of the Music School at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, arrived in Chippewa Falls to be the new Pastor of Notre Dame. Father Manning, who was a most gifted speaker, was in great demand as a church and banquet speaker. And because he was such a great musician, he saw the necessity of the purchase of the new organ. Father Manning's untimely death in August 1953 plunged the entire area, and especially the parishioner, into deep sadness. Serving Father Manning as assistants during these seven years were Fathers Edward Malloy, Colvard, O'Neil, Francis X. Walsh, John Baney, Cronan and Siegfried Eckert. Photo Courtesy of Chippewa Valley Historical Society |