Robert A. Vade Bon Coeur passed away Dec. 6, at his residence in Crete, Ill. He was 77.

A Catholic priest who was ordained in 1963, he was born Dec. 30, 1935, in Papineau, Iroquois County, Ill., to Arthur and Evidelle Stahl Vade Bon Coeur.

Surviving are his partner, Roy Olson; one brother, Dwayne (Jane) Van Bon Coeur; nephews Richard, Timothy, Robert, Gary, Randall, Mark, James, David, Stephen, Thomas and David; and nieces Denise, Melissa, Shelly, Stacy, Lee, Janah and Terri.