Dr. Vincent A. Licari

A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at St. Mary’s Cathedral Upper Church in St. Cloud for Dr. Vincent A. Licari, age 82, of St. Cloud, who died May 10, 2010 in St. Cloud. Reverend Jonathan Licari, OSB will officiate. Interment will take place at Lakeside Cemetery in Biwabik, MN.

Relatives and friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Friday at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud. The V.F.W. Post 428 ritual will be held at 6:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.

Vincent was born February 26, 1928, in Biwabik, MN to Joseph and Angeline (Verdi) Licari. He served in the U.S. Army during the WWII era. He married Norma Nordstrom on August 20, 1949 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Biwabik. He graduated from Creighton University Dental School in Omaha, Nebraska in 1955. He established his practice in St. Cloud where he has resided since. He was a member of the St. Cloud Dental Society, Minnesota Dental Association, American Dental Association and the American Academy of General Dentistry. He was a member of St. Mary’s Cathedral Parish and a life member of VFW Post 428.

Vincent is survived by his children James (Mary) of Amherst, WI, Michael (Nancy) of Moose Lake, Tina (Steven Foltz) Licari of Duluth and Mario (Suzette) of McHenry, IL, daughters-in-law Martha Licari and Susan Licari, 12 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, brothers Louis (Marilyn) of Sitka, Alaska, Charlie of Biwabik and sister Mary Ann Johnson of Hibbing.

Preceding him in death were his parents, wife Norma, daughter Christine, sons Jon and Joseph, sisters Margaret Hogan, Viola Urick, Stella Strukel, Josephine Glatch, and Jean Hill, and brother Peter Licari.

Memorials are preferred.