Reverend Sherman Wall, OMI

Reverend Sherman Wall, OMI, died on September 21, 2025, at the Benedictine Living Community at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, IL.

 

Born in East St. Louis, IL, in 1931, he professed his first vows as Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate in 1952 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957.

 

The first half of his 68 years as a priest were spent primarily in the preaching ministry at various retreat centers in Minnesota, Illinois, and Canada. He also served brief stints in parishes in Minnesota. For 10 years, he was Director of Kings House of Retreats in Henry, IL. His longest

 

assignment before retiring in 2021 was as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Willow Springs, MO, for 36 years. In that year, he moved to St. Henry’s Oblate Residence in Belleville.

 

He was preceded in death by his parents, James L. and Joyce (Moyers) Wall, as well as by his siblings, Joyce Marco, Elizabeth Collinsworth, and James Wall. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his religious family of the Missionary Oblates in the United

 

States and throughout the world.

 

A public visitation took place on Saturday, September 27, at the Church of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville. The Mass of Resurrection was followed by burial at St. Henry’s Oblate Cemetery in Belleville.

 

A Funeral Mass took place on Friday, September 26, at Sacred Heart Church, 1050 W. Business Highway 60-63, in Willow Springs, MO, with visitation preceding. Mass was presided by The Most Reverend Edward M. Rice.

 

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate would be greatly appreciated.