Rev. Raymond Aydt

The Reverend Raymond A. Aydt passed away on January 5, 2016, at St. Vincent’s Continuing Care Center, Bismarck, at the age of 94. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, with the Most Reverend David D. Kagan, Bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck, as the main celebrant and the priests of the Diocese of Bismarck will concelebrate. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 7, at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, where a rosary will begin at 6:30 p.m. and vigil service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Father Aydt was born October 7, 1921, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Bernard and Barbara (Schellhammer) Aydt. Father Aydt was raised in Minnesota where he attended Ascension School in Minneapolis from 1927-1935, and then Nazareth Hall in St. Paul from 1935-1941. He studied at St. Paul Seminary from 1941-1942, and continued his seminary studies at St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, CO, from 1942-1946. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Bismarck, at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, on June 11, 1946, by the Most Reverend Vincent J. Ryan. Father Aydt’s first assignment in the Diocese of Bismarck was as an assistant of the Church of St. Mary in Bismarck until December 17, 1949. For a short time, he served as administrator of the Church of St. Martin in Huff. He then became pastor of the Church of St. Theresa in Carson. In August, 1955, he was appointed pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Consolation in Alexander for two years. Father Aydt was appointed assistant administrator of the Churches of St. Joseph, Williston, and St. John the Baptist, Trenton, from 1957-1958. He was then appointed pastor of the Churches of St. Philomena, Glenburn, Holy Family, Deering, and St. John, Lansford, for several months. In March 1959, Father Aydt became the pastor of the Churches of St. Jerome, Mohall, and St. James, Sherwood, until 1967, at which time was appointed pastor of the Churches of St. Joseph, Williston, and St. John the Baptist, Trenton, where he served until 1974. He then became the assistant at these two parishes until 1992. Father Aydt’s last assignment was that of parochial administrator at the Church of St. Boniface, Grenora, until November 2013, where he then retired to the Emmaus Place in Bismarck. He later moved to St. Vincent’s Continuing Care Center in Bismarck. Father Aydt also served as the chaplain at Mercy Hospital in Williston from 1957 – 2013. He also served as the chaplain to the Civil Air Patrol in Williston. Father Aydt is survived by seven nephews and their families and his brother priests. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Barbara Aydt and Bernard Aydt, his brother, Leon Aydt, and his sister-in-law, Mary Aydt. Memorials may be given to the Priest Benefit Association or the Diocese of Bismarck – Emmaus Place.