Fr. Stanislaw Drzal, SChr., died Dec. 29 at the age of 76.

Fr. Drzal was born in Wysoka Glogowska, Poland, on Feb. 26, 1940. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Society of Christ on May 24, 1969, in Poland.

Fr. Drzal ministered in several locations as a Society of Christ priest, including in Atlanta, Ga. In 2006, Fr. Drzal was granted faculties in the Archdiocese of Detroit, and had lived in residence at Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish in Sterling Heights, where he assisted with Masses and sacraments.

A funeral Mass was celebrated for Fr. Drzal was celebrated Jan. 3 at Our Lady of Czestochowa. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Township.