\t\t\tRev. Daniel Lawrence Schwebs, O.S.J. \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Reverend Daniel L. Schwebs, O.S.J. passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2026, following a lengthy illness at the Nazareth House, Fresno, CA. A native of Garden City, Michigan, he was born on March 2, 1955, the only child of the late Clarence & Lillian (Perlini) Schwebs and a Roman Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Oblates of Saint Joseph.<\/p>\n
\nHe entered the Oblate Order of the Pennsylvania Province in 1978, receiving a Bachelor\u2019s Degree from King\u2019s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Upon graduation in 1981, he went to Italy to continue his seminary formation for religious life and priesthood. He completed his year of novitiate in Pontremoli (Tuscany region), then went to Rome for theological studies at the Pontificial Urbaniana University. Completing his required preparatory studies, he returned back to Pittston, PA and was ordained a priest on May 24, 1986 by the late Bishop James C. Timlin of the Diocese of Scranton.<\/p>\n
\nFollowing ordination, Father Schwebs served as assistant pastor at St. Rocco\u2019s Parish, Pittston, from 1986-1990; then as assistant pastor at St. Sebastian\u2019s Parish, Middletown, CT, from 1990-1998, later appointed pastor from 1998-2001. He returned to Pennsylvania where he was appointed pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Exeter, from 2001-2006; then again at St. Rocco\u2019s Parish as pastor from 2006-10, while also serving as Administrator pro tem at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Pittston, from 2009-10. Following these pastoral assignments, he took up residence at the Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary, Laflin, until 2014, then assigned as Resident Priest at Holy Annunciation Parish, Hazleton. In 2019 he was granted permission to return to his family home in Garden City, MI to assist his elderly parents. Following their passing, he returned back into religious community with a brief stay in Pittston, PA, followed by his final transfer to Oblate religious houses on the west coast in Loomis & Madera, CA. Besides these various roles, he also served the former PA province as vocation director, director of Oblate Laity, and a member of the provincial council.<\/p>\n
\nFather Schwebs is survived by various relatives and members of his religious family.<\/p>\n
\nA Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at the Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary Chapel, 1880 Route 315, Laflin. Very Rev. John D. Shearer, O.S.J., Provincial Superior of the Oblates of St. Joseph, will serve as principal celebrant; and Rev. Paul A. McDonnell, O.S.J., as homilist. Final interment will be in the designated section for the Oblate priests at St. Rocco\u2019s Cemetery, Pittston Twp., PA.<\/p>\n
\nReverend Daniel Lawrence Schwebs, O.S.J.<\/p>\n
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