Hamilton County OhArchives Biographies.....Varelmann, Francis M. 1852 - 
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    Rev. Francis M. Varelmann, the beloved pastor of St. Elizabeth's Catholic
church of Norwood, Ohio, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 3, 1852, a son of
Arnold and Elizabeth (Bunnemeyer) Varelmann, both of whom were natives of
Oldenburg, and came to Cincinnati in 1849. Here, Father Varelmann received his
education, in the parochial schools, later attending the parochial schools of
SS. Peter and Paul's church, of Reading, Ohio. After completing his studies
here, Father Varelmann entered Mount St. Mary Seminary of the West, Price Hill,
Cincinnati, April it, 1866, where he took up his theological studies. On the
loth day of June, 1876, he was ordained into the priesthood, and received as his
first charge the Church of the Visitation at Eaton, Ohio, where he remained four
years. In 1880, he was made Assistant Pastor of the Mission at Xenia, Ohio, and
after remaining here four years, was sent to Piqua, Ohio, where he became
Assistant Pastor of St. Boniface's church. Subsequently he was returned to
Cincinnati, where he acted as assistant pastor of St. Paul's church, later being
sent to St. Leo's church of North Fairmount. In 1888, he was sent to St.
Joseph's church at. Hamilton, Ohio, where he remained until October, 1896, when
he became pastor of St. Elizabeth's church, at Norwood, where he remains at
present. Father Varelmann has as his able assistant, Rev. Francis Biendel, who
served, during the great World war, as first lieutenant on a naval transport.
St. Elizabeth's church was established in 1887, and on October 3rd of that year,
the first church and school were dedicated. In February, 1888, the parsonage was
built, and two years later, the church and school were enlarged. During the year
1894, the Sisters' residence was built, and in 1902 the new church was built. In
1913, the school, which is taught by the Sisters of Charity, school auditorium
and gymnasium were built. In 1902, the cornerstone of the new church, which cost
seventy thousand dollars, was laid, and on May 17, 1903, it was dedicated. On
November 25, 1913, the beautiful new school was blessed. It contains twelve
class rooms, a club room, and an assembly room, and at the present time (1921)
has registered five hundred and eighty-five pupils. In St. Elizabeth's parish
there are over seven hundred families, with a total of nearly three thousand souls.

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