Rev. John V. Mentag, Former Loyola Prof

Rev. John V. Mentag, 78, a Jesuit priest and former assistanthistory professor at Loyola University, died Saturday in theColombiere Jesuit Community, Clarkston, Mich.

Father Mentag was on the Loyola faculty from 1960 to 1991, whenhe moved to Michigan.

During his tenure, he was a university trustee for five yearsand was acting manager for the historical journal Mid-America for 10years.

Father Mentag attended St. Mary's High School in his nativeMichigan City. In 1934, he entered the Jesuit order in Milford,Ohio. Ordained in 1947, he earned a doctorate in history fromLoyola.

Before teaching at Loyola, he was a history instructor at St.Xavier High School in Cincinnati and at nearby Xavier University.

He leaves three sisters, Barbara Meyers, Mary and Grace, and twobrothers, Robert and Dr. Paul.