The Rev. Robert Lester Wichael, priest-in-charge of Good Shepherd, Wichita, KS, died Jan. 13 of a heart attack at his home in Wichita. He was 51.

Fr. Wichael was born in Perry, IA. He was educated at William Penn College and Berkeley Divinity School. He was ordained priest in 1971. He served parishes in Iowa Falls, Webster City, Ottumwa, and Fairfield, IA. He was a member of the diocesan council and the evangelism commission for the Diocese of Western Kansas and was secretary for Cursillo. He was an Eagle Scout and continued an active involvement with the scouts throughout his adulthood. Fr. Wichael is survived by his wife, Karen, two sons, a daughter, his parents and a brother.