Carl Hinrichsen ’43

Carl Hinrichsen died May 3, 2016. He served for years as pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church in Franklin Lakes (N.J.), where he guided its building efforts. In retirement he assisted at Our Lady of Mercy in Park Ridge, N.J.

Carl prepared for Princeton at St. Benedict’s Prep School in Newark, N.J., where he was on the baseball and basketball teams and was a member of the Debating Club.

At Princeton he majored in economics and graduated with honors. Carl was on the freshman baseball team and was a member of Triangle Club. His military career included service in the Pacific theater and later with the army of occupation in Japan.

Upon his discharge he went to work for Prudential Insurance Co. Not long after he was called to a vocation and was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Newark in June 1955. He later earned a doctorate at Catholic University. This led to an assignment at Immaculate Conception Seminary, where he taught from 1961 until 1972.

Carl returned to parish ministry with assignments in Maplewood, N.J.; Ridgewood, N.J.; and then Franklin Lakes. After his retirement he remained an active part of the ministry as needed.  

Carl had no immediate survivors, but his passing will be mourned by his cousins, many friends, and those whose lives he touched.