Divine Word Brother Wayne Till, 85, died at Techny on Feb. 8.

Born in Iowa, Brother Wayne entered formation with the Society of the Divine Word after graduating from high school in 1951.

While in formation at Techny, he worked as an assistant in the Techny Mission Gardens.

In 1960, Brother Wayne professed vows and was assigned to the congregation’s dairy farm in Kellyville, Australia.

After 10 years in Australia, Brother Wayne was assigned as a mechanic in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, where he also served as bursar for Holy Spirit Seminary in Port Moresby.

Having fulfilled 28 years of missionary service in Papua New Guinea, Brother Wayne returned to the United States in 1998. He moved to Techny in late 2018.