His sister is a nun in St. Cloud, and made the AP wire last year. His other sister:

Marie B. Heacock, 89 formerly of Falls Church, VA., and Fort Myers, FL, died peacefully May 9, 2011 at Loyalton of Hagerstown, MD. Born February 28, 1922, in Sleepy Eye, MN, she was one of twelve children born to the late Peter and Mary Baltes. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother of 6 and great grandmother of 4. She was aide to five U. S. Congressmen on Capital Hill. Her interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA.