Msgr. Felix G. Oehrlein died on November 25, 2011 at University of Minnesota/Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn. after a sudden illness.
Category: Clergy obituaries
Fr. Philip Grasso dies
CUBA CITY — Fr. Philip Grasso, a priest of the Diocese of Madison, died Monday, July 18, at the Southwest Health Center Nursing Home in Cuba City, Wis. He was 92.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Rose of Lima Church, 519 W. Roosevelt St., Cuba City, on Friday, July 22, at 11 a.m. Bishop Robert C. Morlino was the principal celebrant with Fr. John Norder as homilist.
Fr. Daniel Finnane dies
MADISON — Fr. Daniel Finnane, a priest of the Diocese of Madison who served as pastor of St. Mary of the Lake Parish in Westport, died on Saturday, June 25, at the age of 74 at the Don and Marilyn Anderson Hospicecare Center in Fitchburg.
The Mass of Christian Burial for Father Finnane was held Wednesday, June 29, at St. Patrick Church, 315 Cherry St., Janesville. Bishop Robert C. Morlino was the principle celebrant with Msgr. Gerard Healy as homilist.
Bishop William H. Bullock dies
MADISON — Bishop William H. Bullock, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Madison, died peacefully at his residence at the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at the age of 83, of terminal cancer.
Msgr. Wilfred Schuster dies
MADISON — Msgr. Wilfred J. Schuster, 90, a pastor emeritus in the Diocese of Madison, died on Saturday, March 12, in Madison.
Fr. Delbert D. Klink dies
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, Jan. 28 at St. Dennis Church in Madison for Fr. Delbert D. Klink, a pastor emeritus of the Diocese of Madison who died on January 23, 2011.
Bishop George O. Wirz, retired auxiliary bishop, dies
MADISON — Bishop George O. Wirz, retired auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Madison and native of Monroe, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, at his residence at the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center.
Msgr. Thomas F. Campion dies
MONROE — Msgr. Thomas F. Campion, 79, director of the Madison Diocese Apostolate to the Handicapped, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, at his home.
Deacon Wes Brush dies
MADISON — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18, for Deacon Wesley J. “Wes” Brush, Jr., who died on November 5 at St. Mary’s Care Center in Madison.
Fr. J. Thomas Fitzgerald, pastor emeritus, dies
MADISON — Fr. John Thomas Fitzgerald, a retired priest of the Diocese of Madison, died on Saturday, Aug. 21.