Obit: Kaim, Reverend Ernest J. (1913 – 1970)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kaim, Madera, Freking

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 08 Oct 1970

Kaim, Reverend Ernest J. (24 DEC 1913 – 18 SEP 1970)

Funeral services for Reverend Ernest J. Kaim, 57, pastor of St. James Catholic Church in Amherst, were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 22nd, at the church.

Father Kaim was killed Friday night, September 18, 1970 in an automobile accident near Custer.

Officiating at the services was Bishop Frederick Freking of La Crosse Diocese.

A general rosary was recited jointly Sunday by St. James Holy Name Society and St. James Altar Society.

A funeral mass was said on Thursday, September 24 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Father Kaim was baptized, confirmed and graduated from elementary school and ordained a priest at St. Joseph's. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Steger, Illinois.

Father Kaims was born December 24, 1913 in Chicago Heights, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kaim.

He was a Fourth Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus, and had been pastor at St. James for the past four years.

Before coming to Amherst, Father Kaim was pastor at St. Mary's Church in Czestochowa (Clark Co., Wis.), St. James Church in Vesper, St. Michael's Church in Junction City and Sacred Heart Church in La Crosse.

He was assistant pastor at Sacred heart Church in Appleton, Most Precious Blood Church in New London, Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, and St. Hedwig's Church in Thorp.

He was also temporary administrator at Sacred heart Church in Polonia. He formed a parish from a mission church when he came to Amherst.

Survivor include: his mother, Zofia, Steger, Illinois; two brothers, Edward and Daniel, both of Steger; and two sisters, Mrs. John (Josephine) Madera and Irene, both of East Chicago, Indiana.

 

 


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