Edward Calertus Wegemer

1878 - 1911  (32 years)

• Name	Edward Calertus Wegemer  [1]
  Birth	20 Dec 1878	Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Sep 1911	Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I526	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Frank Xavier Wegemer,   b. 14 Apr 1848, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Mar 1930, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Catherine Fochtman,   b. 24 Apr 1853, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Feb 1938, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Feb 1876
  Family ID	F228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S242] Staff, Unknown Publication: Obituaries, (Name: Unknown; Location: Unknown;), Wegemer, Salvator Albert, Rev. Unknown Source. Rev. Salvator (Albert) Wegemer, O. F. M., is a native of Petoskey, Michigan. His parents were the pious Mr. and Mrs. Francis (Mary Fochtman) Wegemer, who gave three sons and three daughters to the service of God and the church: Fr. Callistus (Edward), O. F. M., died on September 20, 1911; Fr. Salvator; Fr. Ludger, O. F. M., chaplain of St. Mary's Hospital at Columbus till January 3, 1929; Sr. M. Callista, Sister of St. Joseph, now at Font Bonne College, St. Louis, Sr. M. Regis, and Sr. M. Emily at Zanesville, Ohio. Fr. Salvator was born on October 8, 1880, attended the parochial school of St. Francis Xavier at his native place, made his studies preparatory for the priesthood at Teutopolis, Illinois, entered the Order of St. Francis on June 22, 1904, and was, after absolving the prescribed course of study, ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 1911. He has since labored at St. Louis, Missouri, Oak Forest, for nine years (from 1921-1927 as superior), then three years as guardian and pastor at St. Peter's in Chicago, and on August 17, 1930, he arrived to take over his new duties as superior and pastor at St. Bonaventure's, Columbus, where he had labored as assistant for nearly two years under Fathers Hilary and Gratian.