Salvator Albert Wegemer b. 16 Oct 1880 Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA d. 19 Apr 1952 Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Our Family History

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1880 - 1952 (71 years)

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Name	Salvator Albert Wegemer [1, 2, 3]
Birth	16 Oct 1880	Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Death	19 Apr 1952	Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Burial	Saint Francis Cemetery, Teutopolis, Effingham, Ill
Person ID	I661	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

[S343] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: National Archives; Location: St. Louis, St. Louis, Misouri, USA;), Wegemer, Salvator Albert.
[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.
[S219] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: National Archives; Location: St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States;), Wegemer, Salvator Albert.