Fr. Daniel Pekarske

Age 67. Died Sept. 27, in Milwaukee. Born July 26, 1949, in Manitowoc, WI, one of nine children born to John and Eunice (Rappel) Pekarske. Entered the Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) in 1985 and made his profession of vows on Sept. 8, 1986. Ministered at parishes in Phoenix, AZ; Nashville, TN; St. Boniface Parish and Mother of Good Counsel Parish in Milwaukee, WI. Chaplain at VA Medical Center in Nashville, TN; Benedictine Monastery of St. Gertrude and St. Mary's Hospital in Cottonwood, ID. Director of Salvatorian seminarians in Berkeley, CA; St. Francis, WI; and in Morogoro, Tananzia. Lecturer and Associate Director of Formation at Sacred Heart Seminary in Hales Corners, WI. A gifted scholar, teacher, historian and writer, he had retired to Melbourne, FL, in 2015 to write a booklet about the founder of the Salvatorians, Fr. Francis Jordan. He was visiting in Milwaukee when he died. He is preceded in death by his father, John. He is survived by his mother, Eunice; four brothers: Michael (Maren) of Appleton; John (Estelle) of Jefferson, Georgia; Joseph (Mary) of Pensacola, Florida; and James (Sarah) of Centennial, Colorado; four sisters: Patricia (Thomas) Ciha of Wooster, Ohio; Kathryn (Norb) Masterlark of Manitowoc; Mary (Ron) Lese of Michicot; and Nancy (Robert) DeWitt of Manitowoc; as well as his brothers and sisters in the Salvatorian Family. Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, October 17, 11 am at Mother of Good Counsel Church, 6924 W. Lisbon Ave., Milwaukee. Visitation Monday at the Church from 10 am until time of Mass. Burial Monday, 3 pm at Salvatorian Cemetery in St. Nazianz, WI. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Society of the Divine Savior - "Adopt an Apostle" - would benefit the men in formation and support the continuation of the Salvatorian mission to which Fr. Dan dedicated his life.