Reverend William Edward Kohler
April 30, 2024
Born on November 5, 1941, in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Father began his priestly formation at Saint Francis Minor Seminary in St. Francis from 1955 – 1960 and Saint Francis Major Seminary in St. Francis from 1960 – 1967. Father was ordained to the priesthood on May 20, 1967, by the Most Reverend William E. Cousins at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee.
Father Kohler was first assigned as Curate at St. Agnes Parish in Milwaukee on June 27, 1967. On February 27, 1968, he was appointed Curate at St. Joseph Parish in Waukesha. Father was assigned Consultant for Adult Education and Sacramental Programs in the Office of Religious Education for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on June 12, 1973. On August 1, 1983, he was appointed Chaplain and Lecturer at Cardinal Stritch College in Milwaukee. He was assigned as Pastor at Mary Queen of Heaven Parish in West Allis on June 22, 1993. On October 13, 1998, Father was appointed Associate Vicar for Clergy and Director of the Priests' Placement Board for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He was assigned to St. Leonard Parish in Muskego as Pastor on June 21, 2005. On September 8, 2010, Father was appointed Moderator of the Curia and Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He retired from active ministry on December 31, 2016.
A concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial for Father Kohler will be celebrated at St. Leonard Parish, W173 S7743 Westwood Dr., Muskego on Friday, May 10, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Priest friends and former colleagues are invited to concelebrate; please bring an alb and white stole. Visitation will be held at St. Leonard Parish on Friday, May 10, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Burial will be at a later date at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, 3800 E. College Ave., Cudahy.
Members of the Purgatorial Society will please offer the prescribed Mass for the repose of his soul and include Father Kohler’s intention in the General Intercessions at the parish.
Reverend Arthur Wayne Mattox
April 26, 2024
Born on December 19, 1953, in South Bend, Indiana. Father was ordained to the priesthood on June 23, 2017, by Most Reverend Jerome E. Listecki at St. Anne Parish, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
Father Mattox was first assigned as Shared Associate Pastor at St. Alphonsus Parish in New Munster, St. John the Evangelist Parish in Twin Lakes and St. Anne Parish in Pleasant Prairie, on July 1, 2017. On June 19, 2018, he was appointed Shared Administrator at St. Alphonsus Parish in New Munster, St. John the Evangelist Parish in Twin Lakes and St. Anne Parish in Pleasant Prairie. He retired from active ministry on April 25, 2023.
A concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial for Father Mattox will be celebrated at St. John the Evangelist Parish, 701 N. Lake Ave., Twin Lakes on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Priest friends and former colleagues are invited to concelebrate; please bring an alb and white stole. Visitation will be held at St. John the Evangelist Parish on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Burial to follow the funeral Mass with Military Honors at St. John Cemetery.
Members of the Purgatorial Society will please offer the prescribed Mass for the repose of his soul and include Father Mattox’s intention in the General Intercessions at the parish.
Reverend Bernard Sylvester Sippel
April 10, 2024
Father Sippel was born on April 13,1939 in St. Cloud, Wisconsin. He attended St. Lawrence Seminary in Mt. Calvary from 1953 to 1958 and St. Francis Major Seminary from 1958 to 1965. Father was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1965 by Archbishop William E. Cousins at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Milwaukee.
Father was assigned as Assistant Pastor at St. Patrick Parish in Elkhorn from July 7, 1965 to June 17, 1969 when he was assigned as Assistant Pastor at St. Mary Parish in Elm Grove. He was appointed an Ecclesiastical Notary and Secretary of the Tribunal on June 15, 1976. While remaining in that position he was appointed Associate Pastor at Mother of Perpetual Help Parish in Milwaukee on June 13, 1978. Father Sippel was the founding Pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in New Berlin which was canonically erected on January 4, 1981 and where Father took his position as Pastor on April 21, 1981. Father was appointed Administrator of the Pastoral Team at St. Matthias Parish in Milwaukee on August 20, 1991. He then became Pastor of St. Boniface Parish in Germantown on June 23, 1992. He was named Dean of District 6 on August 28, 1995. Father retired from active ministry on June 30, 2007 but continued serving the Tribunal and offered ministry as Assisting Priest at St. James Parish in Franklin beginning on June 16, 2009. He resumed full Senior Priest status in 2022. In addition to his various parish ministries, Father Sippel served in the Wisconsin National Guard from 1968 to 1988 rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Sippel will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Holyland Parish, St. Cloud site, 924 S. Main Street, St. Cloud, WI 53079 on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Priest classmates and friends are invited to concelebrate. Please bring an alb and white stole. Visitation will take place at the parish on Monday, April 15, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM and again on Tuesday morning from 8:30 to 9:30. Burial will take place at St. Cloud Cemetery.
Members of the Purgatorial Society will please offer the prescribed Mass for the repose of his soul and include Father Sippel’s intention in the General Intercessions at the parish.