Rev. Frank Kenneth VITUS

Rev. Frank Kenneth VITUS

Male 1949 - 2014  (65 years)

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  • Name Frank Kenneth VITUS  [2
    • Rev. Frank K. Vitus

      Reverend Frank K. Vitus, age 65 years, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center. He was born in Joliet on February 7, 1949, the son of the late Frank B. and the late Catherine M. (nee Dodge) Vitus.

      He attended St. Mary Magdalene Parish and Grade School in Joliet, Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox and he then entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Romeoville. He attended Lewis College and in 1969, he completed his last two years at Quincy College where he graduated with a major in sociology and a minor philosophy. Father Frank studied theology at DeAndreis Seminary in Lemont and was ordained to Holy Priesthood at the Cathedral of St. Raymond by Bishop Romeo Blanchette on November 29, 1975.

      Father Frank served as an associate pastor at St. Andrew Parish in Romeoville, St. Joseph Parish in Bradley, St. John the Baptist Parish in Winfield and SS Peter and Paul Parish in Naperville. He then served as pastor at St. Mary Parish in Minooka, St. Rose Parish in Wilmington, St. John the Baptist Parish in Winfield and currently at Christ the Servant Catholic Parish in Woodridge.

      Survived by his cousins, many fellow priests, dear friends and numerous parishioners of the parishes he faithfully served during his priesthood.

      A concelebrated memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be said at Christ the Servant Catholic Church, 8700 Havens Drive Woodridge, Illinois on Saturday, August 16, 2014, at 11:00 am. Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon, Main Celebrant. Private interment Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville, Illinois.

      Arrangements under the direction of Tapella Funeral Services at Blackburn-Giegerich-Sonntag Funeral Home

      For information: 815-744-4444 or visit www.bgsfuneralhome.com
      Published in The Herald-News on Aug. 15, 2014
      - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jolietheraldnews/obituary.aspx?n=frank-k-vitus&pid=172112197#sthash.OlB4HAgd.dpuf [1]
    Prefix Rev. 
    Birth 7 Feb 1949  Joliet, Will Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    Fact 29 Nov 1975  Ordained a Catholic Priest in Joliet, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 12 Aug 2014  Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I58539  Main Tree
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2022 

    Father Frank B. VITUS, Jr.,   b. 05 Sep 1919, Joliet, Will Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1996 (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Catherine M. DODGE,   b. 16 Sep 1925   d. 10 Nov 2002, Joliet, Will Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 22 Sep 1948  [2
    Family ID F19621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Rev. Frank Kenneth Vitus
    Rev. Frank Kenneth Vitus
    Rev. Frank Kenneth Vitus is the son of Frank B. Vitus and Catherine M. Dodge.

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    1. [S6134] Obituary Notice for Rev. Frank K. Vitus .

    2. [S02489] Information from Colleen Bortoli Gray.

    3. [S02906] Personal Information from Colleen Bortoli Gray.