Rev. Jerome Joseph Maksvytis

Reverend Jerome Joseph Maksvytis entered eternal life on Monday, May 27, 2024, at the age of 76, at his home in Portage, Wisconsin, succumbing to terminal cancer. Fr. Maksvytis fought several bouts of cancer valiantly over the years. He was born on December 8, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. Father Maksvytis is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Helen Anne (Rutkaskas) Maksvytis. After attending Grade School at Annunciation & St. Michael Parish, Chicago, Illinois, and then Quigley Preparatory Seminary North, Chicago, Illinois, Fr. Maksvytis attended St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Illinois and Holy Name Seminary, Madison, for his collegiate studies. Fr. Maksvytis studied philosophy and theology at St. Francis de Sales Seminary, Milwaukee, earning a Masters in Divinity. Fr. Maksvytis was ordained to the sacred priesthood by The Most Reverend Cletus F. O’Donnell, Bishop of Madison, on May 24, 1974 at St. Raphael Cathedral, Madison. Fr. Maksvytis began serving in the Diocese of Madison as a transitional deacon, first at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish, Sun Prairie, and then at St. William Parish, Janesville. After ordination to the priesthood, Fr. Maksvytis was a parochial vicar at succeeding assignments at St. Aloysius Parish, Sauk City, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Madison, St. William Parish, Janesville, and St. Raphael Cathedral, Madison. Fr. Maksvytis then served as Pastor at St. Stanislaus Parish, Berlin, and later added St. Michael Parish, Berlin, and St. Joseph Parish, Berlin, to his pastoral care of the people of Berlin, Wisconsin. These parishes in Berlin were later merged into All Saints Parish, Berlin, through the diligent and solicitious work of Fr. Maksvytis. Fr. Maksvytis retired as Pastor Emeritus from All Saints Parish, Berlin, in 2014. Fr. Maksvytis also served the Diocese of Madison on the Diocesan Matrimonial Tribunal, as the Catholic Chaplain to Meriter-Methodist Hospital in Madison, as a diocesan notary, and lastly as the Dean of the Marquette-Green Lake Deanery, and later the Columbia North Vicariate Forane. He is survived by his sister, Lucille Tylutki (Reverend Mister Glenn) of Chicago, IL; nieces, Lisa Anne Messerly of Lubbock, TX, and Cathy Jo Tylutki of Oak Lawn, IL; nephew, Mark Tylutki of Thorton, CO; two great-nephews, Mason Messerly and Logan Messerly of Lubbock, TX; his long time close friend, Sister Joyce Ballweg, O.P. and many friends and parishoners. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at All Saints Parish Catholic Parish, N8566 State Rd., 49, Berlin, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 11:00 am. The Most Reverend Donald J. Hying, Bishop of Madison, will celebrate the Holy Mass, with The Reverend Father Gary Krahenbuhl as homilist. Visitation at All Saints Parish Catholic Parish will be held on Tuesday, June 4th from 4 pm to 7 pm, as well as on Wednesday morning, June 5th, from 9:00 am to 10:45 am just before the Funeral Mass. Interment will take place after Mass at St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery, Berlin. A luncheon will be served in the All Saints Parish hall immediately following the interment.

Rev. Jerome Joseph Maksvytis

December 8, 1947 - May 27, 2024