The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-03-08
LAST SAD RITES.
Remains of Father Peter Lippert are
Laid to Rest in ST. Georges
Cemetery.
SOLEMN IMPRESSIVE SERVICES

Pontif1cial High Mass is Celebrated by
Arch Bishop Katzer-Sermons in Eng
ltsh and German Delivered by Visiting
Priests MANY Tributes to tbs Noble
Life of the Deceased.-Large Crowd At
tend Services at the Church and Grave.
All that was mortal of the late
Father Peter John Lippert was laid to
rest this afternoon in the Lippert fam
lily plat in St. George cemetery. The
last sad rites over the remains of the
dead priest were held at st. Georges
church at ten o'clock this morning and
seldom in the history of the city has
company gathered to pay tribute to
the close of so noble life.
| The church was crowded with the
friends of the young priest. The
members of the church in the city, re-
CARELESS of their affiliations, turned
out en- masse, and many citizens who
had known the young priest as friend
and an advisor, gathered to pay last
| silent tribute to his memory.
| The decorations of the church were
un were hung the black and white
symbols of mourning, while the altar
and chanCe1 were covered with beauti-
full floral tributes sent by friends of
the deceased. Among the many floral
| offerings many were worthy of note
but the beautiful pillow sent by the
little children of st. James church,
n. 16 6t1N1 Of
of the church, were among the most
beautiful.
| The services at the church were of
very impressive nature. At 10 o'clock
pontifca1 high mass was celebrated
by Archbishop Katzer, with Father
w. D. Malone, of st. James church,
and Father J. F. Mccarthy, of Mil
waukee, classmates of the deceased,
acting as deacon and subdeacon. The
deacon and subdeacon were Father H.
J. Roche, former co-1aborer with
Father Lippert in st. James parish,
and Father ]. Berg, of ST. Francis
seminary. The assistant priest at the
mass was Father Reiner, rector of St.
Francis seminary. The music for the
The priests attending the sanctuary
were Fathers Petit, of Shu11sburg; J.
J. McGinnity, of Westport; J. Salem
tine, Juneau; A. Becker, Chicago;
Meyers, Racine; Jacobs, Burlington;
J. Schilz, Milwaukee; H. Dries, Sank
vile; c. Hausner, Bristol; E1skamp
and Hi1debrand, Kenosha; Wurm, Mil
waukee; Hurley, Chicago; K1ezer,
Beaver Dam; Brucker, Ashford; Schief-
en- and Burbach, Milwaukee, and the
pail bearers.
Following the Pontificia1 High Mass
a sermon was preached in English by
Rev. F. P. Reilly, of Whitewater, who
was formerly an instructor of Father
Lippert in the Seminary at st. Fran
els. Father Reilly chose as his text
the we'll known words, I have fought
the good fight He paid tribute to
the work of Father Lippert, and spoke
of the loss the church had sustained by
his death.
Following the sermon in English
Father Reiner delivered a sermon in
German, speaking along similar lines.
After the sermons the casket was
borne to the hearse by six former
schoo1mates of Father Lippert as fol-
lows: Fathers P. F. Hughes, of Mad
ison; J. Ceranski, of Illinois; K1asen,
of Chicago; Tysen, of Grandvi1le,
Springmyer, of Chicago, and Traudt,
of Milwaukee.
A large cortege of friends and re1a-
rives of the deceased priest followed
the remains to their last resting place |
at the cemetery. At the grave the
solemn ceremonies at the church were
partially repeated, the burial mass be-
ing celebrated by Father E1skamp.