Born May 6, 1912 - Died December 4, 1982
Father James Roeske (birth name: William Joseph) was born on May 6, 1912, in Chicago,
Illinois. After completing his high school studies and first two years of college in
Salvatorian Seminary in St. Nazianz, Wisconsin, he entered the Society's Novitiate
there, and he made his profession of vows on September 8, 1944. He completed his studies
for the priesthood at Divine Savior Seminary in Lanham, Maryland, and Catholic University
in Washington, DC. where he was ordained in the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on
June 6, 1950. Fr. James assisted in the Publishing Department in St. Nazianz and taught
in the seminary; he ministered as associate pastor of Mother of Good Parish in Milwaukee
during three separate assignments; he was Superior of the community in St. Nazianz, and
chaplain of Holy Family Hospital in Manitowoc; and he was pastor of St. Rita in the
Desert Parish in Vail, Arizona. It was in 1969 that Fr. James began his third time
ministering as associate pastor of Mother of Good Counsel Parish in Milwaukee, and he
remained there until his death on December 4, 1982. He died in the hospice of St. Joseph's
Hospital, where he was a patient for a short time following a diagnosis of terminal cancer.
He was buried in the community cemetery in St. Nazianz. Fr. James was dearly loved by the
people to whom he ministered and he is remembered as a deeply pastoral and compassionate
priest with a soft voice and a warm heart.
Born May 6, 1912 - Died December 4, 1982
Father James Roeske (birth name: William Joseph) was born on May 6, 1912, in Chicago,
Illinois. After completing his high school studies and first two years of college in
Salvatorian Seminary in St. Nazianz, Wisconsin, he entered the Society's Novitiate
there, and he made his profession of vows on September 8, 1944. He completed his studies
for the priesthood at Divine Savior Seminary in Lanham, Maryland, and Catholic University
in Washington, DC. where he was ordained in the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on
June 6, 1950. Fr. James assisted in the Publishing Department in St. Nazianz and taught
in the seminary; he ministered as associate pastor of Mother of Good Parish in Milwaukee
during three separate assignments; he was Superior of the community in St. Nazianz, and
chaplain of Holy Family Hospital in Manitowoc; and he was pastor of St. Rita in the
Desert Parish in Vail, Arizona. It was in 1969 that Fr. James began his third time
ministering as associate pastor of Mother of Good Counsel Parish in Milwaukee, and he
remained there until his death on December 4, 1982. He died in the hospice of St. Joseph's
Hospital, where he was a patient for a short time following a diagnosis of terminal cancer.
He was buried in the community cemetery in St. Nazianz. Fr. James was dearly loved by the
people to whom he ministered and he is remembered as a deeply pastoral and compassionate
priest with a soft voice and a warm heart.
Family Members
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John Fred Roeske
1902–1969
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Edward Lawrence Roeske
1904–1945
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Arthur Stanislaus Roeske
1906–2000
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Marie Hildagard Roeske Streicher
1907–1996
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Loretta Mary Roeske Schmoeller
1908–1993
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George F Roeske
1910–1911
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Frederich Joseph Roeske
1911–1991
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Irene Helen Roeske Cook
1913–2016
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Clement A. Roeske
1916–2001
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Charles J. Roeske
1917–1930
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Evelyn Roeske
1919–1920
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Eleanor Roeske Brunner Dallas
1920–2010
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Helen D Roeske Becker
1921–1980
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Elizabeth C Roeske Egan
1922–2009
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Joseph Roeske
1924–1924
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Therese Lorraine Roeske Winandy
1925–2003
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