Monday, November 07, 2005

Evansville mourns loss of Fr.Edward J. Erbe

Monsignor Edward J. Erbe passed away on Saturday, Nov 5, 2005. His funeral Mass will be held at St. Bernard Parish, 2450 Atwood, Middleton, on Wednesday morning, 11/9/2005.

Click on the post for the full obit in the Wisconsin State Journal.


Father Erbe was the pastor of St. Paul's in Evansville as well as Our Lady Queen of Peace in Madison. When Sue and I moved to Madison in 1984, we heard a sermon by Fr. Erbe that convinced us to locate in the parish. We loved his sermons but did not know him as a person. We later moved to Evansville and when Fr. Erbe moved to Evansville we grew to know him as a friend and pastor.

Recently,one of our fellow bloggers got Fr. Erbe a Harley decal for his scooter at St. Mary's hospital as well as a Harley bear. The last time Sue saw him in the hospital she gave him the Harley bear and told him his friends in Evansville were rooting for him. It was a very special moment. Thanks again to those bloggers.

The spirit of Fr. Erbe will live on. We will miss him deeply.

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