Rev. Francis Jerome Steffen (1931-2020)

STEFFEN, KLAR

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 12/29/2020 at 17:21:30

Reverend Father Francis Jerome Steffen entered eternal life on December 28, 2020, at the age of 89, at Edenbrook Nursing Home in Platteville, Wisconsin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 31, 2020, at St. Mary Church, Platteville, Wisconsin, with The Most Reverend Donald J. Hying, Bishop of Madison, Deacon Larry Tranel, and Deacon Bill Bussan officiating. Services will be live streamed through Facebook on the funeral home page. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. A public visitation for friends and family will be held from 9-10:45 a.m. Thursday at the church. The family requests you utilize masks during the duration of your visit in the church and that you practice social distancing. Casey-McNett Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Cuba City is assisting the family.

Fr. Steffen was born on November 18, 1931 in Platteville, Wisconsin, and is predeceased by his parents, Frank and Florence (Klar) Steffen.

After attending Sunnydale Rural Grade School in Belmont Township, and then St. Mary Parish Grade School, Platteville, Fr. Steffen attended Loras High School in Dubuque, Iowa. He completed his collegiate studies at Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy in 1953. He attended St. Francis Major Seminary, Saint Francis, Wisconsin, for theological studies. After ordination, he subsequently earned a Master of Arts in Library Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fr. Steffen was ordained to the sacred priesthood by The Most Reverend William P. O’Connor, Bishop of Madison, on May 25, 1957 at St. Raphael Cathedral, Madison.