06/22/2026
It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Fr. Frank (Witty) Wittouck, SCJ.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr. Frank.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
REMEMBERING FR. FRANK WITTOUCK, SCJ - On the evening of June 20, 2026, Fr. Frank Wittouck, SCJ, died. He was 88 and had been in home hospice care at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake for several weeks. Fr. Frank professed his first vows in 1957 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. When asked what it meant to him to be a Dehonian, Fr. Frank said that “I try to appreciate God’s love in my life and try to spread that conviction to others for their lives. That’s what being a Dehonian is to me.”
Fr. Frank served in education, was a military chaplain for over 20 years, was a parish pastor, led Marriage Encounter retreats, was a chaplain (and sometimes just a helping hand) at social outreach organizations such as Magnificat Houses, Inc. and Father Gene's Help Center. However, it was a ministry that he embraced later in life that he says really got him thinking about his vocation as a priest: serving as a prison chaplain.
“One of our priests [Fr. Chuck Kelly, SCJ] was dying of cancer but was still active in prison ministry,” said Fr. Frank. “I told him, ‘You shouldn’t be doing this, you’re sick!’ And then he did something that totally surprised me; he quoted Matthew’s Gospel: ‘When I was in prison, you visited me.’ This went through me like a thunderbolt. I eventually went to the prison myself and it really moved me. The ministry genuinely helped my priesthood.”
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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Thursday, June 25
Good Shepherd Chapel at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake
Franklin, WI
Reception of Body and Vigil will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m.
Interment in the community mausoleum will follow.
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology