Father Jerome Joseph Maksvytis, 76, died May 27 at his home in Portage, Wisconsin, succumbing to cancer.

Born in Chicago, Father Maksvytis attended Annunciation and St. Michael schools, Quigley Preparatory Seminary North and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary; Holy Name Seminary, Madison; and St. Francis de Sales Seminary, Milwaukee, before being ordained for the Diocese of Madison in 1974.

Father Maksvytis served as associate pastor and pastor of several parishes in Wisconsin. He was named pastor emeritus of All Saints Parish in Berlin, Wisconsin, on his retirement in 2014.

He is survived by his sister, Lucille Tylutki.