Reverend Francis A. Weingartz

Reverend Francis A. Weingartz entered eternal life on October 2, 2024, at the age of 96.

Father Weingartz was born on July 15, 1928, in Center Line, Michigan and ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Detroit on June 5, 1954.

Father Weingartz served as Pastor of St. Daniel Parish, Clarkston; Patronage of St. Joseph Parish, Detroit; St. Mary Parish, Port Huron; and St. Dorothy Parish, Center Line; Administrator of All Saints Parish, Memphis; Sacred Heart Mission, Brown City; St. Mary Burnside Parish, North Branch; St. Alfred Parish, Taylor; St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, St. Clair Shores; St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Newport; St. Rita Parish, Holly; Parochial Vicar at St. Mary of Redford Parish, Detroit; St. Bartholomew Parish, Detroit; St. Gerard Parish, Detroit; St. Isidore Parish, Macomb Township; and St. Lawrence Parish, Utica. Father Weingartz entered Senior Status on July 1, 1998.

Visitation will take place at Young Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 4061 St. Clair Highway, China Township, Michigan, 48054, on Wednesday, October 9, from 2 to 8 p.m., with a rosary at 7 p.m.

Visitation will continue at St. Augustine Parish, 68035 Main Street, Richmond Michigan, 48063 on Thursday, October 10 at 9:30 a.m. His funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, October 10 at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Richmond, Michigan.

Father Weingartz was predeceased by his parents, Christopher and Agnes (Robinet) Weingartz and his brothers, Anthony Weingartz, Leo Weingartz, Vincent (Laura) Weingartz, Thomas (Agnes) Weingartz, Clement (Catherine) Weingartz and both sister and brother-in-law Anne (Benjamin) Schweihofer. He is survived by his sister, Rita (Patrick) Franckowiak and sisters-in-law, Marion (Anthony) Weingartz and Mary (Leo) Weingartz and many nieces and nephews.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Father Weingartz and for consolation for his family.