Timothy Kerner

Gods blessings to my classmate Father Tim. May he rest in Gods peace. - Father Steve Greinke, MBPH

To the Kerner family: If you would like a copy of our novitiate class picture of 1976, please let me know. I have photos of our novitiate at Ococnomowoc, Wisconsin. I will look to see if Tim is in one them. We had various events at novitiate.

Dear Kerner Family

I went to grammar school at St. Alphonsus with Timmy and even in those days, he was one of the nicest people I had ever met. I'm sorry that I lost touch with him. John Rafferty (another classmate) told me about Timmy's death after our 7th gr class picture was posted on facebook. You are in my prayers.

I just found out about Tim's promotion to heaven through our fellow novice and friend Kevin McGuckin. I attended novitiate at Oconomomowc with Tim from 1975-1976. At that time, I was not a fisherman, but enjoyed canoeing ! We had canoe fights on Lac La Belle, first man overboard ! After novitiate, I resumed my seminary studies at the CSsR college of St. Alphonsus in Suffield, CT and Tim headed back to Holy Redeemer College in Waterford. He was happy to serve in the CSsR all these years !

Father Tim, God bless you for the life you lived as a Priest of God and as a Redemptorist. A true Son of St. Alphonsus! I was one of the 6 classmates who had coffee with you each morning during our novitiate. Father Tim, pray for the rest of us of the Class of 76! JMJAT

Now you have direct contact with all the Redemptorist's who have gone on before. I, too, was in Fr Tim's seminary and novitiate class. I remember during novitiate there was a group of maybe 6 guys who would go down for coffee before morning prayer and Tim was right there. We will have Mass's said on your behalf.

Of all the kind people on this earth, Tim Kerner was the kindest. His dedication to his calling, his ability to warm the hardest heart and his gentle manner led many on to better lives.

We will miss you Tim. Say hello to the others who were undoubtedly waiting for you from the sem days.

Jack Graham

Tim Kerner was a great guy, and I am shocked to hear about his death. I was at Waterford (seminary) with Tim. We were novices together at Oconomowoc, WI. We professed are vows together in 1976. In novitiate, I remember spending quite a bit of time with Tim fishing. I remember one time we caught enough fish that we cooked it and fed the rest of the novices. At Waterford, Tim was quite instrumental in creating some of the best bonfires I've ever seen. As the years went on I have thaught about...

I can't thank him enough to have taken the time to bless my daughter and her medals when she was going through chemo for breast cancer. I didn't know him personally but was very impressed by his dedication and concern. He did what God wanted him to do on this earth and did it well. It was his time to go back " home ". I'm sure he will be sadly missed by all the hearts he has touched.