Pastor of merged Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates parishes dies at 59

The life of the Rev. Michael Scherschel, pastor of the newly merged parishes of Saints Matthew and Hubert in Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates, was celebrated by Cardinal Blase Cupich during a funeral Mass Thursday morning at St. Hubert Church.

Scherschel died Aug. 10 at the age of 59, about six months after he was tapped to lead the new merged parishes.

A Chicago native who was ordained in 2007 at the age of 43, Scherschel attended Cary-Grove High School in Cary, the University of Dayton in Ohio, and St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein.

He was remembered by the Rev. James Presta, a colleague at St. Joseph College Seminary, as a kind, humble and gentle soul.

“He really brought the love of Christ to others through his great work,” Presta said of in a statement.

Scherschel’s first assignment as a priest was as associate pastor of St. William Parish on Sayre Avenue in Chicago from 2007 to 2011.

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