1854 Joseph Monti plats village of Bad Axe City at Hasting's Landing
Renamed Genoa in 1868.
1862 September 1- First Mass by Rev. Marco
1864 First stone church built
1872 Rev. Pius Schmid attends Genoa as a mission.
May 1- First Baptism: Margaret Morelli
July 1- First Marriage: Anthony Levi & Angela Zabolio
1875 First Funeral: Sylvester Pedretti
First Resident pastor: Rev. Gabriel Momo
1884 Rev. H. E. DeiPerella, pastor
1885 Rev. Henry Wirtz, pastor
1887 Angeline Zabolio becomes first nun
1886 First church tower bell (second in 1906)
1891 Sacred Heart Church opened in DeSoto as a mission to Genoa
1897 Rev. Constantine von Droste Huelshoff
1899 Catholic Knights of Wisconsin organized
1901 Rev. A. Ph. Kremer - pastor to 1934
Present church opened on Christmas Day
1902 First rectory built
1907 April 2: parish school opened
1909 First electricity - delco plant
1921 Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration come to teach - to 1971
1934 Rev. La Verne Timmerman - pastor
1936 Rev. Francis Brady builds present rectory
1940 Rev. Seeman and Ausman - pastors
1941 Rev. Joseph Kundinger - pastor
1942 Our students bussed to Aquinas High School, La Crosse
1943 Rev. Bernard Duffy - pastor
1951 Present school built
1952 Rev. Nicholas Kreibich - pastor
1956 Rev. Edward Penchi, first priest of parish ordained
Rev. Ray Pedretti ordained
1961 Rev. Dominic Eichman - pastor
Parking lot black-topped
Rev. Bob Monti ordained
1962 Vatican Council II begins Oct. 11
1964 Rev. Robert Pedretti ordained
1966 Rev. William Rorke - pastor
Church remodelled
1968 Rev. Thomas Dempsey - pastor
1970 Rev. O. W. Schulte - pastor
English liturgy and Saturday Masses
1971 Janice Jambois - first lay school principal
1973 St. George H.S. in Lansing closes
1974 Anabel Zabolio - president of DCCW
1977 School roof redone
1980 Dedication of Loefflad pipe organ
School windows replaced for energy
Loud speakers installed
Rev. Pat Umberger ordained
1981 Church roof replaced
1982 CYO started by Nancy Jambois and Ruth Curti
Celebrated school's diamond jubilee
1983 Our choir presents diocesan TV Mass
1984 Ramp constructed to church for handicap access
1985 Berra Memorial ceiling fans installed in church
Zabolio's third generation store closes
Cemetery road black-topped
Section VI opened in cemetery
Lena Malin memorial sanctuary furniture added
Parish Councils revived
1986 Lectors and Ministers of Eucharist
1987 New rectory roof
Fluorescent lights installed in classrooms
Dedication of Harry R. Lello Room
Parish Mission - Rev. Ambrose DeGroot
1996 Rev. Larry Dunklee - pastor
1997 Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in DeSoto is suppressed
2000 Renovation of church interior included patching and painting, carpeting, kneelers, ceiling, and central air
2001 Church stained glass windows restored
2002 Fr. Charles Nabwana - pastor
2003 Pre-K and Kindergarten program added to school.
Fr. Roger Scheckel
2006 Holy Family Grotto set in new part of cemetery
2007 Father Roy Witucki – parish administrator
We Belong to Christ campaign a success $220,000.00 pledged
100 year School celebration
School kitchen remolded cost $34,000
New furnace for the church
1st Steak Fry and Fellowship
New oak doors on school rooms donated
2008 Father O.W. Schulte Cemetery Memorial Dedication
St. Charles Quilters replace shingles on rectory roof cost $2470
The Blood Of Christ offered every weekend Mass
Duane Jambois family donates to improve lighting in church
2009 Retaining wall construction in the old cemetery
Sidewalks, ramp, railings and front church steps renovated
Snow and ice bar installed on church roof
Church roof repainted
2010 Father Robert Weighner – parish administrator
Round Marian stained glass window lighted and moved to the middle of the sanctuary
New Crucifix suspended over altar
Landscaping completed in front of church
St. Charles Borromeo Statue erected in front of church
Veterans Memorial Bench donated by Peter Clark dedicated in the cemetery
Vernon County Historical Society hosts a “Walk Among Our Ancestors” at St. Charles Cemetery
featuring early Italian settlers: Curti, Ghelfi, Jambois, Malin, Pedretti, Venner, Zabolio, Rev. A. Ph. Kremer
Deacon Richard Sage / Father Robert Cook administrators
2011 Father Luigi Guanella canonized (relative of many of the original Italian settlers)
Deacon Richard Sage, Father Robert Cook
2012 Father William Dhein - pastor
St. Charles Parish celebrates 150th Anniversary
2013 Father Joseph Rinalde (Servants of Charity) presents a relic of St. Luigi Guanella,
2014 St. Charles Catholic Women’s Group organized
2016 Father Aruldoss Sundaram (Fr. Doss) - Parochial Administrator
St. Charles Parish’s 115th Homecoming Picnic
2017 St. Isidore statue (representing the rural farmer) to reside at our parish for one year in preparation for Rural Life Day
12 Niche Columbarium added to cemetery
Installation of new doors to school
Bell tower repairs
2018 Diocese of La Crosse Sesquicentennial Anniversary (1868 – 2018)
CCD leader Jayne Ballwahn retires after 20+ years
Church entrance remodeled to include a restroom
Father Nathaniel Kuhn – pastor
Head Teacher – Patty Hytry
New stoves
School roof repainted
Rural Life Day celebrated at Wall-Stone Holsteins
2020 Reverend Daniel Sedlacek - parochial administrator
COVID-19 restrictions in place
Sacred Heart Church in DeSoto is deconsecrated and sold
2022 Reverend Daniel Sedlacek installed as pastor July 17th
Rectory upstairs bathrooms renovated, School interior painted
2023 A five-year Capital Campaign "Inspired by the Spirit" for repairs of the church building is begun and the goal of $215,000 in pledges is met and exceeded.