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Fr. Joseph H. Fey, C.S.C., passed
away at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, IN on Sunday, May 2, 2010.
Fr. Joe was born in Greenock, PA on
September 20, 1922 to Joseph and Marie (Moore) Fey. He attended
St. Pius Grade School and St. Peter High School in McKeesport,
PA graduating in 1941. After two years at Notre Dame he entered
St. Joseph Novitiate in Rolling Prairie on August 15, 1943 and
pronounced his first vows a year and a day later.
Returning to Notre Dame and Moreau
Seminary, he received his degree in Philosophy in June of 1947
and made his perpetual profession July 16, 1947. For the next
fours years he studied Theology in Washington, D.C. at holy
Cross College. He was ordained to the priesthood in Sacred Heart
Church at Notre Dame on June 6, 1951.
Fr. Fey's first assignment was at
Sacred Heart Parish in New Orleans. He was there for twelve
years leaving in 1963 to return to Notre Dame as Superior of St.
Joseph Hall and the Candidate Program for young men interested
in joining Holy Cross. In 1967 he moved across the lake as a
chaplain to Notre Dame Students and in 1970 became pastor of
Sacred Heart Parish, Notre Dame. In 1976 he attended the Vatican
II Institute in Oakland, CA and one year later served as an
assistant in Christ the King Parish, South Bend.
Appointed pastor of Christ the King
in 1978 he remained there for seven years and then became
associate at St. Joseph, South Bend for two years. He then
became beloved pastor of St. Casimir Parish in South Bend in
1987. In 1994 he moved to Corby Hall and assisted at Faith, Hope
and Charity Chapel in downtown South Bend. In 1999, due to
declining health, he moved to Holy Cross House.
Fr. Fey was preceded in death by his
parents, Joseph and Marie Fey.
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