Obituary of Charles Hugh Mahoney
Mahoney C. Hugh
On Tuesday Nov. 23, 2004 after a brief illness at Hotel Dieu Hospital. Hugh was the loving husband of the late Patricia (1976) and dear father of Mary Anne of Victoria, Jean and Witold Kinsner of Winnipeg, Catherine of Vancouver, Charles and Elizabeth of Campbell River B.C., Father Michael of Sioux Lookout, Ont., Daniel and Margaret of Chatham, Paul of Toronto, Hugh and Marlene of Fergus, Peter of St. Catharines, Julie of Edmonton, James and Chris of Beijing, Joseph and Vickie of Cold Lake, Alta., and also the beloved grandfather of Michael and Kathleen, Patricia, Helena, Theresa and Christopher, Jeannie, Conrad and Zacharias, Jonathan and Janine, Megan, Hannah, Gracen and Thomas. Also survived by his brother Earl and Betz of Castro Valley Ca. and his sister Anne and William Hall of Renfrew, and predeceased by his sister Eileen Murray and brothers Leo and John Mahoney. Hugh was a member of the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Knights of Columbus Council #1394 and the 4th degree Msgr Morris Assembly, former member and Chair of the St. Catharines Public Library Board, former member and trustee of the former St. Catharines Public School Board, former member and Chair of the Board of Governors of Denis Morris High School, member and past president of the Rotary Club of St. Catharines. On February 12, 1999 Hugh was appointed as a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, a Pontifical Equestrian Order. In 1941 he was Commisioned Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Navy Voluntary Reserve, then serving as a Lieutenant on the HMCS Chilliwack on convoy escort duty. Hugh was called to the bar on June 19, 1947. He then practiced law in St. Catharines where he became a founding member and senior partner with the Sullivan Mahoney Law Firm.
Hugh is resting at the George Darte Funeral Chapel 585 Carlton St. until Saturday at 9:30 am. Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated in the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria at 10 am. Rite of committal will be held in Victoria Lawn Cemetery. Visiting hours are Thursday and Friday 2-4 & 7-9 pm . Vigil prayers for Hugh will be said on Friday at 7 pm in the funeral home. Memorial remembrances to Wellspring Niagara or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.
A Memorial Tree was planted for Charles Hugh
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