Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-14
FUN ERALS.
Rev. p. M. Kennedy.

st. Francis church, New Haven, was
filed to the doors Thursday morning
and more than a hundred priests from
all over the state sat in the chanceI
and the pewS at the solemn requiem
high mass for the late Rev Peter NJ
Kennedy, for fourteen years pastor OF
the church. Bishop Milan gave the alb
solution.
During the toll of the bells before
the opening of the service members of
the parish filed into the church where
at the head of the nave the body of
the beloved priest had lain in state
since Wednesday. During this time
the body had ben viewed by thousands,
and at the conclusion of the service
the visiting priests filed past to pay
their last respects. After them came
hundreds more of the parishioners be-
fore the body was taken from the
church. The interment was in ST.
Peters cemetery. in Derby, which was
purchased and opened by Father Ken
nedy about 20 years ago, while he held
the pastorate of st. Marys church in
that town.
AT the opening of the service the
long procession of priests entered
from the epistle side of the altar and
took seats reserved for them inside
the chancel rail After all the avail
able space was filled the rest of the
priests filed twenty pews in the trent
VI inc l11h Z. II W DIS jill lll1p pTO-
cession.
As soon as the clergy were in their
seats, the celebrant, the Rev. John j.
Kennedy of Bridgeport; deacon, Rev.
w. II. Kennedy of Norwich, and sub
deacon, Rev. John P. Kennedy of Wa
terbury, advanced to the altar. The
three who conducted the service are
all nephews of the deceased priest
The reredos was hung with purple
hangings and the service itself was
most impressive. the responses being
given by the visiting priests and the
music by the full choir of the church.
who sang the Gregorian mass, and
after the service the De Profundis,
The offertory solo was Pie Jesu, sung
by John w. Murphy
The sermon was preached by the
Rev. DIR. John Neale of Westerly, r.
l., curate of Father Kennedy's at
Noe 1ich for five years. Father Neale
took his text from l. Corinthians 2: A.
and delivered a fine eulogy of the late
priest, abiding to his long and honor
able career in the priesthood for the
past forty years, the last fourteen of
them spent here in New Haven. His
churches in Derby, Norwich, Milford
and New Haven stand and will stand
fJr future years as eloquent monu-
ments to his priestly ZEAL" he said.
At the conclusion of the sermon
Bishop Milan, wearing the tall white
mitre, advanced from the episcopal
seat on the gospel side of the altar to
the chancel rail and gave the absoIu-
ton.
The priests then passed in single file
past the body, many of them stopping
to speak with the relatives of the de-
ceased, who sat on each side of the
aisle. This marked the close of the
service, and soon after the body was
borne from the church.
The honorary bearers were the Rev.
Father Mckeon of Sacred Heart
church. Rev. Paul McAlenney of St
Peters church Hartford; Rev J. P.
Finegan. st. Patrick's: Rev A Harry,
Rev. DR.. Neale, LID, Westerly, r.
l.; Rev. R. Fitzgerald, D. D., Derby;
Rev. John j. Kennedy st. Augustin'e e,
Bridgeport; Rev. William H. Kennedy,
st. Mary's Norwich, and the Rev. John
P. Kennedy, St. Francis Xavier's, Wa
terbury.
The active bearers were Patrick
Kent. Cornelius Conway, Thomas
Groark, Patrick Kerrigan. Thomas
Harry, Edward McKeon, with Nicho-
las Tarrant and Patrick Cassidy of
Norwich. close friends of the late
Father Kennedy.
Among the priests present were Rev.
Hugh Treanor, Rev: J. 81 Fitzmaurice,
Norwich: Rev J. O'Reilly, MoneviIle;
Rev. j. H. Broderick, Moosup.
Mrs. Francis VaIee.
The funeral of Mrs Francis Vallee
was held from her late home at Nor
witch Town at 2.30 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. at which there We're many
in attendance The services were con-
Quoted by Rev P. c. Wright, pastor Of
the Central BAPTIST church. There
were choice floral remembrance. The
bearers were Messrs. Woodmansee,