Rev. Fr. Leslie Horwath
Print Surrounded by loved ones and with “four angels at his bed, and four angels around his head, one to watch and one to pray, and two to rear his soul away,” Rev. Fr. Leslie Horwath passed away peacefully on April 7, 2014 at the age of 81. He was born on March 19, 1933 in Windsor, Ontario. Leslie enjoyed polishing his cars and going for walks. He was ordained on May 28, 1960 in London, Ontario and served as Chaplain for Knights of Columbus – Our Lady of Mount Carmel Council #13405, Chaplain of St. Vincent de Paul, as well as a past Chaplain for the Ontario Society for Crippled Children in Windsor. Additionally, he held positions as Pastor in Tillsonburg, Stratford, Petrolia, Port Lambton, Windsor and Harrow. His family includes sister-in-law Patricia (John) Horwath from Windsor; Sister Margaret (Grant) Faulkner from St. Thomas; Brothers Joe (Peggy) Horwath from Puce; Dennis (Joanne) Horwath from Puslinch; along with many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Olga and Leslie Horwath; Brother John Horwath; brother-in-law Lu Van Bauwel; and sister-in-law Jayne Horwath. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 from 7:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m., and Friday, April 11, 2014 from 2:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (4401 Mount Royal Dr., Windsor). Prayers are scheduled for Friday evening at 7:00 p. m. On Saturday April 12th at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church after meeting at 10:00 a. m., family and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass of Christian Burial beginning at 11:00 a. m., followed by interment at Heavenly Rest Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are managed by Families First located at 3260 Dougall Ave., South Windsor – phone number is 519-969-5841. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs=d. get Elements By Tag Name(s)[0]; if(d. get Element By Id(id)) return; js=d. create Element(s); js. id=id; js. src=”https://connect. facebook. net/en_US/sdk. js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2″; fjs. parent Node. insert Before(js, fjs); }(document,’script’,’facebook-jssdk’));Source link
