Rev. Mark Emmet Grimes
February 11, 1938 — May 24, 2008
Rev. Mark Emmet Grimes, 70, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Danbury Hospital. Born February 11, 1938 in New Haven, CT, he was the son of the late William T. and Florence I. Lynch Grimes.
Rev. Grimes was a Priest for forty-four years with the Diocese of Bridgeport. He was assigned to St. Aloysius in New Canaan; St. Rose of Lima in Newtown; St. Patricks in Bridgeport; St. Peters in Danbury; St. Maurice in Stamford; St. Edwards in New Fairfield; St. Jeromes Pastor in Norwalk and currently at Sacred Heart in Georgetown.
He attended St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield for two years then attended and graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Holy Angels Seminary in Buffalo, NY in 1964. Rev. Grimes was then ordained on May 16, 1964. He continued on to NYU and received his Masters Degree in Psychological Counseling and then a Doctorate of Ministry from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA.
He is survived by his sisters, Lois and her husband Robert Hall of South Windsor; and Margaret A. Grimes of Naugatuck; a nephew, William Hall; a niece, Karen Arendt and her husband Harry and their two children, Robert and Elena; and a niece, Deborah Anderson and her three children, Scott, Jeffrey and Brian.
Calling hours will be held at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, (TODAY) Tuesday, May 27 from 4:00 8:00 PM. Calling hours will then be held on Wednesday, May 28 from 6:30 7:30 PM at Church of St. Cecilia, 1184 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, with a Vigil Mass being held at 7:30 PM, celebrated by Msgr. Albert Watts. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, May 29 at 10:00 AM at Church of St. Cecilia with the Most Rev. William E. Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport, celebrating. Interment will follow at St. Johns Cemetery in Darien.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations are made to Church of St. Cecilia, 1184 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905. www.cognetta.com
Rev. Grimes was a Priest for forty-four years with the Diocese of Bridgeport. He was assigned to St. Aloysius in New Canaan; St. Rose of Lima in Newtown; St. Patricks in Bridgeport; St. Peters in Danbury; St. Maurice in Stamford; St. Edwards in New Fairfield; St. Jeromes Pastor in Norwalk and currently at Sacred Heart in Georgetown.
He attended St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield for two years then attended and graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Holy Angels Seminary in Buffalo, NY in 1964. Rev. Grimes was then ordained on May 16, 1964. He continued on to NYU and received his Masters Degree in Psychological Counseling and then a Doctorate of Ministry from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA.
He is survived by his sisters, Lois and her husband Robert Hall of South Windsor; and Margaret A. Grimes of Naugatuck; a nephew, William Hall; a niece, Karen Arendt and her husband Harry and their two children, Robert and Elena; and a niece, Deborah Anderson and her three children, Scott, Jeffrey and Brian.
Calling hours will be held at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, (TODAY) Tuesday, May 27 from 4:00 8:00 PM. Calling hours will then be held on Wednesday, May 28 from 6:30 7:30 PM at Church of St. Cecilia, 1184 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, with a Vigil Mass being held at 7:30 PM, celebrated by Msgr. Albert Watts. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, May 29 at 10:00 AM at Church of St. Cecilia with the Most Rev. William E. Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport, celebrating. Interment will follow at St. Johns Cemetery in Darien.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations are made to Church of St. Cecilia, 1184 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905. www.cognetta.com
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