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John J. Gogard - NFA Teacher

Delete this post Submitted by Pauline Rute Hall 1952 <Grammypgh@aol.com> on 16/Mar/2016
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  John J. Gogard, 68, of Honesdale, died on Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born on Dec. 15, 1947, in Honesdale, he was the son of the late William and Rose (Kilgallen) Gogard. John was a man of great faith. As a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Parish, John was a founding member of the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Vigil at the Eucharistic Chapel. He attended Mass at St. Mary Magdalen Church. John graduated from Honesdale Catholic High School, earned a B.A. from King's College and his master's in education from the University of Scranton. He was a retired teacher of language arts at Newburgh Free Academy High School, Newburgh, N.Y., and at Lackawanna College in Honesdale. He was passionate about his teaching profession. John was always the life of the party, with a quick wit and an infectious smile. He thoroughly loved, enjoyed and was very proud of his family and lifelong friends. He will be missed greatly by all. Surviving are his brother-in-law, Gerald Adams of Hamlin; cousin, Mary Kilgallen of Honesdale; nephew, Tom Fell and wife, Teresa of Piscataway, N.J.; niece, Mary Lou (Fell) Kuenze and husband, Tom of Inslin, N.J.; nephew, James Adams and wife, Sharon of Honesdale; nephew, Joseph Adams and wife, Kathryn of Hamlin; niece, Sarah (Adams) Cory of Fishers, Ind.; John had many great and great-great nieces and nephews. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Jeanne Gogard Fell and Margaret Gogard Adams; and a nephew, John Fell. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary Magdalen Church, 416 Church St., Honesdale, on Saturday at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, 1810 Fair Ave., Honesdale. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dessin Animal Shelter, 138 Miller Drive, Honesdale, PA 18431 or to the donor's favorite charity. Arrangements by Hessling Funeral Home Inc., 428 Main St., Honesdale, PA 18431. -

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