Tools

Father Harry E. Giroux, 61

Story Published: Feb 14, 2012 at 3:42 PM EDT

Story Updated: Feb 14, 2012 at 7:12 PM EDT

Father Harry E. Giroux, 61, passed away early Monday evening, February 13, 2012 at the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg.
 
Father Giroux was born April 14, 1950 in Massena, a twin son of the late Harry E. Sr. and Patricia Munson Giroux.  He attended Massena Public and St. Mary’s Parochial Schools.  In 1968 he graduated from Holy Family High School.  Following high school, Father attended St. John Fisher College in Rochester for one year before transferring to Wadhams Hall Seminary-College in August 1969 and graduating from there on May 28, 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In August of 1972, he began theological studies and seminary formation at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he completed his studies in the spring of 1976 and was awarded a Master of Divinity degree.
 
On May 1, 1976, he, along with his twin brother, Father Garry, was ordained a Catholic priest by Bishop Stanislaus J. Brzana at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Ogdensburg.  His first priestly assignment was to Our Lady of Victory Church in Plattsburgh, where he served from June 1976 until June 1978.  He was then assigned as the Associate Pastor of Holy Family Church in Watertown and also served as the Campus Ministry chaplain at Jefferson Community College, until being transferred in June 1983 to St. Alexander’s Church in Morrisonville as the Associate Pastor.  During his time in Morrisonville, he pursued and received his M.S. degree in psychology from SUNY Plattsburgh, before being transferred to Canton in 1985.
 
As the Pastor of St Thomas More Campus Parish in Canton from June of 1985 to June of 2000, he also served the campuses of St. Lawrence University and SUNY Canton.  During his tenure in Canton, he taught college courses, facilitated the Big Brother/Big Sisters Program and served as the advisor to several fraternities and assisted with a variety of programs on both campuses.  In June 2000, he was assigned as pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in West Chazy.  In July 2004, Father was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, he continued to serve the parish the St. Joseph’s, until his illness forced him to resign his pastorate in June 2006.  He then went to reside with his brother, Father Garry, at St. Mary’s Church in Potsdam until July 2008.  Father resided with his sister in Cornwall, Ontario from August 2008 until February 2009 when he entered St. Joseph’s Nursing Home.
 
Father Giroux served as the Diocesan Director of Campus Ministry and the Diocesan Director of Young Adult Ministry.  He was artistically talented and traveled throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia.  He was member of the Knights of Columbus, where he was currently a member of the Watertown Assembly # 259 and the 4th Degree Knights, Plattsburgh Assembly #706.
 
He is survived by his twin brother, Father Garry B. Giroux, pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, Brasher Falls and St. Lawrence Church, North Lawrence, his sister, Peggy E. Giroux of Lake Wood, Florida, his step mother, Louise Giroux of Massena; his nieces, Faith, Sarah, Leah, and Alexandra; and his stepsisters, Bonnie Jean Phillips of Baldwinsville; Lynn C. Bertrand of Utica; and Mary Lou Bertrand and her husband, Joseph Geglia of Watertown.
 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
, Watertown, NY

On Demand

More On Demand

Funeral Homes Listings

Jefferson County:

Bossuot-Lundy Funeral Home, Carthage
315-493-3710

Calarco, D.L. Funeral Home, Watertown
315-782-4910

Costello Funeral Service, Alexandria Bay
315-482-5840

Cummings Funeral Service
Watertown - 315-782-0830
Clayton - 315-686-5101

Frederick Bros Funeral Home, Theresa
315-628-4451

Hart & Bruce Funeral Home, Watertown
315-788-3351

Johnson Funeral Home, Dexter
315-639-6257

Reed & Benoit Funeral Home, Watertown
315-782-6580

Cleveland Funeral Home, Watertown
315-788-6180

Cleveland Funeral Home,,Cape Vincent
315-654-2681

Becker-Cleveland Funeral Home, Chaumont
315-649-2912

Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home, Carthage
315-493-2621

Carpenter-Stoodley, Belleville
315-846-5211

T.R. Jetty Funeral Home, Clayton
315-686-2414

Piddock Funeral Home, Adams
315-232-4000

Lewis County

Adirondack Funeral Home, Croghan
315-346-6511

Iseneker Funeral Home, Lowville
315-376-8009

Scanlon Funeral Home, Croghan
315-346-6311

Sundquist Funeral Home, Lowville
315-376-2665

St. Lawrence County

Hammill Funeral Home
653 State Highway 11C
P.O. Box 235
Winthrop, NY 13697
www.hammillfh.com

Buck Funeral Home, Norwood
315-353-2112

Fox-McLellan Funeral Home, Ogdensburg
315-393-4870

French Funeral Home, Gouverneur
315-287-2810

Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur
315-287-1330

Phillips Memorial Home, Massena
315-769-3549

Allen-Nichols Funeral Home, Ogdensburg
315-393-2220

Frary Funeral Home, Ogdensburg
315-393-1414

Lawrence Funeral Home, Canton
315-386-8513

O'Leary Funeral Home, Canton

Allen-Denesha Funeral Home
4330 US Highway 11,
De Kalb Junction, NY
(315) 347-2122

This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

What's On TonightFull Schedule