MASKEY, Reverend Father John Gordon

January 2, 1923 - March 12, 2019

(Roman Catholic Priest with the Diocese of Peterborough) Passed away peacefully at age 96 on March 12, 2019.  Dear son of the late John George Maskey and the late Lillian Blanche DeGrow.  Father John was ordained to the priesthood on May 22, 1948 at the Cathedral of St. Peter-in-Chains after completing his studies at St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto. Father John served as Assistant Pastor at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Huntsville, Sacred Heart Parish in Peterborough, Pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Kearney and Pastor of St. Paul Parish in Gravenhurst. From 1949 to 1967, Father John taught religion, math and science at St. Peter Catholic Secondary School in Peterborough.

Visitation will be on Sunday, March 17th at SACRED HEART PARISH , 208 Romaine Street, Peterborough, Ontario from 6 to 8 p.m. (Prayers for the Office of the Dead at 7 p.m.)  The Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, March 18th, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at SACRED HEART PARISH , Peterborough.  Burial at St. Peter Cemetery, Peterborough.  A reception will follow in the Sacred Heart Parish Hall.  Arrangements entrusted to DUFFUS FUNERAL HOME, 431 George Street South, Peterborough 705- 745-4612. Online condolences may be directed to www.duffusfuneralhome.com