AKRON, Ohio — Fr. Joseph DeHart was born to William H. DeHart and Eliza C. Cook DeHart in Summit, NJ, on June 1, 1939. Fr. DeHart relocated to Maine in 1949 with his family. He attended local schools in Lebanon, Springvale and Sanford, Maine.
He died in Akron, Ohio, on Feb. 26, 2010, at a hospice center in Akron, with his faithful wife and good friend and priest, Fr. Kester, by his side after a short battle with cancer, surgery and eventual renal failure.
Joe worked as an automobile mechanic in the 1950s and 1960s, specializing in automatic transmission and air conditioning repair. He worked for several large dealerships locally and also briefly owned and operated his own specialized auto repair shop.
In the 1970s, he was a several-term selectman for the Town of Lebanon, Maine. In the late 1980s, he made the decision to enter the priesthood with the Anglican Catholic Church and enrolled and graduated from Holyrood Seminary in Liberty, NY. He served the church as a priest and faithful servant in Orlando, FL, and Akron, as well as fulfilling many intermediate roles in the Church as needed. He was The Archdeacon of The Diocese of The Midwest.
Fr. DeHart will be greatly missed by everyone who was touched by his dedicated spirit, candid advice and warm sense of humor. He had the opportunity to positively impact many lives and he aggressively embraced that opportunity passionately.
Fr. DeHart was an ardent lifelong conservative. He was a fraternal member of the Knights of Pythias, Masons and Shriners organizations.
Fr. DeHart was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Edith DeHart of Akron; his four sons, Joe DeHart Jr. of Lebanon, Maine, Jeff DeHart of Phoenix, AZ, Jerry DeHart of Ogunquit, Maine, Perry Barnett of Billerica, MA, and a daughter, Stacey Barnett of Newton, NH. He is also survived by his two brothers, Bill DeHart of Los Gatos, CA, and Peter DeHart of Syracuse, NY, and six grandchildren.
A Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Mary's Anglican Catholic Church on March 3 in Akron. Fr. DeHart was cremated and will be buried at the Forest Grove Cemetery in Lebanon, Maine, next to his father and mother in the spring.
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Published in Fosters from March 20 to March 21, 2010
He died in Akron, Ohio, on Feb. 26, 2010, at a hospice center in Akron, with his faithful wife and good friend and priest, Fr. Kester, by his side after a short battle with cancer, surgery and eventual renal failure.
Joe worked as an automobile mechanic in the 1950s and 1960s, specializing in automatic transmission and air conditioning repair. He worked for several large dealerships locally and also briefly owned and operated his own specialized auto repair shop.
In the 1970s, he was a several-term selectman for the Town of Lebanon, Maine. In the late 1980s, he made the decision to enter the priesthood with the Anglican Catholic Church and enrolled and graduated from Holyrood Seminary in Liberty, NY. He served the church as a priest and faithful servant in Orlando, FL, and Akron, as well as fulfilling many intermediate roles in the Church as needed. He was The Archdeacon of The Diocese of The Midwest.
Fr. DeHart will be greatly missed by everyone who was touched by his dedicated spirit, candid advice and warm sense of humor. He had the opportunity to positively impact many lives and he aggressively embraced that opportunity passionately.
Fr. DeHart was an ardent lifelong conservative. He was a fraternal member of the Knights of Pythias, Masons and Shriners organizations.
Fr. DeHart was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Edith DeHart of Akron; his four sons, Joe DeHart Jr. of Lebanon, Maine, Jeff DeHart of Phoenix, AZ, Jerry DeHart of Ogunquit, Maine, Perry Barnett of Billerica, MA, and a daughter, Stacey Barnett of Newton, NH. He is also survived by his two brothers, Bill DeHart of Los Gatos, CA, and Peter DeHart of Syracuse, NY, and six grandchildren.
A Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Mary's Anglican Catholic Church on March 3 in Akron. Fr. DeHart was cremated and will be buried at the Forest Grove Cemetery in Lebanon, Maine, next to his father and mother in the spring.
Visit www.fosters.com/obits for an online guest book.
Published in Fosters from March 20 to March 21, 2010
AKRON, Ohio — Fr. Joseph DeHart was born to William H. DeHart and Eliza C. Cook DeHart in Summit, NJ, on June 1, 1939. Fr. DeHart relocated to Maine in 1949 with his family. He attended local schools in Lebanon, Springvale and Sanford, Maine.
He died in Akron, Ohio, on Feb. 26, 2010, at a hospice center in Akron, with his faithful wife and good friend and priest, Fr. Kester, by his side after a short battle with cancer, surgery and eventual renal failure.
Joe worked as an automobile mechanic in the 1950s and 1960s, specializing in automatic transmission and air conditioning repair. He worked for several large dealerships locally and also briefly owned and operated his own specialized auto repair shop.
In the 1970s, he was a several-term selectman for the Town of Lebanon, Maine. In the late 1980s, he made the decision to enter the priesthood with the Anglican Catholic Church and enrolled and graduated from Holyrood Seminary in Liberty, NY. He served the church as a priest and faithful servant in Orlando, FL, and Akron, as well as fulfilling many intermediate roles in the Church as needed. He was The Archdeacon of The Diocese of The Midwest.
Fr. DeHart will be greatly missed by everyone who was touched by his dedicated spirit, candid advice and warm sense of humor. He had the opportunity to positively impact many lives and he aggressively embraced that opportunity passionately.
Fr. DeHart was an ardent lifelong conservative. He was a fraternal member of the Knights of Pythias, Masons and Shriners organizations.
Fr. DeHart was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Edith DeHart of Akron; his four sons, Joe DeHart Jr. of Lebanon, Maine, Jeff DeHart of Phoenix, AZ, Jerry DeHart of Ogunquit, Maine, Perry Barnett of Billerica, MA, and a daughter, Stacey Barnett of Newton, NH. He is also survived by his two brothers, Bill DeHart of Los Gatos, CA, and Peter DeHart of Syracuse, NY, and six grandchildren.
A Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Mary's Anglican Catholic Church on March 3 in Akron. Fr. DeHart was cremated and will be buried at the Forest Grove Cemetery in Lebanon, Maine, next to his father and mother in the spring.
Visit www.fosters.com/obits for an online guest book.
Published in Fosters from March 20 to March 21, 2010
He died in Akron, Ohio, on Feb. 26, 2010, at a hospice center in Akron, with his faithful wife and good friend and priest, Fr. Kester, by his side after a short battle with cancer, surgery and eventual renal failure.
Joe worked as an automobile mechanic in the 1950s and 1960s, specializing in automatic transmission and air conditioning repair. He worked for several large dealerships locally and also briefly owned and operated his own specialized auto repair shop.
In the 1970s, he was a several-term selectman for the Town of Lebanon, Maine. In the late 1980s, he made the decision to enter the priesthood with the Anglican Catholic Church and enrolled and graduated from Holyrood Seminary in Liberty, NY. He served the church as a priest and faithful servant in Orlando, FL, and Akron, as well as fulfilling many intermediate roles in the Church as needed. He was The Archdeacon of The Diocese of The Midwest.
Fr. DeHart will be greatly missed by everyone who was touched by his dedicated spirit, candid advice and warm sense of humor. He had the opportunity to positively impact many lives and he aggressively embraced that opportunity passionately.
Fr. DeHart was an ardent lifelong conservative. He was a fraternal member of the Knights of Pythias, Masons and Shriners organizations.
Fr. DeHart was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Edith DeHart of Akron; his four sons, Joe DeHart Jr. of Lebanon, Maine, Jeff DeHart of Phoenix, AZ, Jerry DeHart of Ogunquit, Maine, Perry Barnett of Billerica, MA, and a daughter, Stacey Barnett of Newton, NH. He is also survived by his two brothers, Bill DeHart of Los Gatos, CA, and Peter DeHart of Syracuse, NY, and six grandchildren.
A Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Mary's Anglican Catholic Church on March 3 in Akron. Fr. DeHart was cremated and will be buried at the Forest Grove Cemetery in Lebanon, Maine, next to his father and mother in the spring.
Visit www.fosters.com/obits for an online guest book.
Published in Fosters from March 20 to March 21, 2010
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