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BARTLESVILLE
EXAMINER-ENTERPRISE
Bartlesville, Washington CO, OK
(permission granted)
Father William K. Skeehan, or "Father Bill"
as he was familiarly known, passed away
early Saturday morning November 29,2014.
Members of St James Parish and The Church of
the Resurrection were with Father Bill
around the clock during his time in hospice
care at the Franciscan Villa.
Father Bill was born on December 8, 1925 in
Forest Hills New York, to Eva Mary Keally
and Edward Michael Skeehan. He was the
youngest of five children. Father Bill was
ordained in 1960 and served pastorates at
Sacred Heart Church in Oklahoma City, St.
Joseph's Church in Norman, and the Church of
the Resurrection in Tulsa, where he was
founding pastor. Father Bill was moved to
the Church of St. James in Bartlesville in
1978 and was the pastor there and at St.
Catherine Church in Nowata until his
retirement.
He was preceded in death by: Edward Michael
Skeehan killed in WWII; John Charles (Jack)
Skeehan formerly of Los Angeles, California;
Mary Margaret Minter formerly from
Annapolis, Maryland; and Jeanne Patricia
(Pat) King formerly of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He
is survived by 24 nieces and nephews and 61
great nieces and nephews, as well as
hundreds of parishioners whom he considered
family.
Friends can honor Father Bill's memory with
contributions to
Martha's Task, or
Catholic Charities.
Rosary service will be at 7:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Funeral mass
will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, both at
Christ the King Church, Tulsa.
Internment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel 918-585-1151. For more information regarding Father Bill's life of accomplishments, please refer to www.fitzgeraldivychapel.com
Published in Examiner-Enterprise from Dec. 3, 2014 to Jan. 2, 2015 -