Photo courtesy of William J. Burke & Sons / Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes
Saratoga Springs, New York
Saratoga Springs - Rev. J. Daniel Nolan, 76, unexpectedly went home to be with his heavenly Father on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. He died at The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA where he compassionately served many who visited the Shrine.
Father Dan was born on Feb. 24, 1937 in Troy, NY to the late Thomas B.
and Kathryn E. Healy Nolan. He grew up in Mechanicville, NY where he was very active in sports and on the famous undefeated ?Whiz Kids? basketball team who won the Section B tournament in 1951-?52. He graduated from Lehigh University where he was named ?Little All-American? and honored at Lehigh for his outstanding achievements in basketball and football. After college he was drafted by the Washington Redskins, and then later went to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He briefly served in the Army Reserves and later attended Seminary School preparing for the priesthood and was ordained in 1966. Father served in the diocese of Albany and also as Chaplain at the Georgia Medical Center. His final service was at The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy. Father Dan was, to all who knew him, a compassionate, divine man of the cloth. He enjoyed his family and his friends throughout his lifetime and was a very special person to all who knew him.
In addition to his parents, Father Dan was predeceased by his sister-in-law Rose Nolan; uncle Howard Nolan Sr. (Helen); aunts Beatrice Farrell and Mary Healy and cousin S/Sgt William Farrell who served in the Battle of the Bulge.
Survivors include his brothers Thomas Nolan and John F. ?Jasper? Nolan (Diane); nieces and nephews Thomas Nolan Jr.(Donna), Daniel Nolan, Kevin Nolan (Kathy), Kelly Mondack (John), Michael Nolan (Monica), Kim Gambi (Steve), Susan Hoellrich (Eric), Barbara Rollison (Michael); several great-nieces and nephews; cousins Betty Nally (Edward), Mary Farrell, Howard Nolan (Shannon), Mary Beth Collins (Michael) and Helen Mastrianni (Michael).
Relatives and friends may call from 10 to 11am Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 in the Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11am, with The Most Rev. Howard J. Hubbard, D.D., Bishop of Albany, as celebrant.
Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Peter?s Cemetery, West Ave.
Donations may be made in his memory to The National Shrine of the Divine Mercy, 2 Prospect Hill Rd., Stockbridge, MA 01262 or to St. John the Evangelist School, 760 Main St., Watertown, CT 06795.
Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY (584-5373).
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
Dan Nolan and I spent three years in the seminary together. One at Mater Christi and two at St. Mary´s Pack Street. I tried unsuccessfully to find him about 15 years ago. He was an amazing athlete and judging from these accolades a dedicated priest. Requiem aternam dona eam Domine!
Frederick Miranda
February 12, 2023 | Friend
I remember Fr. Dan from seminary days as a friendly, kind, sensitive young man who stood out in my mind for his prayerfulness and deep spirituality.
Richard Caprio
January 29, 2021 | Hunt. Woods, MI | Classmate
You don't forget the boyhood & lifelong friend that you named your first born son after! In our case that would be our son Daniel Nolan Leahy. True story: Early in 2019 at age 58 our son Dan was diagnosed with serious cancer. He continued treatments throughout the year and in Oct. he was given the good news that he was cancer free. I firmly believe that the spirit of my friend, in heaven, Dan Nolan, had a bearing on Dan Leahy being cured of the dreaded "C". You see Fr. Dan doesn't...
Jack Leahy
December 14, 2019 | Summerfield, FL | Friend
Father Nolan and his family were long time friends with my family, Jane & Frank Hannaberry. Father Nolan officiated at my marriage to Carl T Scarda, April 1971. We lost contact with the Nolans through the years since we live near York, Pennsylvania. I just found this obituary on the internet.
Mary Hannaberry Scarda
August 18, 2018 | Jacobus, PA | Friend
You lived a life of humbleness and kindness. You are a person of the highest order. It was an HONOR to have known you.
Jay Mulligan
October 06, 2015
I was surprised to hear that Father Dan passed away. My Dad, Harry Robens, always spoke of Father Dan as a great man -- they were best of friends growing up. I was fortunate to know Father Dan, and got a glimpse of why my Dad thought so highly of him. They are reunited in heaven catching up on the "good old days".
My prayers are with Father Dan and his family.
Sincerely,
Joe Robens
Joe Robens
January 12, 2014 | FL
Dear Jasper and Tom,
My deepest sympathies on the untimely death of Father Dan. What a great, good man and holy priest. I am using his life as an inspiration for my own kids and those I teach. There are few like him. It's clear he came from a wonderful family. May God comfort you in this sad time, and may Father Dan now help us all get to heaven with him.
Wendy Long
January 03, 2014 | New York, NY
Jasper & Tom.
I am so sad to have heard of Dan' s passing. Please accept my deepest sympathies. He will be in my prayers. He was a role model for me and I have often thought of him throughout my life.
May God be with him.
Jim LaVigna, Daytona Beach, FL
December 30, 2013
Jasper & Tom:
The Kalbaugh Family sends our most sincere sympathy to you. Who would ever have thought that Fr. Dan would pass just three months after my Dad? You should know that he called my Mom and had a wonderful conversation with her that was very meaningful and consoling to her. We have said that "Coach" and "Danny" must have had a great reunion in heaven.
Our prayers are with you. The entire Nolan Family meant so much to all of us.
Mary Ann Kalbaugh Naso
December 30, 2013 | Chambersburg, PA
