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Rev. John F. Greaney

Lebanon, Pennsylvania

1930-2009

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The Rev. John F. Greaney, 78, of 675 Rutherford Road, Harrisburg, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at his residence. Born November 1, 1930, in Holyoke, Mass., he was the son of the late James J. and Bridget Curran Greaney. He was the last pastor of the former St. Gertrude's Church in Lebanon. He...

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I knew Fr. Greaney when I was a teenager and he was stationed at Good Shepherd Parish in Camp Hill. He was a wonderful confessor as I discerned my vocation to religious life. It was a privilege to reconnect with him in Harrisburg as a VERY SPECIAL friend.I confident he will be a loving intercessor for all of us. Thank you, Father, for showing us how to love and to live life to the fullest.

Father Greaney was truly a humble servant of the Lord. He is the standard by which I measure all other priests and religious. May he rest in peace.

Father "Jack" made everyone feel like his best friend, because you were. The world will not see another like him, nor his big Irish smile.

Thank you Father Greaney for your caring love and support during your time as our pastor at St. Bernadette Church. You were truly an inspiration and joy to our lives. We will always remember your constant smile. We miss you. You will always be in our prayers. Thank you for being you.

Heaven has made way for our humble priest who has provided us with spiritual nourishment for many years, even after retirement.May all who remember Father and the path we all shared with him respect his passage as another road we will travel in time. In going forward we shall meet again and enjoy with him the magnificence of the Creator. He has so touched our lives and shall be well remembered in our church community for all he brought to it with his compassion and wit. Ike and Joan Albright

Father was an amazing person who truly cared about each and every one of his parishioners. Our family will never forget the kindness he showed us and we will sincerely miss him.

I trust that God in His abundant mercy is already repaying our Father Greany for his tremendous generosity and warm kindness that he showed every moment that we all knew him. I will never be able to forget all that he and his family have done for me and my own.

Father Greaney was one of a kind. He touched so many lives at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Harrisburg, PA. His laugh was warming. Our Lady's parish considered Fr. Greaney a part of our family and we will miss him terribly. I will miss him terribly.

One of a kind truly describes you. There are so many wonderful memories you have added to our lives, it would be impossible to pick the one most special to us. I remember before we married how each sermon seemed to be directed at us and how important those thoughts still are.

As we married, you told us to do one thing which would always remind us of our love for one another. To this day, we still squeeze each hand, knee, or arm three times "I love you"...

Thank you...