REV. ANTHONY STEVEN "TONY" KILL

KILL, Rev. Anthony Steven "Tony" Rev. Anthony Steven "Tony" Kill, of Newton Corner, died peacefully at home, on January 24. He was raised in a Minnesota farm family, the oldest of nine children. He joined the Crosier religious order in college, was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1974 and joined the faculty of the Crosier Seminary. He later attended Union Theological Seminary in NYC and left the Crosier order. In 1983, he married Rev. Karen Fritz. His ordination was recognized by the United Church of Christ (UCC) and he was installed as pastor of his first UCC congregation in Bayonne, New Jersey. In 1985, he and Karen moved to Massachusetts. Over the next 40 years, he served as pastor to congregations in Cambridge, Arlington and Newton, then as interim pastor in Randolph, Walpole and North Andover. He mentored seminary interns and served on denominational and interfaith boards and committees. In his retirement, he was an active member of First Church Somerville UCC, continued in various roles for the UCC Association and Conference and volunteered as hospice visitor with Care Dimensions. Rev. Kill is survived by his wife, Karen; two sons, Nathaniel (Marielle) and Zachary (Nicole) Fritz-Kill; and granddaughter, Amelia Fritz-Kill; as well as a multitude of extended family. A Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday, February 1, at noon, at First Church Somerville, UCC, 89 College Ave., Somerville. Visitation with family and community will be Sunday, February 2, from 1-3pm, at the Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St., Newton. Donations in Tony's memory can be made to First Church Somerville or the Somerville Homeless Coalition. To send a note of condolence or to share a memory of Tony, visit www.eatonandmackay.com