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He is survived by his wife, Elaine, sons, Sean, Kristofer and daughter, Jennifer Farrell. He was employed in Precision Machinery Repair and Development with Champion Spark Plug more than 30 years.
He pursued studies in the Diocesan Diaconate program and went on to develop a ministry program for men in their parishes promoting their spiritual and personal growth and spirituality with God. These parish prayer groups are still active in Ohio and lower Michigan today. He also served as Area Co-Ordinator for Project Children for 6 years giving children in Ireland a respite from the troubles, bringing them to America each summer to experience peace during the conflicts.
Tadhg was very proud of his Navy service serving aboard the USS Yosemite AD-19. He enjoyed flights on sail planes climbing high on air currents, nature photography, and spirit filled Notre Dame Games. May his soul now rest in eternal peace.
A memorial mass will be celebrated on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church 8330 Lewis Ave. Temperance, MI where visiting will begin in the narthex after 10:00 a.m. Burial of Tadhg's ashes will follow in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Resurrection Cemetery Temperance, MI with military honors conducted by the Lambertville VFW Post 9656.
Arrangements were entrusted to Urbanski's Bedford Funeral Chapel 8300 Lewis Ave. Temperance, MI. Online condolences may be shared at
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David and Ilene Benvenuto
May 27, 2025
I met Tadhg in 2020 at the Men's Welcome Retreat at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Temperance.
He Loved and lived our Lord and beautifully practiced his faith. He was highly intelligent, and a faithful and good man.
He came up with a newsletter for many parishes, and helped to bridge the gap for many who pondered the Christian faith. He helped to bring more parishes together in Bible study and other ministries, and many other people to the Christian Faith.
He will be missed by many.
"May the Souls of the faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, rest in the Peace of Christ".
David and Ilene Benvenuto
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Mark Wagner
May 18, 2025
Ode to Tadhg Farrell
My sympathies to the Farrell Family. He was a true gentleman, looked at the good in things, easy to laugh, and had a solid foundation in his Christian Faith. He once told me " I love to be part of a Christian men´s group and hear their laughter".
One thing Tadhg did that I will be forever grateful for is starting a men´s Bible Study Group called That Man is You at St. Catherine´s church. Many a Theology lesson, moments of laughter, and finding a divine purpose were accomplished. This group continues to this day at Blessed Sacrament church.
One time Tadhg surprised me when I mentioned to him that I had listened to an interesting radio program. It was about how a long series of off & on wars, from 1689-1998, had ended between Protestants and Catholics in Ireland. Because Tadhg was Irish as could be, I thought he would already know the answer. But he played dumb student with me and he asked "So how did the conflict end"? I explained the radio program´s answer of how a Student Exchange Program worked, but before I could conclude, Tadhg had a big smile on his face and interrupted me and said "I did that several times already Mark"! He had maintained a home for Protestant and Catholic Irish students to live peacefully together in Toledo. Wow, what a humanitarian and Christian man he was. He told me later that those students´ friendships lasted with each other throughout the years, and with Tadhg as well. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God", and Tadgh was a great one.
You are in your well-deserved place in heaven now Tadgh. Thank you for all that you have done.
Mark Wagner
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