Fr Jerome L. Felion

Jerome Felion Obituary

Fr. Jerome
(Jerry) L. Felion
HARLINGEN,TX.-
Fr. Jerry Felion was born August 30, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN to Arthur and Ethel Felion.
He is survived by his brother, Paul. Felion, MD of La Crosse, Wisconsin and nephews, Timothy James (Yolanda) Felion and Eric Felion all of Harlingen and numerous other nieces and nephews from the Minneapolis, MN area.
Visitation will be held Thursday, May 12, 2011 from 1-9pm and a holy rosary will be recited at 7pm.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 13, 2011 beginning at 9am for a viewing at St. Anthony Catholic Church and the Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:00am by the Most Rev. Daniel E. Flores, Bishop of Brownsville.
Local arrangements will conclude at the church. Interment will be at the Resurrection Cemetery in St. Paul, MN.
Fr. Jerry was ordained and duly authorized clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church on June 11, 1947 in the State of Minnesota. His first appointment was on June 12, 1947, as assistant to St. Joseph's Church in Red Lake Falls, MN. In 1979 after various other appointments he was re-appointed to Pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Red Lake Falls. Fr. Jerry retired as pastor September 2, 1991.
He made a permanent move to the Valley sometime after 1991. Fr. Jerry filled in and served many local parishes in the LRGV (Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Anthony, Queen of the Universe, Queen of Peace, Benedictine Mona-stery of the Good Shepherd, Starr County Benedictine, Rio Grande City and as a Pastor for the Willacy County Prison/Correctional System in Raymondville and Edinburg, TX.
Arrangements are under the direction of Rudy Garza Funeral Home in Harlingen.
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Published by Valley Morning Star on May 12, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Jerome Felion

9 Entries

May 17, 2011

My uncle, Fr. Jerome was loved very much. He was always a generous and kind man. He was, is, and always will be an inspiration to me, our family and friends. May God reward him greatly in heaven. Rest in peace. His loving niece, Thomas & Kitty Felion's daughter, Michelle Ann Felion

Jeri

May 15, 2011

I remember Father Felion and also his dog Rex (I was young), when he served at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Fosston Mn. He was a kind man, after all these many years my mother still speaks highly of him.

Madeleine Felion

May 14, 2011

My Uncle, Father Jerome, was such a peaceful man, and I know that he is at now at peace with his Father. "I am leaving you with a gift, peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So do not be troubled or afraid."
John 14:27

Cristina Ramos

May 14, 2011

I feel very blessed and honored to have known Father Jerry during his time at the Monastery in Rio Grande City. His homilies were always so sincere; he was a priest truly in love with our Lord, and I expect the angels sang when he finally came home. May our Lord bless him and all his loved ones during this next phase of life, eternal life.

May 14, 2011

I am sad to hear of Father Jerry's death but believe he is with the Lord and receiving his reward for a life well spent. Irene Felion Bourke, Chula Vista, CA

Marylyn Felion

May 13, 2011

Fr. Jerome was a dear friend and cousin and I shall miss him.

Sally Penafiel

May 12, 2011

I will forever cherish the moment I had with Fr. Jerry praying the Divine Mercy chaplet along with Sr. Aurora at his bedside on the last Saturday of his earthly pilgrimage and hearing him ask for forgiveness from Our Father! It was a grace-filled moment. I also had the privilege to caress and kiss his hands which had many times brought the Eucharist to this soul and countless others!! What a privilege to have known him as a fellow Benedictine Oblate who shared with us his "Joys and Sorrows". He will be missed greatly but I know that we will all have a more efficacious intercessor in heaven!

Sally Penafiel, Obl.OSB
Harlingen, Texas

Michael & Lucy Swartz

May 12, 2011

We are very sorry to hear about Fr. Jerry's passing, but we are sure he has passed into eternal happiness with Jesus in Heaven. He was a very good priest and a very kind man. We remember the beautiful way he would celebrate the Mass and his solid, educational homilies, especially during the noon Mass on Holy Days of Obligation at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Harlingen. We are thankful for how generous Fr. Jerry was with his time -- and refused to accept even a gift of thanks -- while celebrating a special Mass for Valley youth at Our Lady Queen of the Universe in San Benito. We remember what a delight it was for us and our children to visit with Fr. Jerry when he served as the priest at the Benedictine Sisters of the Good Shepherd Monastery north of Rio Grande City. And it was inspiring to see him, even as he was having health problems, at Mass on Sundays and at the St. Anthony Catholic School Masses on Friday mornings, as recently as two weeks ago. For a "retired" priest, he sure did a lot, and always seemed cheerful, friendly and welcoming. He was a good one, a very good one! May God forever bless Fr. Jerry and the Felion family.

Ernest Garcia

May 12, 2011

Father Jerry made such a difference in so many lives, we will miss him very much. We send the family our blessings and our thanks for sharing this man of prayer with us. Love, Ernie and Mary Elizabeth

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