sions mediating in labor prob lems. As rector of. St. Mary's Cathe dral from 1956 to, 1965, for several years he organized Labor Day Masses and communion breakfasts at the see church. Born in Fall River on Oct. 12, 1906, Msgr. Tansey'was the son of the Jate James and Ma,rgaret (Ormsby) Tansey. After studies 'at St. Charles College, Catons ville, Md., and S't.' Bernard's Seminairy, Rochester, NY, he was ordained June 10, 19,33 by the late Bishop James E. Cassidy. , Following service as a paro-' chial vicar in parishes in every area of the diocese, he was named vicar and then rector at St. Mary's Cathedral, remaining there until 1965, when he was' appointed pastor of Immaculate Conception Church. During World War II Msgr. Tansey,was a U.S. Navy chap ,lain, serving in Astoria, Ore., and aboard an aircraft carrier. He was a chapla'in at Taunton 1934 to River 1941 I State Hospital from and former dean of the F:all deanery of the diocese. In 1964 he was named ,a domestic pre late and ·in 1983 he observed his golden jubilee of priestly ,ordina tion. Msgr. Tansey is survived by
four nephews and three nieces.
MSGR. TANSEY
Msgr. Arthur Wo' Tansey Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was principal celebrant and 41 priests concelebratedat the Mass of Christian Burial offered Monday at St. Mary's Cathedral for Msgr. Arthur W. Tansey. Msgr. Tansey, 78, died Sept. 19. Since his retirement from the pastorate of Immaculate Concep tion parish, Fall River, on March 1, 1977 he had resided at first in his own ~ome a~d nlore re cently at the Catholic Memorial Home, also ,in Fall River. Brief ,remarks by Bishop Cro nin and the eulogy delivered by Father Francis 1. Mahoney
united in describing Msgr. Tan sey as a "quiet, gentle man" ,and a dedicated priest noteworthy for his devotion to the sick. His solicitude for the bereaved was also recalled, manifesting it self in attending wakes and cele brating funeral Masses whenever possible. Msgr. Tansey's father, Thomas Tansey, was well known in Fall River labor circles and his son carried on the family tradition, acting as Diocesan Director of Social Action during the episco pacy of retired Bishop James 1. Connolly and on several occa-
Aid fund honors cardinal BOSTON (NC) - A scholar ship fund for youth in Ire ,land has been established in memory of the ,late Cardinal Humberto Medeiros of ,Boston. ,The fund' was announced Sept. 17, the second anniver sary of Car~inal Medeiros' death, by the present arch bishop of Boston, Cardinal . Bernard Law. The fund origin ated from $23,000 Cardinal Medeiros willed his successor ·andanother' $27,000 added
by Cardinal Law. Also on Sept. 17, Cardinal Law,accompanied by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin 'and Father William M. Helmick, secre, tary for both Cardinal Med eiros 'and Cal"dinal Law, visit ed the simple Medeiros family
grave, in St. Patrick's Ceme tery, Fall River. Cardinal Medeiros had I"equested burial with his parents rather than at Holy Cross Cathedral, Boston,
or some other location of special honor. The scholarship fund ·will aid I'rish young people, includ ing seminarians, who other wise would not be able to complete their education. The fund is being directed toward Irish youth because "the Irish held a special place in the !heart of the !late car dinal," Cardinal Law said in his announcement.
Two Irish immigrant teach ers to the United States taught English to Cardinal Medeiros, , his sister and two brothers, said Cardinal Law. Cardinal Medeiros, a native of St. Michael, Azores, emigrated to Fall River in 1931 at age 15. The fund is to be adminis
tered by Cardinal Law and in
Ireland by the Irish primate,
Cardinal Thomas O'Fiaich of ,
Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Sr. Marie Richard The Mass of Christian Buria.! was offered Tuesday in Blessed, Sacrament convent chapel, Fall River, for Sister Marie de r As somption Richard, SSJ, 79, who died Sept. 20. A New Bedfor4 native, the daughter of the late Philias and Emma (Bourgeois) Richard, she entered the Sisters of St. Jo seph in 1921, teaching at the former Blessed Sacrament School, Fall River, and in Vinton, La. She is survived by a: brother, Alfred Richard, and three sis ters, Dorothy 'Fredette, Beatrice McGuire and Je~nne Rheaume. All are New Bedford residents.
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