The Reverend William J. Pettit Age 80, retired priest from St. Kenneth Catholic Church in Plymouth. Fr. Pettit passed away December 19, 2007 at Angela Hospice, Livonia, with his family by his side. He was ordained at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral by Cardinal Mooney in 1954. His first mass was at St Mary's of Redford. He was then assigned to St Ambrose, Grosse Pointe Park, 1954, St. Timothy, Trenton, 1959, St. Joseph and Newman Center Chapel, Port Huron, 1964. He then became Pastor at St. Catherine and St. Edward(Detroit) 1969, St. Pius, Southgate, 1970, St. Norbert, Inkster, 1972 and then Pastor at St. Kenneth, Plymouth, 1978, were he stayed until his retirment in 1997. He then moved to Livonia as Senior Clergy. Fr. Pettit loved to golf and travel the world. He will be dearly missed. He is the dear of brother of Cyril. Loving uncle of Margaret(Ed)Goward, also survived by many more loving nieces and nephews and cousins. Preceded in death by parents Cyril and Helen, sisters Margaret Boice and Harriet Flower and by brother Joseph (and wife Mary Jane). Father Pettit will lie in state on Friday December 21, 2007, begining 12noon at St. Kenneth Catholic Church, 14951 Haggerty Rd, Plymouth, and will conclude with a Scripture Service at 7:30pm. A funeral mass will be celebrated Saturday, 10am, with visitation begining at 9am. Interment will take place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home,Plymouth.
Burial: Sec. 21
Burial: Sec. 21
The Reverend William J. Pettit Age 80, retired priest from St. Kenneth Catholic Church in Plymouth. Fr. Pettit passed away December 19, 2007 at Angela Hospice, Livonia, with his family by his side. He was ordained at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral by Cardinal Mooney in 1954. His first mass was at St Mary's of Redford. He was then assigned to St Ambrose, Grosse Pointe Park, 1954, St. Timothy, Trenton, 1959, St. Joseph and Newman Center Chapel, Port Huron, 1964. He then became Pastor at St. Catherine and St. Edward(Detroit) 1969, St. Pius, Southgate, 1970, St. Norbert, Inkster, 1972 and then Pastor at St. Kenneth, Plymouth, 1978, were he stayed until his retirment in 1997. He then moved to Livonia as Senior Clergy. Fr. Pettit loved to golf and travel the world. He will be dearly missed. He is the dear of brother of Cyril. Loving uncle of Margaret(Ed)Goward, also survived by many more loving nieces and nephews and cousins. Preceded in death by parents Cyril and Helen, sisters Margaret Boice and Harriet Flower and by brother Joseph (and wife Mary Jane). Father Pettit will lie in state on Friday December 21, 2007, begining 12noon at St. Kenneth Catholic Church, 14951 Haggerty Rd, Plymouth, and will conclude with a Scripture Service at 7:30pm. A funeral mass will be celebrated Saturday, 10am, with visitation begining at 9am. Interment will take place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home,Plymouth.
Burial: Sec. 21
Burial: Sec. 21
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