WOODSTOCK, VT — Father John F. Ahearn died on January 14, 2020 in Woodstock, Vermont. He was 72 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 46 years.
A Memorial Mass was held at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Hong Kong on January 20, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Cardinal John Tong presided at the Mass, Cardinal Joseph Zen concelebrated, and Father Dominic Chan was homilist.
A Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Woodstock, Vermont on February 4, 2020 at 10:00am. A Memorial Mass will be held at Holy Spirit Chapel, Maryknoll, New York on February 6, 2020. According to his wishes, Father Ahearn was cremated and his cremains were interred in Cheung Chau Catholic Cemetery in Hong Kong.
Memorial donations may be made to Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, P.O. Box 397, Woodstock, VT 05091 or to Maryknoll, Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, P.O. Box 303, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0303
Local arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock, Vermont. The full obituary and an on line guest book can be found at cabotfh.com