St. Mary Catholic Parish

It is with sadness to inform you that our Pastor Emeritus, Fr. Tom Gilles, passed away the morning of Thursday, September 29, on the Feast of the Archangels.  ​Fr. Gilles was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Cleveland in 1967.  He served as Pastor at St. Mary Parish in Chardon from 1992 - 2011. The funeral arrangements for Fr. Gilles are as follows:

• The wake will begin on Friday, October 7 at Regina Health Center, 5232 Broadview Rd., Richfield, OH 44286 at 3:00 pm with Vespers and will continue until 5:00 pm. Bishop Edward C. Malesic will be the presider and Father Dan Fickes will be the homilist.
• The Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, October 8 at St. John Bosco Church, 6480 Pearl Rd., Parma Heights, OH 44130 at 11:00 am. Bishop Martin J. Amos will be the main celebrant and Father Bob Sanson will be the homilist.
• Interment will take place at holy Cross Cemetery, Brook Park.
• For those unable to attend the Funeral Mass in person, please visit the St. John Bosco Facebook page at the time of the funeral to livestream the Mass, or Google "Mass of Christian Burial for Father Tom Gilles" to search for the livestream. 
• All are invited to celebrate a "Month's Mind" Memorial Mass for Fr. Gilles here with us at St. Mary Parish on Saturday, October 29 at 10:00 am. 

The obituary for Fr. Gilles may be found here. Please pray for the repose of Fr. Gilles, and remember his family kindly in your prayers.  May the holy angels and saints welcome him into eternal life.  May he, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.