Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Walsh, Edward J. (Rev.) September 5, 1915
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Virginian-Pilot  September 6, 1915
Rev. Father Edward J. Walsh, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church, and 
one of the most beloved ministers in the city, died yesterday morning at St. 
Vincent’s hospital, aged 51 years. His death occurred one day after his fifty-
first birthday.
Father Walsh had been ill about a week. He was taken to the hospital last Monday 
and placed under the care of physicians. His death was due to a cerebral 
hemorrhage caused by high blood pressure.
Of native parents, Father Walsh was born in Portsmouth 51 years ago. His early 
life was spent in Virginia, and he was educated in the St. Charles College in 
Baltimore and at St. Mary’s Seminary. He had been an ordained minister for 21 
years and had served charges in several cities in the Richmond diocese before 
coming to Norfolk. His four charges before coming to Norfolk were in 
Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Manassas and Harper’s Ferry.
Father Walsh came to Norfolk and became connected with St. Mary’s church 13 years 
ago. Besides his uniformly successful career as a pastor, one of his chief claims 
to local distinction was the part he took in organizing and providing funds for 
the establishment of the Young Men’s Association, one of the city’s foremost 
religio-social institutions.
Father Walsh was well known by thousands of people in this section, as well as in 
other parts of the State, and he was loved as a man and held in high esteem as a 
thinker and preacher, not only by those of his own faith, but by Protestants as 
well. His social activities led him into contact with hundreds of people of all 
classes and conditions.
He was a member of three fraternal organizations, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 
the Knights of Columbus and the Emeralds. Through these organizations he came into 
contact with and knew many prominent Catholics throughout the country.
His death is particularly grieving to Father J. J. Doherty, pastor of St. Mary’s, 
with whom he has been associated and has lived with for a long time. Father 
Doherty expressed his sorrow yesterday in feeling terms and commented on the 
suddenness of his assistant’s death as a shock that was particularly hard to 
withstand.
Father Walsh is survived by two sisters, Mrs. John F. Bowes, of Norfolk; Mrs. 
Samuel W. Weaver, of Portsmouth; one brother, B. B. Walsh, of Newport News.
His body was taken to the rectory at 8 o’clock last night and will be moved today 
at noon to St. Mary’s church, where it will lie in state till Tuesday morning, 
when the funeral services will take place at 10 o’clock. Interment will be in St. 
Mary’s cemetery. There will be a large attendance of visiting friends from 
throughout the State and several priests will participate in the funeral services. 
It is not known as yet whether Bishop O’Connell of the Richmond diocese will be 
present. Members of the Y. M. A. will assemble at the association building fifteen 
minutes before the funeral and go in a body to the church.


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