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Archives Funeral held July 6 for Father George F. Maroun

July 6, 2016

Tupper Lake – Bishop Terry R. LaValley will preside at a Mass of Christian Burial for Father George F. Maroun, Maoun67, July 6 at 11 a.m. at St. Alphonsus Church with priests of the diocese concelebrating.

Father Maroun died June 30 in Saranac Lake; burial was in St. Alphonsus Cemetery.

The fourth son of Camil and Naivie Maroun, Father Maroun was born Sept. 25, 1948, in Tupper Lake.
He studied for the priesthood at Wadhams Hall Seminary-College in Ogdensburg and Christ the King Seminary on St. Bonaventure University in Olean. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 4, 1974 by Bishop Stanislaus J. Brzana.

Father Maroun served as assistant pastor at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Ogdensburg and Holy Family in Watertown before joining the Ogdensburg Peruvian Apostolate. He served the Diocesan Mission Office for 26 years. He was assistant director from 1978 until being named director in 1984, a position he held until 2004 highlighting his dedication and love for missionary service.

Father Maroun served in Mollendo, Peru at St. Martin de Porras Parish from 1982 until his return to the United States in 1988. He continued to visit the South American mission regularly.

After a short sabbatical leave, Father Maroun was named parochial vicar at St. Anthony’s in Watertown and, in 1989, pastor in Norfolk.

In 1994, Father Maroun was appointed to the faculty of Wadhams Hall Seminary-College where he served as spiritual director and assistant professor of language and religious studies.

Finally, he served the people of St. James Minor Church in Carthage and St. Mary’s Church in Copenhagen as pastor from 2002 until his retirement in 2015 for health issues. At that time, he moved to St. Bernard’s rectory in Saranac Lake.

Father Maroun is survived by his brothers, Majeed and his wife Heather, Dr. William C. and Carol Fuller, and Camil G. and his wife Ellen, as well as a large extended family.

Memorial donations be made to St. Martin de Porras Parish (checks should read Missionary Projects of the Diocese of Ogdensburg - MPDO), St. Augustinian Academy in Carthage or the Heritage Fund of St. James Minor Church in Carthage.

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