Age 92, son of William and Mary E. Wingerter Goodill. He died as the result of being struck by an out of control vehicle during his vacation in Mexico.
He attended St. Patrick grade school, was a 1930 graduate of Cathedral Preparatory School, a 1935 graduate of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. with a M.A. in Philosophy and a 1939 graduate from the North American College in Rome. He was ordained as a priest on December 8, 1938 at Our Lady of Humility Church in Rome, Italy by Bishop Ralph Hayes. His home parish was St. Patrick Parish in Erie, Pa. Monsignor Goodill was assigned as a parochial vicar at St. Brigid Parish, Meadville from 1939 to 1943. He served briefly as a parochial vicar at St. Peter Cathedral, Erie and St. Joseph Parish, Oil City before entering military service in 1943. He served as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 during World War II and again from 1952 to 1954 during the Korean Conflict and was named Naval chaplain of the year in 1953. From 1946 to 1949 he served as Vice Chancellor of the Erie Diocese. He was assigned as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Parish, Erie, from 1949 to 1952 and at St. Catherine Parish, DuBois from March to June 1954. On June 3, 1954 Monsignor Goodill was appointed as the founding pastor of St. Luke Church, Erie, a position he held until his retirement in 1985. He continued to reside and assist at St. Luke until the time of his death.
In 1994 Pope John Paul II named him a Prelate of Honor with the title of Monsignor. Additionally he oversaw the construction of St. Luke Church and School, was a member of the Diocesan Priests Senate and various other religious and civic organizations.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, William Earl Goodill.
He is survived by: his brother John J. Goodill and his wife Mary Joan of Erie; six nieces, Mary Eileen Erickson, Lisa Engro, Colleen Rouderbush, Cynthia Makarewicz, Patricia Goodill, and Julie Flatley; five nephews, Dr. John J. Goodill Jr., Robert, William, James, and Michael Goodill; and four cousins, Daniel Wingerter, Nancy Burkhart, Joseph Kress and Jean McQuillen.
He attended St. Patrick grade school, was a 1930 graduate of Cathedral Preparatory School, a 1935 graduate of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. with a M.A. in Philosophy and a 1939 graduate from the North American College in Rome. He was ordained as a priest on December 8, 1938 at Our Lady of Humility Church in Rome, Italy by Bishop Ralph Hayes. His home parish was St. Patrick Parish in Erie, Pa. Monsignor Goodill was assigned as a parochial vicar at St. Brigid Parish, Meadville from 1939 to 1943. He served briefly as a parochial vicar at St. Peter Cathedral, Erie and St. Joseph Parish, Oil City before entering military service in 1943. He served as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 during World War II and again from 1952 to 1954 during the Korean Conflict and was named Naval chaplain of the year in 1953. From 1946 to 1949 he served as Vice Chancellor of the Erie Diocese. He was assigned as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Parish, Erie, from 1949 to 1952 and at St. Catherine Parish, DuBois from March to June 1954. On June 3, 1954 Monsignor Goodill was appointed as the founding pastor of St. Luke Church, Erie, a position he held until his retirement in 1985. He continued to reside and assist at St. Luke until the time of his death.
In 1994 Pope John Paul II named him a Prelate of Honor with the title of Monsignor. Additionally he oversaw the construction of St. Luke Church and School, was a member of the Diocesan Priests Senate and various other religious and civic organizations.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, William Earl Goodill.
He is survived by: his brother John J. Goodill and his wife Mary Joan of Erie; six nieces, Mary Eileen Erickson, Lisa Engro, Colleen Rouderbush, Cynthia Makarewicz, Patricia Goodill, and Julie Flatley; five nephews, Dr. John J. Goodill Jr., Robert, William, James, and Michael Goodill; and four cousins, Daniel Wingerter, Nancy Burkhart, Joseph Kress and Jean McQuillen.
Age 92, son of William and Mary E. Wingerter Goodill. He died as the result of being struck by an out of control vehicle during his vacation in Mexico.
He attended St. Patrick grade school, was a 1930 graduate of Cathedral Preparatory School, a 1935 graduate of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. with a M.A. in Philosophy and a 1939 graduate from the North American College in Rome. He was ordained as a priest on December 8, 1938 at Our Lady of Humility Church in Rome, Italy by Bishop Ralph Hayes. His home parish was St. Patrick Parish in Erie, Pa. Monsignor Goodill was assigned as a parochial vicar at St. Brigid Parish, Meadville from 1939 to 1943. He served briefly as a parochial vicar at St. Peter Cathedral, Erie and St. Joseph Parish, Oil City before entering military service in 1943. He served as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 during World War II and again from 1952 to 1954 during the Korean Conflict and was named Naval chaplain of the year in 1953. From 1946 to 1949 he served as Vice Chancellor of the Erie Diocese. He was assigned as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Parish, Erie, from 1949 to 1952 and at St. Catherine Parish, DuBois from March to June 1954. On June 3, 1954 Monsignor Goodill was appointed as the founding pastor of St. Luke Church, Erie, a position he held until his retirement in 1985. He continued to reside and assist at St. Luke until the time of his death.
In 1994 Pope John Paul II named him a Prelate of Honor with the title of Monsignor. Additionally he oversaw the construction of St. Luke Church and School, was a member of the Diocesan Priests Senate and various other religious and civic organizations.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, William Earl Goodill.
He is survived by: his brother John J. Goodill and his wife Mary Joan of Erie; six nieces, Mary Eileen Erickson, Lisa Engro, Colleen Rouderbush, Cynthia Makarewicz, Patricia Goodill, and Julie Flatley; five nephews, Dr. John J. Goodill Jr., Robert, William, James, and Michael Goodill; and four cousins, Daniel Wingerter, Nancy Burkhart, Joseph Kress and Jean McQuillen.
He attended St. Patrick grade school, was a 1930 graduate of Cathedral Preparatory School, a 1935 graduate of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. with a M.A. in Philosophy and a 1939 graduate from the North American College in Rome. He was ordained as a priest on December 8, 1938 at Our Lady of Humility Church in Rome, Italy by Bishop Ralph Hayes. His home parish was St. Patrick Parish in Erie, Pa. Monsignor Goodill was assigned as a parochial vicar at St. Brigid Parish, Meadville from 1939 to 1943. He served briefly as a parochial vicar at St. Peter Cathedral, Erie and St. Joseph Parish, Oil City before entering military service in 1943. He served as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 during World War II and again from 1952 to 1954 during the Korean Conflict and was named Naval chaplain of the year in 1953. From 1946 to 1949 he served as Vice Chancellor of the Erie Diocese. He was assigned as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Parish, Erie, from 1949 to 1952 and at St. Catherine Parish, DuBois from March to June 1954. On June 3, 1954 Monsignor Goodill was appointed as the founding pastor of St. Luke Church, Erie, a position he held until his retirement in 1985. He continued to reside and assist at St. Luke until the time of his death.
In 1994 Pope John Paul II named him a Prelate of Honor with the title of Monsignor. Additionally he oversaw the construction of St. Luke Church and School, was a member of the Diocesan Priests Senate and various other religious and civic organizations.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, William Earl Goodill.
He is survived by: his brother John J. Goodill and his wife Mary Joan of Erie; six nieces, Mary Eileen Erickson, Lisa Engro, Colleen Rouderbush, Cynthia Makarewicz, Patricia Goodill, and Julie Flatley; five nephews, Dr. John J. Goodill Jr., Robert, William, James, and Michael Goodill; and four cousins, Daniel Wingerter, Nancy Burkhart, Joseph Kress and Jean McQuillen.
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