Father William Lemoyne

Rev. William F. Lemoyne, 85, Pastor Emeritus of Notre Dame-Visitation Parish in Schuylerville, died Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the Wesley Health Care Facility in Saratoga Springs. 

Father Lemoyne was born June 1, 1924 in Sainte Helene, Quebec, Canada, son of the late William Lemoyne and Rose Raymond and step-son of Anthime Bisaillon. 

He graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Cohoes in 1939, Joliet Seminary, Joliet, Quebec, Canada in 1942, attended St. Andrews Seminary in Rochester from 1942 -1944, Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland from 1944-1949, and was ordained at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Albany on June 11, 1949 by Bishop Edmund F. Gibbons. 

His assignments included, St. Luke and St. John the Evangelist in Schenectady, St. Patrick's in Troy, Chaplain at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, and served as Pastor of Norte Dame DeLourdes (Notre Dame-Visitation) in Schuylerville from 1964 until he retired in 1994. 

Active in the Schuylerville community, he was Chaplain of Council # 1735 Knights of Columbus, Chaplain of Court Stella Maris CDA, was a member of the General Schuyler Emergency Squad, Chaplain of Schuyler Hose Company, member of the Schuylerville Ecumenical  Clergy, and delivered meals on wheels.

Father was also a member of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus and the Msgr Daniel F. Curtin General Assembly and held the office of our Faithful Friar. 

Survivors are his parish family, cousins in Canada, and a cousin, Angel Spickler of Waterford. 

A funeral mass will be celebrated at Notre Dame-Visitation Church, Pearl Street, Schuylerville 11 am Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by The Most Reverend Howard Hubbard, Bishop of the Diocese of Albany.  Rev. Richard Carlino, Pastor of St. John's the Evangelist in Schenectady will be the homilist. 

Reception of the body will be at 4 pm Tuesday at the church and friends may call until 7 pm. 

The Rite of Committal will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Cohoes. 

Memorial contributions can be made to Notre Dame-Visitation Church.