\t\t\tReverend John Francis Turi, Pastor Emeritus \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Reverend John Francis Turi, Pastor Emeritus of Saint Joseph Church, Matamoras, died on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit having faithfully served the Diocese of Scranton for seventy years.<\/p>\n
\nFather Turi, son of the late Martin A. and Florence Walsh Turi, was born April 20, 1929 in Scranton, PA. Father attended Saint Patrick\u2019s from Grade school through High School in Scranton. He attended Saint Bonaventure University in New York receiving his B.A. in Philosophy in 1951. Father Turi then entered Christ the King Seminary in St. Bonaventure, Olean, New York where he received his Theology Degree in 1955. He also received a Master of Science Degree in Education from Marywood University in 1983. Father Turi was ordained to the priesthood on June 4, 1955, in Saint Peters Cathedral, Scranton, by the Most Reverend Jerome D. Hannan, D.D., late Bishop of Scranton<\/p>\n
\nFather Turis first assignment was as an assistant pastor at St. Elizabeth\u2019s Church in Bear Creek in 1955, he then served as assistant pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Scranton. In 1958 he was appointed Chaplain of Mercy Hospital in Scranton and served in that capacity till 1964 when he became assistant pastor of St. Ann\u2019s in Tobyhanna. Father Turi then returned to Mercy Hospital in Scranton to serve his second stint as Chaplain where he remained until he was appointed to his first pastorate at Saint Joseph\u2019s in White Mills in 1971. Father Turi then became pastor of St. Joseph\u2019s Parish, Matamoras in 1975 where he remained until his retirement and appointment as pastor emeritus on July 6, 2004.<\/p>\n
\nFather Turi also served as the chaplain to the Knights of Columbus at Honesdale Council #363 in 1973.<\/p>\n
\nFather is survived by several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister Rose Marie Roche and husband AJ; brothers Martin Turi & Sebastian Turi and wife Ann Marie.<\/p>\n
\nViewings will take place Friday January 2 nd 2026 from 5 to 7 pm and Saturday January 3 rd 2026 2026 from 9 \u2013 10 am in St. Patrick\u2019s Church, 1403 Jackson St., Scranton. Vespers will be celebrated Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the church.<\/p>\n
\nA Pontifical Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton, on Saturday January 3 rd , 2026 at 10 am in St. Patrick\u2019s Church, 1403 Jackson St., Scranton. Entombment will follow in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph\u2019s Center, 2010 Adams Ave, Scranton, PA 18509, stjosephscenter.org\/donations\/.<\/p>\n
\nArrangements are under the care and direction of the Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc., 1030 N. Main Ave., Scranton.<\/p>\n
\nPlease visit the funeral home website to leave an online condolence.<\/p>\n
\nReverend John Francis Turi, Pastor Emeritus<\/p>\n
\nDecember 28, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reverend John Francis Turi, Pastor Emeritus OBITUARY Reverend John Francis Turi, Pastor Emeritus of Saint Joseph Church, Matamoras,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73480,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":{"0":"post-73479","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-scranton","9":"tag-scranton-headlines","10":"tag-scranton-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}