Obituary of Edward E. Papp

NORFOLK-- Rev. Edward E. Papp, 86, died at St. Joseph's Home, Ogdensburg, NY on May 13, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, May 20, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Visitation, Norfolk with Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley, Bishop of Ogdensburg, presiding, with the priests of the diocese concelebrating.. The homilist will be Msgr. Harry Snow pastor of St. Mary's Church in Waddington and St. John the Baptist Church in Madrid. Reception of the body will be at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 20 with Msgr. John Murphy and calling hours will follow until 10:45 a.m. Burial will be in the Church of the Visitation Cemetery in Norfolk. Arrangements are with the Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk. Fr. Papp was born in Norfolk, NY on September 6, 1929, son of the late Julius and Ethel Nagy Papp. After graduation form Norwood-Norfolk Central High School, Father entered Wadhams Hall in 1952. He completed his theological studies at St. Bernard's Seminary in 1960 and was ordained at St. Mary's Cathedral on April 2, 1960 by Most Rev. James J. Navagh. Fr. Papp's first assignment was as an Assistant Pastor at St. John's, Plattsburgh; later that year at St. Mary's Cathedral in Ogdensburg, St. Mary's, Waddington, followed by St. Mary's, Clayton and St. James, Gouverneur. He was then assigned to St. Alexander's, Morrisonville, St. John's, Plattsburgh, and St. Agnes, Lake Placid. In 1971, Father Papp was named Administrator of St .George's, Burke and then, was appointed pastor. Father was later pastor of St. Mary's, Glenfield, and St. Rita's, Deferiet. After a few months on a leave of absence, Father returned as an Associate pastor in St. Mary's, Brushton, then temporary administrator of St. Edmund's, Ellenburg, associate pastor in St. Mary's, Champlain. In 1980, Father was temporary administrator at St. Mary's, Cumberland Head, and then he was pastor at St. Therese in Newcomb. In 1982, he was associate pastor in St. Mary's, Ticonderoga, St. Mary's, Brushton and, in 1997, associate pastor in St. Mary's, Potsdam. Father Papp retired in October of 2004. Father Papp is survived by his sister Mary Molnar, Ogdensburg and a sister-in-law, Lulu Papp, Gouverneur as well as his nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by his two brothers, Julius and Charles Papp and a sister, Pearl Molnar. In his spare time, Father enjoyed reading, tending to flowers gardens and eating out with his family and friends. He served in the U.S. Navy. Memories and condolences may be shared online at www.buckfuneralhome.com . The Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk is serving the family of Rev. Edward E. Papp.