Reverend Gerald Mulhall

MULHALL, Reverend Gerald Thomas

Roman Catholic Priest of the Diocese of Hamilton

At the Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, in his 98th year. Son of the late Patrick and Stella Mulhall. Loved brother of Myrtle Gorman of Mount Forest. Predeceased by his siblings: Helen Rice and husband Pat, Bill Mulhall and wife Dora, Eileen Murray and her late husbands Leo Murray and Vince Bolen, Patrick “Pat” Mulhall and wife Georgina, Lou Mulhall and wife Donna, Stella McCabe and husband Terry; and brother-in-law Jim Gorman. Survived by many nieces, nephews and their families. Father Mulhall will be missed by the priests, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese of Hamilton.

Born on November 16, 1928, Father Mulhall studied at Saint Augustine’s Seminary, Scarborough, and was ordained at The Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King, Hamilton, on June 4, 1955. He served in the parishes of St. Mary’s, St. Ann’s and Holy Family in Hamilton, Sacred Heart in Walkerton and missions in Chesley and Deemerton, St. Martin’s in Drayton with missions in Palmerston and Harriston, Red Lake with missions in Ear Falls and Balmertown, Holy Rosary in Milton, St. John’s in Kitchener, St. Mary’s in Cambridge and St. Mary of the Purification in Mount Forest.

Father Mulhall will rest at St. Mary of the Purification Church, 310 Parkside Drive, Mount Forest, on Sunday, October 18th, with visitors welcome from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00 p.m. Vigil Prayers will take place at 8:00 p.m. Visitors are also welcome on Monday, October 19th, from 10:00–10:45 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Proton. Following the burial, all are invited to the church hall for refreshments and fellowship. If desired, donations may be made to St. Mary of the Purification Church.