Thomas Fadian

1924 - 2007  (82 years)

• Name	Thomas Fadian  [1, 2]
  Birth	29 Mar 1924	Mayo, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jan 2007  [1]
  Person ID	I13502	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Fadian,   b. 3 Dec 1888, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland d. 31 Jan 1970, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Honor Lavelle,   b. 22 Dec 1892, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland d. 5 Mar 1985, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Marie Fadian,   b. 25 Mar 1925   d. Feb 2001, Cheshire, England (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F4786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S111] jonnyd91, Fadian Davies Family Tree, (Name: Ancestry.com;), FadianDavies Family Tree. Jonnyd91. Acessed: 27AUG2022. [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Obituary: Fadian, John "Irish". 20MAY2001. Accessed: 27AUG2022. OBITUARIES John "Irish" Fadian, 80, a self-taught bagpiper who helped found the Cleveland Shamrock Pipe Band, died Tuesday at Fairview Hospital. One of his proudest moments occurred in 1957 when the band won the All-America Championship at Iona College in New York. He also was quite an entertainer without his instrument. He had an extraordinary memory and regaled friends with stories of his native Ireland as well as sports and history. Fadian was born in Keel, Achill Island, in County Mayo. He left school early to help support his younger siblings. One of his childhood jobs was in Scotland's potato fields, where he earned meager wages. He moved to Cleveland in 1948 and assisted plumbers as a member of Laborers Local 310. He tutored other Irish immigrants to play bagpipes. He also played the melodeon and drums. Fadian was a member of the West Side Irish-American Club and a founding member of the Cleveland branch of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart. He most recently lived in Fairview Park. Fadian is survived by brothers, Michael and Gerard of Ireland and Tommy, Anthony and Martin of England; and a companion, Parnell "Peggy" Kelly. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Rose Catholic Church, 11411 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. His body will be flown to Ireland. Arrangements are by the Chambers Funeral Home of Cleveland. May 20, 2001 | Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) Author/Byline: Plain Dealer | Page: 6B | Section: Metro HFA: 27AUG2022