Obituaries

Sister Marie Vincent Brothers, S.S.N.D., dies
Jun 17 2013
A memorial Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Marie Vincent Brothers is scheduled for June 20 at Villa Assumpta in Towson.

Retired Bishop Sullivan, health care advocate, dies after car crash
Jun 10 2013
Just five days after his 57th anniversary as a priest, retired Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan of Brooklyn died June 7 of injuries he suffered in a car accident

Sister Eileen Carney, O.S.U., dies
Jun 07 2013
A funeral Mass for Ursuline Sister Eileen Carney will be offered June 8 at the Ursuline Motherhouse chapel in Louisville.

Deacon Siarkowski, served at Shrine of the Little Flower, dies
Jun 04 2013
Deacon Henry L. Siarkowski, a retired deacon who served at Shrine of the Little Flower in Baltimore from 1996 to 2013, died May 24 from a blood infection.

Father Greeley, sociologist and best-selling author, dies at 85
May 31 2013
Father Andrew Greeley, a Chicago archdiocesan priest and well-known novelist, journalist and sociologist, died late May 29.

Parishioners mourn after Baltimore priest's mother killed, father injured in crash
May 21 2013
Sharon Bialek, mother of Father Mark S. Bialek, pastor of Resurrection of Our Lord in Laurel, died May 20 from injuries she sustained after being struck by a car May 18.

Harrisburg Bishop McFadden dies attending bishops' meeting in Pa.
May 02 2013
Bishop Joseph P. McFadden of Harrisburg died May 2 in Philadelphia where he was attending a meeting of Pennsylvania's Catholic bishops.

Bishops offer prayers after death of Britain’s Margaret Thatcher
Apr 08 2013
The Catholic bishops of England and Wales offered prayers for the soul of Margaret Thatcher.

Sister Regina Dengler, O.S.F., dies
Apr 05 2013
A funeral Mass for Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia Regina Dengler will be offered April 8 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa.

Author, missionary assisted local parishes for decades
Mar 13 2013
Known for his writings on Scripture, Missionary of Africa Father Joseph G. Donders died March 7 in Heythuysen, Netherlands. He was 83.

Brother Patrick Ellis, Baltimore-born college president, dies at 84
Feb 26 2013
Brother Patrick Ellis, Baltimore-born president of two Catholic universities and an active supporter of the Catholic press, died Feb. 21.

Sister Mary Rosalia Auth, S.S.N.D., dies
Feb 26 2013
A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Rosalia Auth was offered Feb. 23.

Sister M. Francis Helene C.S.C., dies
Feb 26 2013
A funeral Mass for Sister of the Holy Cross M. Francis Helene was offered Feb. 21 at Church of Our Lady of Loretto, Saint Mary’s in Notre Dame, Ind.

Sister Diane Ris, S.P., dies
Feb 26 2013
A funeral Mass for Congregation of the Sisters of Providence Diane Ris was offered Feb. 26 in Indiana. Sister Diane died Feb. 20. She was 80 and had been a sister for more than six decades.

Deacon Kunkel, 91, dies four days after wife of 66 years
Feb 26 2013
Deacon Richard Kunkel died Feb. 21, four days after his wife, Bertha, to whom he was married for 66 years.