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Obituaries

Sister Marylita Friia, S.S.N.D., former Baltimore principal, dies at 90

February 16, 2022
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

School Sister of Notre Dame Marylita Friia, a former principal of Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore, died Feb. 11. She was 90.

Father John Lavin, pioneering leader in Hispanic ministry, dies at 80

February 15, 2022
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Obituaries

Redemptorist Father John P. Lavin, a pioneering leader in Hispanic ministry within the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a former pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Michael and St. Patrick in Fells Point, died Feb. 12 at Stella Maris in Timonium. He was 80.

Sister Mary Harper, R.S.M., poet, chaplain and counselor, dies at 80

February 10, 2022
By Priscila González de Doran
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Religious Sister of Mercy Mary Harper, who served as chaplain and counselor at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore for nearly three decades and as a counselor to homeless women in Baltimore, died Feb. 2 at Springwell Senior Living in Mount Washington. She was 80.

Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz, D.C., dies at 88

February 9, 2022
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass for Daugher of Charity Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz was offered Jan. 29 in the Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary Ellen died Jan. 25. She was 88.

Tributes mark life, legacy of late Catholic philosopher, professor, author

February 4, 2022
By Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News

When Alice von Hildebrand wasn’t promoting her late husband’s work, the Catholic philosopher, professor and author spent most of her life “reminding women of the privilege of femininity and the gift of motherhood,” said Rachel Bulman, a blogger and popular speaker.

Australian Mercy sister who got gold records for Our Father recording dies

February 2, 2022
By Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Obituaries, World News

Mercy Sister Janet Mead, who earned gold records for her 1974 hit version of the Our Father, died Jan. 26 in her native Adelaide. She was 84 and had been battling cancer.

Sister Barbara Bell, O.P., dies at 90

February 1, 2022
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass for Dominican Sister Barbara Bell was offered Jan. 22 at the motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa in Wisconsin. Sister Barbara died Jan. 22. She was 90.

Deacon Robert L. Keeley, who served at St. Philip Neri, Linthicum, dies at 91

January 26, 2022
By Priscila González de Doran
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Deacon Robert “Bob” Lawrence Keeley, who served at St. Philip Neri in Linthicum Heights for more than 40 years as permanent deacon, died in his house by natural causes, surrounded by his family Jan. 18. He was 91.

Sister M. Celeste Parry dies at 94

January 19, 2022
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

Sister Celeste taught at St. Bernardine School in Baltimore from 1956 to 1959. She also had assignments in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and the Archdiocese of Washington.

Sister Madeline Swaboski, I.H.M., dies at 78

January 11, 2022
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

Sister Madeline ministered for several years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, serving as the receptionist/school secretary at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore from 2000 to 2004; administrative assistant at the Mother Lange Guild Office of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, in Baltimore from 2004 to 2009 and chaplain associate at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Baltimore from 2009 to 2013.

Poitier’s roles put civil rights issues on the big screen

January 11, 2022
By Mark Pattison
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News

Sidney Poitier had 55 film and television credits dating back to 1947, although his last appearance was 2001 TV movie, “The Last Brickmaker in America.” Many of these films highlighted civil rights issues the United States was wrestling with at the time.

Sister Margaret Mary Lewis, O.S.F., dies at 92

January 10, 2022
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

During her 16 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Margaret worked at what is now University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson; Shrine of the Little Flower School in Baltimore and The Catholic High School of Baltimore.

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