Brother Eugene L. Behenna, oldest member of Xaverian Brothers, dies at 95 July 5, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Xaverian Brother Eugene L. Behenna (formerly Brother Edgar) was offered June 3 at the Chapel of St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers, Mass. Brother Eugene died May 25. He was 95 and the oldest member of his religious community. Born in Massachusetts, Brother Eugene entered the Xaverian Brothers on Feb. 15, 1946. Six months later, he received his religious habit, taking the name Brother Edgar. Brother Eugene received his bachelor’s degree in English from The Catholic University of America in Washington and a master’s degree in English from Boston College, specializing in Shakespearean studies. Early in his teaching ministry, Brother Eugene taught at Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington. Elsewhere, he ministered in the Archdiocese of Washington, Kentucky, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut. More obituaries Sister Catherine Morrissey, who ministered in special education for 44 years in Baltimore, dies at 98 Jesuit Father ‘John’ LaMartina, who served for three decades at St. Ignatius, dies at 89 Bon Secours Sister Kathleen Moroney dies at 91 Sister Joan Marie Thompson, I.H.M., dies at 85 Popular Catholic radio host and former Protestant pastor Al Kresta dies after liver cancer diagnosis Sister M. Mercille Schneider, I.H.M., dies at 96 Copyright © 2024 Catholic Review Media Print
Sister Catherine Morrissey, who ministered in special education for 44 years in Baltimore, dies at 98