Brother Joseph Keough, F.S.C., dies at 79 April 28, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for De La Salle Christian Brother Joseph Keough will be offered at 2 p.m. on May 2 at Calvert Hall College High School’s Marion Burk Knott Center for the Performing Arts in Towson. The funeral will be preceded by a viewing from 12:30-2 p.m. Brother Joseph died April 24. He was 79. Born in Pennsylvania, Brother Joseph entered the novitiate in 1965, receiving his habit and religious name of David Jeffrey. He pronounced his perpetual vows in 1973. Brother Joseph taught at Calvert Hall from 1979 to 1988 and again from 2008 to 2026. Elsewhere, he had assignments in Pennsylvania and New Mexico. Calvert Hall President Brother John Kane said Brother Joseph was the “quintessential librarian” and loved all things related to books. “More than a few of our alums will recall being shushed by his use of ‘shhh,'” Brother John said in a news release. “He was a good and faithful servant who will be missed.” More obituaries Mary Pat Stoval, longtime archdiocesan fiscal services director, dies at 67 Sister Mary Laurentilla Back, S.S.N.D., dies at 93 Sister Maria Soledad Gutierrez dies at 101 Delores ‘Dee’ Silverman, co-founder of Pregnancy Center North, dies at 85 Sister Marie Olwell dies at 96 Sister Eileen Davis, D.C., dies at 99 Copyright © 2026 Catholic Review Media Print
