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Obituaries

Deacon Dodge, who ministered in South Baltimore, dies at 79

September 22, 2025
By Katie V. Jones
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Deacon Michael Dodge, who served for many years as a permanent deacon at The Community of St. Athanasius (Curtis Bay) and St. Rose of Lima (Brooklyn), was remembered by family and friends for his special way of sharing time with people. 

Pope praises late duchess for her charity work, ‘Christian goodness’

September 16, 2025
By Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Obituaries, Vatican, World News

Pope Leo XIV praised the late Duchess of Kent, who joined the Catholic Church in 1994, for her “Christian goodness” and her many years of charity work and care for vulnerable people.

School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Michael Tashiro, former NDP teacher, dies at 93

September 12, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass will be offered Sept. 17 for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Michael Tashiro at Villa Assumpta in Towson. Sister Mary Michael, a former teacher at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, died Aug. 28. She was 93.

Father Thomas Gills, Western Maryland pastor and military chaplain who aided wounded, dies at 71

September 11, 2025
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Father Thomas Gills, a former military chaplain who ministered to critically wounded servicemen and later served as pastor of St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland and St. Peter at the Lake in McHenry, died Sept. 6 at his home in Little Orleans. He was 71.

Sister Joan Golden, former teacher at St. Bernardine, dies at 91

September 10, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 9 in Dunmore, Pa., for Sister Joan Golden of the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Sister Joan, formerly known as Sister M. St. Robert, died Sept. 3. She was 91.

Dominican Sister Colleen Nolan, who taught in Baltimore, dies at 79

September 9, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass will be offered Sept. 15 in Wisconsin for Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Colleen Nolan. Sister Colleen, a former teacher at St. Rose of Lima School in Brooklyn, died Sept. 3. She was 79.

Sister of Mercy Ruth Handren, former administrator at Mercy Medical Center, dies at 104

September 2, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass will be held Sept. 4 for Sister of Mercy Ruth Handren. Sister Ruth, formerly known as Sister Mary Scholastica, had been a Sister of Mercy for 81 years. She died Aug. 27 at Mercy Springwell retirement home. She was 104.

Brother Michael Madden, O.F.M., Baltimore native and artisan, dies in Florida

August 27, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass was held Aug. 11 in St. Petersburg, Fla., for Franciscan Brother Michael Madden. The Baltimore native and accomplished artisan died Aug. 4 after a brief illness. He was 91.

Catholic scholar recalls ministry, impact of late founder of Focus on the Family

August 27, 2025
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Obituaries, Respect Life, World News

In 2014, James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family and a longtime broadcaster, became one of the first evangelical Christian leaders invited to speak at the national March for Life, joining a group of speakers that in past years had been dominated by Catholic clergy and Catholic members of Congress.

Three philanthropists remembered for support of Archdiocese of Baltimore causes

August 26, 2025
By Kurt Jensen
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Obituaries

Three archdiocesan philanthropists, two of whom raised millions for the Partners in Excellence scholarship program and received awards for their charitable works, have died within days of each other.

Sister Kathleen Shannon, Baltimore native and math teacher, dies at 70

August 26, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral service was held Aug. 23 for Daughter of Charity Sister Kathleen Shannon, a Baltimore native and math teacher. She died Aug. 20 at age 70 of lymphoma at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg.

Jesuit Father James Salmon, noted Loyola professor, dies at 100

August 25, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Jesuit Father James F. Salmon, who served three stints as a science and theology professor at what is now Loyola University Maryland, died Aug. 17. Father Salmon, who also served as headmaster at Loyola Blakefield from 1973 to 1976, had turned 100 in July after serving 75 years as a priest.

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