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Obituaries

Sister Marie Anna (Rose de Lima) Stelmach, O.P., dies at 80 

April 17, 2026
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass for Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa Marie Anna Stelmach will be offered at 2:30 p.m. April 17 at Stair Crest Senior Living Community’s Faith and Fellowship Hall in Muskego, Wis. Sister Marie died April 8.

Xaverian Brother Charles Warthen dies at 92

April 14, 2026
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

A memorial service for Xaverian Brother Charles (Dean) Warthen will be offered April 18 at 11 a.m. at the Mount St. Joseph High School Chapel in Irvington. His funeral Mass was previously offered in Virginia Beach, Va. Brother Charles died March 16. He was 92.

Father Joseph P. Lacey, S.J., longtime pastor of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, dies at 85

April 6, 2026
By Lisa Harlow
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Jesuit Father Joseph P. Lacey, who spent more than two decades as pastor of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock and 22 years as a missionary in India, died March 28 at the St. Claude La Colombière Jesuit Community in Baltimore. He was 85.

Sister Mary Gess Kirby, R.S.M., former Mercy High School counselor, dies at 92

April 5, 2026
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass for Religious Sister of Mercy Mary Gess Kirby will be offered April 11 at 11 a.m. at Mercy Medical Center’s McAuley Chapel in Baltimore. Sister Gess died March 27. She was 92 and had been a Sister of Mercy for 68 years.

Deacon John ‘Happy Jack’ Martin dedicated life to delivering faith, smiles

April 3, 2026
By Jay Sorgi
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Deacon John Martin, who served many years at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville, died March 25. He was known for his compassion and warmth.

Father Frank Brauer remembered as quiet yet fun priest dedicated to parishioners

April 2, 2026
By Katie V. Jones
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

That commitment to fostering community, even in challenging circumstances, defined Father Frank Brauer’s priesthood. He died March 30 in Florida after a short time in hospice care. He was 79.

Sister Mary Sheehan, D.C., dies at 86

April 2, 2026
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Mary (Mary Helena) Sheehan was offered March 27 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary died March 22. She was 86. 

Bishop Murphy of Rockville Centre recalled for ‘joyful witness’ of pastoral leadership

March 31, 2026
By OSV News
OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, News, Obituaries, World News

The “faithful service” of retired Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, who died March 26 at age 85, “leaves a lasting legacy on Long Island and throughout the universal Church,” said Bishop John O. Barres, the diocese’s current shepherd.

Sister Kathleen Haughey, S.N.D.de.N., dies at 94 

March 24, 2026
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Kathleen Patricia Haughey was offered March 3 at Our Lady Queen Chapel in Ipswich, Mass. Sister Kathleen died Feb. 22. She was 94.

A life well-coached: Lou Holtz remembered for faith, family and football

March 17, 2026
By John Knebels
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Obituaries, Sports, World News

One by one, inside the University of Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart March 16, a flock of priests gently patted the pall atop the casket as they descended from the altar following the funeral Mass for legendary football coach Lou Holtz.

Father Norvel, first Black superior general for U.S. men’s religious community, dies at 90

March 12, 2026
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Josephite Father William Norvel, a forceful voice for Black Catholic identity who spent more than six decades challenging the institutional church to live up to its claim of being universal, died March 8. He was 90.

Deacon Stretmater, father of 11 who ministered at Howard County parish, dies at 101

March 12, 2026
By Jay Sorgi
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

The word “presence” defined the way Deacon Daniel Stretmater ministered, living a life to evoke Christ’s presence through everything he did in his 101 years of life, including actively serving for a quarter-century at St. Louis in Clarksville.

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