Sister Patricia Cherry, O.P., dies at 90 October 15, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Pat taught at St. Rose of Lima School in Brooklyn from 1960 to 1968.
Sister Patricia Ann Warnick, longtime teacher, dies at 83 October 14, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries School Sister of Notre Dame Patricia Ann Warnick, an educator at several Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Jan. 13. She was 83.
Sister Elizabeth Ann Tonroe, D.C., former principal of several schools, dies at 94 October 7, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Oct. 1 for Daughter of Charity Sister Elizabeth Ann Tonroe at the Basilica of St. Elizabeth Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Elizabeth Ann, a former teacher and principal of several schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Sept. 27. She was 94.
Monsignor Charles Frederick Meisel, founding pastor of Church of the Nativity, dies at 96 October 6, 2021By Lisa Harlow Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Charles Frederick Meisel, founding pastor of Church of the Nativity in Timonium and a mentor to upcoming priests, died Oct. 2 at Stella Maris. He was 96, and at the time of his death was the oldest living archdiocesan priest.
Former East Baltimore Redemptorist pastor dies at 85 October 1, 2021By Matthew Liptak Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Redemptorist Father Richard Poetzel, a former pastor of his home parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown and Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, died Sept. 24 at the St. John Neumann community at Stella Maris in Timonium.
Monsignor Thomas Donellan, founding pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier, dies at 91 September 29, 2021By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Thomas J. Donellan Jr., founding pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier in Hunt Valley and a respected leader in pastoral planning in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Sept. 24 at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville, surrounded by the Little Sisters of the Poor. He was 91.
Deacon James Westwater, a fixture at St. Isaac Jogues and in diaconal formation, dies at 85 September 22, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Ordained in 1996, Deacon Westwater served throughout his time in Baltimore at St. Isaac Jogues, where former pastors and staff remembered him for his heart for service and his good spirit.
Bishop Pilla dies at 88; he led church efforts to unify Clevelanders September 22, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Retired Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland, who led initiatives to bring diverse communities together to overcome poverty, racism and social inequity, died Sept. 21 at age 88, the Diocese of Cleveland said.
Sister Laurine Haley, S.P., who served at St. Clement I, Lansdowne, dies at 93 September 14, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Laurine, who served as guidance counselor, 1972-73, and director of religious education, 1973-78, at St. Clement I, Lansdowne, died Sept. 6 at Mother Theodore Hall, St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana.
Sister Mary Regina Flatley, C.B.S., served as nurse and leader in Baltimore, dies at 89 September 8, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Bon Secours Sister Mary Regina Flatley, who served as nurse and leader of the Bon Secours nursing community in Baltimore for more than 70 years, died Aug. 23 at Marian Hall in Marriottsville.
Bishop who served Czechs in U.S., Canada, Australia dies in California August 17, 2021By Joe Ruff Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News A native of Czechoslovakia who fled persecution by that country’s communist regime and served in Minnesota for nearly 30 years before being appointed a bishop in the Czech Republic died Aug. 10 in California. Retired Bishop Peter Esterka was 85.
Sister Katherine Ann Durney, C.B.S., nursed in Baltimore Archdiocese, dies at 97 July 30, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Katherine Ann Durney, whose nursing career brought her to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died July 23 at Marian Hall in Marriottsville, the retirement home for the Sisters of Bon Secours, USA. She was 97.
