Sister Mary Montgomery, former co-superintendent of Baltimore Archdiocese schools, dies at 82 November 5, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Montgomery, who broke new ground as co-superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Oct. 29 in Wisconsin.
Sister Kathleen Tobin, OSF, taught in Rosedale November 5, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Kathleen Tobin, who had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 78 years, died Oct. 31 at age 102.
Sister Mary Patrick Costello, D.C., taught in Baltimore Archdiocese November 5, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries After teaching in New York and Washington, D.C., she taught at St. Martin School in Baltimore, 1967-76; St. Dominic School in Hamilton, 1982-90; and Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg, 1990-92. From 2000 to 2003 and again from 2006 to 2009 she was the assistant at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg.
St. Bernardine Parish mourns Deacon Harcum, longtime servant November 1, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Phillip Harcum Jr., whose service to St. Bernardine Church in West Baltimore was so deep that its parish hall came to bear his name, died Oct. 26 at age 93.
D’Alesandro remembered for dignity to those ‘on the margins’ October 23, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries “The teachings of Jesus set your foundation,” Father Watters said. “As you especially championed African-Americans in this city, (the Gospel) resonated in your heart. … You modeled respect for all people, and dignity for those on the margins.”
Sister Eugene Francis Keaveney, SP, served as principal of Lansdowne school October 3, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Eugene Francis Keaveney, whose 74 years as a Sister of Providence included six at a former parish school in Baltimore County, died Sept. 23 at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. She was 93.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Burke, SSND, taught across Baltimore Archdiocese October 3, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Elizabeth Burke, who spent nearly half of her 67 years as a vowed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame as an educator and administrator in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Sept. 11 at Villa Assumpta in Towson. She was 97.
Sister Patricia Huesman, SSND, served Baltimore Archdiocese as educator, administrator October 3, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Patricia Huesman, a vowed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 64 years, who ministered as an educator and administrator in Baltimore City and across Maryland for more than 40 years, died Sept. 4. She was 86.
Archbishop Flynn, former rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, dies at 86 September 26, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Farmer recalled that Archbishop Flynn often told Mount seminarians that the greatest work they would do as priests would involve the unexpected. That might involve hearing the confession of a stranger on a plane or answering a call in the middle of the night.
Sister M. Monica Byrne, I.H.M., taught in Catonsville September 26, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister M. Monica Byrne, whose lengthy ministry as an educator brought her to the Archdiocese of Baltimore in the late 1970s, died Sept. 14 at Our Lady of Peace Residence, in Scranton, Pa. She was 93.
Sister Paula Marie Phelan, a pioneer in pathology, dies at 105 September 18, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Mercy Sister Paula Marie Phelan, a pioneer in pathology who devoted nearly half a century to ministry at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, died Sept. 12. She was 105.
Sister Dolores Zack, OSF, served in Baltimore Archdiocese September 9, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister of St. Francis of Assisi Dolores Zack was offered Sept. 4 at St. Francis Convent in St. Francis, Wis. Sister Dolores died Aug. 25., at age 87.