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Obituaries

Sister Maryla Farfour, I.H.M., taught at St. Agnes School

July 2, 2020
By Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

Sister Maryla Farfour, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died June 20 in Scranton, Pa. She was 96.

Sister Aletta Dorothy Donahue, O.S.F., taught in Baltimore Archdiocese

July 2, 2020
By Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

Sister Aletta Dorothy Donahue, who taught at three schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died June 11 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. She was 97.

Sister Anne Dorice DeFebbo, O.S.F., taught nursing in Towson

July 2, 2020
By Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

Sister Anne Dorice DeFebbo, a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 48 years who taught nursing in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died May 18, a few days before her 73rd birthday, at Assisi House in Aston, Pa.

Father Val Peter, Boys Town’s leader for 20 years, dies

July 2, 2020
By Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Obituaries, World News

Father Val Peter, who was executive director of Boys Town from 1985 to 2005, died June 30 at age 85. No cause of death was given.

Sister Carmen Marie D’Adamio, S.S.N.D., served schools from Annapolis to Hagerstown to Towson

July 1, 2020
By Catholic Review Staff
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

School Sister of Notre Dame Carmen Marie D’Adamio, a Baltimore native who helped lead Catholic schools in Annapolis, Catonsville and Hagerstown, died March 22. She was 77.

Kirk Gaddy, black Catholic educator and father figure to many, dies suddenly at 55

June 24, 2020
By Paul McMullen
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools, Uncategorized

A lifelong parishioner of Historic St. Francis Xavier in Baltimore and major influence in the education of black youths from pre-K to college, Gaddy was in his second stint on the staff at St. Frances Academy, where he had been in the class of 1983. 

Carol Augustine, leader in religious education and evangelization, dies at 74

June 16, 2020
By Mary K. Tilghman
Filed Under: Faith Formation, Local News, News, Obituaries

“Carol’s work was grounded in relationships,” Puls said. “It was all about relationships.”

Father John Kemper, restorer of historic St. Mary’s Seminary Chapel, dies at 62

May 28, 2020
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

Sulpician Father John Kemper, the driving force behind the restoration of the historic St. Mary’s Seminary Chapel on Paca Street in Baltimore and a former superior for his religious society’s Province of the United States, died May 21 after an 18-month battle with esophageal cancer.

Father Adolfo Nicolas, former Jesuit superior, dies in Tokyo

May 21, 2020
By Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Obituaries, World News

The Jesuit General Curia in Rome announced that its former superior general, Father Adolfo Nicolas, died May 20 in Tokyo. He was 84.

Sister Patricia Kelly, MSBT, served Severn parish

May 11, 2020
By Catholic Review Staff
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

While most of her ministry was spent in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Sister Patricia also served St. Bernadette Parish in Severn from 1982 to 1987.

Shula’s NFL record for coaching wins began in Baltimore

May 5, 2020
By Paul McMullen
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

The winningest coach in the history of the National Football League started that career in Baltimore.

Ray Repp dies; wrote ‘Allelu!’, ‘Hear, O Lord,’ ‘I Am the Resurrection’

April 27, 2020
By Mark Pattison
Filed Under: News, Obituaries, World News

Ray Repp, the liturgical musician who spearheaded the concept of the folk group-led “guitar Mass” with his “Mass for Young Americans,” died April 26 in Palm Springs, California, of complications from cancer. He was 77.

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