Mark Pacione, ‘giant’ in youth ministry, dies at 60 December 30, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Mark D. Pacione, a nationally respected leader in youth and young adult ministry, died suddenly Dec. 29.
Father Hipsley, former Cumberland pastor and prison minister, dies at 76 December 18, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Prison Ministry Father Milton A. Hipsley Jr., a former longtime pastor and beloved Cumberland-area prison chaplain, died Dec. 17.
‘Cookie’ Harris remembered as passionate advocate for life August 29, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Respect Life Sylvia “Cookie” Harris, one of the leading pro-life advocates in Maryland and a longtime parishioner of St. Joseph in Cockeysville, died suddenly Aug. 28, a few days before what would have been her 58th birthday.
Lotto-winning philanthropist Bernadette Gietka dies at 65 August 11, 2014By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Dundalk resident Bernadette Gietka was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and aspiring playwright working four part-time jobs in June 2003 when she won the $183 million jackpot from the Mega Millions interstate lottery game. She chose the cash payout option of $112.8 million, taking home $76 million after taxes. Her win was the fourth largest in state history, a windfall both for Gietka and the charitable causes she championed.
Tom Clancy, 66, was supporter of Catholic education October 2, 2013By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Bestselling novelist Tom Clancy died Oct. 1 at 66.
Bishop Gossman, first urban vicar, dies at 83 August 13, 2013By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Bishop F. Joseph Gossman, a former auxiliary bishop of Baltimore who served as the archdiocese’s first urban vicar, died Aug. 12.
Christopher Gaul, former managing editor of the Catholic Review, dies at 72 October 18, 2012By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Journalism, Local News, News, Obituaries Gaul, 72, died Oct. 18, after a nearly yearlong battle with cancer. He worked at the Catholic Review beginning as a writer in 1995 before becoming associate and then managing editor. He had also produced and hosted Catholic News Radio and Catholic Review TV.
Monsignor Nalepa, longtime pastor, dies at 70 August 6, 2012By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Damien Nalepa, pastor of St. Gregory the Great in West Baltimore for 30 years and a much-respected proponent of inner-city ministry, social justice and non-violence, died suddenly at St. Gregory Aug. 4 at age 70.
Father Edwin Foley, pioneering Redemptorist, dies at 91 May 3, 2012By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Redemptorist Father Edwin G. Foley, whose pastoral ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore included work at Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, St. Mary in Annapolis and Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown, was remembered as a gentle scholar who had an ability to relate to people.
101-year-old Josephite priest, Father Robert O’Connell dies January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 27 for Father Robert O’Connell, S.S.J., who at 101 was the longest-lived Josephite priest, one who had served God for 66 years.
Father Kelmartin, area pastor, dies January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Father John. J. Kelmartin, a former pastor of St. Bartholomew in Manchester and Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus who taught in several seminaries across the country, died March 7 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 83.
Former Catholic Review columnist dies at 81 January 2, 2012By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Paulist Father James McCabe, former director of the Family Life Center in Baltimore and a longtime columnist for The Catholic Review, died Dec. 25, 2011 in Toronto. He was 81 and had been battling cancer.
