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Mercy Sister Mary Ellen Brodie dies at 91
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Mercy Sister Mary Ellen Brodie dies at 91

Catholic Review StaffSeptember 5, 20241 min read
A funeral Mass for Sister of Mercy Mary Ellen Brodie (formerly known as Sister Martin Marie) was offered Sept. 4 at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville. Sister Mary Ellen died Aug. 25. She was 91 and had been a Sister of Mercy for 72 years.
Sister Kathleen Mary O’Brien dies at 81
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Sister Kathleen Mary O’Brien dies at 81

Catholic Review StaffSeptember 2, 20241 min read
A funeral Mass for Sister Kathleen Mary O’Brien, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, was offered Aug. 29 at Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus. Sister Kathleen died Aug. 15 in Massachusetts. She was 81.
Mercy Sister Theresa Kane dies at 87; she challenged pope in ’79 on women’s roles in church
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Mercy Sister Theresa Kane dies at 87; she challenged pope in ’79 on women’s roles in church

OSV NewsAugust 26, 20245 min read
The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Aug. 22 announced the death of Mercy Sister Theresa Kane, 87, who served in many roles during her 69 years of religious life, including being elected in 1978 as president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
Sulpician Father William E. Hartgen Jr., member of St. Mary’s Seminary faculty, dies at 89 
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Sulpician Father William E. Hartgen Jr., member of St. Mary’s Seminary faculty, dies at 89 

Catholic Review StaffAugust 26, 20242 min read
A funeral Mass will be offered Sept. 7 for Suplician Father William E. Hartgen at St. Joseph’s on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The former St. Mary’s Seminary and University faculty member died Aug. 12, just weeks before his 90th birthday, in Washington after an extended illness.
Suplician Father Gerald L. Brown, who welcomed pope to St. Mary’s seminary, dies at 85
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Suplician Father Gerald L. Brown, who welcomed pope to St. Mary’s seminary, dies at 85

Catholic Review StaffAugust 19, 20242 min read
A funeral Mass for Sulpician Father Gerald L. Brown was offered Aug. 19 at Our Lady of the Angels in Catonsville. Father Brown died Aug. 11. He was 85.
Woman religious who was Our Lady of Akita visionary dies at 93 on feast of Assumption
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Woman religious who was Our Lady of Akita visionary dies at 93 on feast of Assumption

OSV NewsAugust 19, 20245 min read
A Japanese woman religious and Marian visionary has died some five decades after witnessing the miraculous weeping of a statue of Mary and receiving urgent messages to pray in reparation for humanity’s sins.
Deacon Lehr, who helped get new church built in Hickory, dies at 79
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Deacon Lehr, who helped get new church built in Hickory, dies at 79

Kurt JensenAugust 16, 20243 min read
Deacon Robert “Bob” Lehr, the first member of St. Ignatius parish in Hickory to become a permanent deacon and a key figure in the building of a new church in 2001, died Aug. 11 following a fall at his home in Forest Hill. He was 79.
Father Kolson, former pastor of Edgewood and Bradshaw parishes, dies at 76
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Father Kolson, former pastor of Edgewood and Bradshaw parishes, dies at 76

Kurt JensenAugust 15, 20244 min read
Father Lawrence Florian “Larry” Kolson, a Baltimore native who served six parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and recently marked his 50th year in the priesthood, died Aug. 13 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium following a long illness. He was 76.
Redemptorist Father Stephen Vanyo dies at 88
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Redemptorist Father Stephen Vanyo dies at 88

Catholic Review StaffAugust 14, 20241 min read
A funeral Mass for Redemptorist Father Stephen Vanyo was offered June 6 in Brazil, where the priest had devoted decades of ministry. Father Vanyo died June 5. He was 88.
Sister M. Josaire Brady, IHM, dies at 93
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Sister M. Josaire Brady, IHM, dies at 93

Catholic Review StaffAugust 9, 20241 min read
A funeral Mass for Sister M. Josaire Brady, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was offered Aug. 9 at Our Lady of Peace Residence, in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Josaire died Aug. 5. She was 93.
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