obituaries
Sister Dorothy Elizabeth Real, O.S.F., dies at 87
A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Dorothy Elizabeth Real (formerly Sister Marie Patricia) was offered Oct. 26 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Dorothy died Oct. 19.
Sister Mary Theodore Baccala, S.S.N.D, dies at 89
A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Theodore Baccala was offered Sept. 21 at Villa Assumpta in Towson. Sister Mary Theodore died Sept. 14. She was 89.
Deacon Trautwein remembered for compassionate ministry
Deacon Ralph Trautwein Sr. died Oct. 20 at age 82. Ordained June 15, 1996 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland, he had served his entire diaconate at St. Ignatius in Hickory.
Former Catholic High nurse/art teacher dies at 92
A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Joseph Brennion will be offered Oct. 13 at 11 a.m. at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Joseph died Oct. 8. She was 92 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years.
Monsignor Luca, longtime pastor of Howard County parishes, dies at 79
Remembered as a dedicated shepherd to his flock, Monsignor Joseph Luca, pastor emeritus of St. Louis in Clarksville and St. Francis of Assisi in Fulton, died Oct. 1 after a long battle with cancer. He was 79.
Sister Susan Kathleen Dentz, O.S.F., dies at 90
A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Susan Kathleen Dentz (formerly Sister Marie Mercedes) was offered Sept. 27 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa.
Sister Sarah Thomas (Sally) Neale, S.S.N.D., dies at 87
A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Sarah Thomas “Sally” Neale was offered Aug. 27 at Villa Assumpta in Towson. Sister Sally died Aug. 17. She was 87.
Retired Archbishop Fiorenza dies; was tireless social justice advocate
Retired Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza, the longtime bishop of Galveston-Houston and a tireless social justice advocate throughout his priesthood, episcopacy and in retirement, died Sept. 19. He was 91.
Father Kunkel, ‘beloved’ pastor at St. Mary’s in Pylesville, dies at 79
Father A. Henry Kunkel III, the beloved longtime pastor of St. Mary in Pylesville who led his rural church with a “family-centered” approach, died Sept. 18 at WellSpan York Hospital in Pennsylvania. The native of Peru was 79 and had been battling a number of ailments, including skin and prostate cancer.
Jesuit Father John O’Malley, church historian, teacher, author, dies at 95
Jesuit Father John W. O’Malley, whose perspectives and expertise on church history and the Second Vatican Council attracted audiences that included undergraduate students and well-educated theologians, died at the Jesuit community in Baltimore Sept. 11. He was 95.