obituaries Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister M. Priscilla Koblarchik, IHM, teacher, dies at 98 Catholic Review StaffMarch 30, 20211 min read Sister M. Priscilla Koblarchik, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who served as a teacher at Sacred Heart of Mary School in Graceland Park in 1982, died March 23 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton. She was 98. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Deacon Chesnavage, World War II veteran who comforted the sick, dies at 100 Tim SwiftMarch 23, 20215 min read Deacon Albert Chesnavage, a World War II veteran who became one of the first members of the revived permanent diaconate in the 1970s, died March 19 at his home in Dundalk. He was 100. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Mary Frances Ambs dies at 88 Catholic Review StaffMarch 19, 20211 min read Sister Mary Frances Ambs, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary who taught at St. Agnes Elementary School, Catonsville, in the 1960s, died March 14 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. She was 88. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Anita Maleski, IHM, taught at St. Agnes School, dies at age 75 Catholic Review StaffMarch 12, 20212 min read Sister Anita Maleski, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died March 3 at her home in Dupont, Pa. Sister Anita, who taught at St. Agnes School in Catonsville in the 1970s, was 75. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Father Paul Witthauer, remembered for pastoral presence, dies at 87 George P. Matysek Jr.March 8, 20218 min read Those who knew Father Witthauer said the priest was devoted to his parishioners and had a gift for being present for them. “I think Father Paul just wanted to give people the priesthood,” said Father T. Austin Murphy Jr., a former pastor of Our Lady of Hope and St. Luke in Edgemere. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Frances McCabe, CBS, ministered in nursing, dies at 83 Catholic Review StaffMarch 5, 20212 min read Sister Frances McCabe, who ministered in nursing, died March 2 of natural causes at age 83 at her home in Marian Hall, the retirement home for the Sisters of Bon Secours, USA, in Marriottsville. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Father John Lesnick, known for compassionate outreach, dies at 71 George P. Matysek Jr.March 1, 20218 min read Father Lesnick, remembered by friends and parishioners for his compassion, a heart-felt concern for helping others grow in holiness and a quiet, unassuming ministry, died Feb. 26. He was 71 and had previously suffered from heart problems and prostate cancer. He had led the small Carroll County faith community since 2015. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Deacon Davis, who served Overlea parish for decades, dies at 84 Paul McMullenFebruary 26, 20212 min read “He ended up mentoring a lot of people,” Father Proffitt said. “He met people where they were. He was one of those deacons who got people past the idea that ‘we have to have a priest for a wedding or a baptism.’ Even in retirement, he continued to faithfully serve the community.” FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Father Snouffer, information technology trailblazer for archdiocese, dies at 83 Tim SwiftFebruary 23, 20213 min read Father Philip Snouffer, who pioneered the use of information technology at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s central office in the late 1980s and early 1990s, died Feb. 18 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Human rights advocate Sister Dianna Ortiz dies after brief illness Dennis SadowskiFebruary 20, 20215 min read Ursuline Sister Dianna Ortiz was teaching indigenous children as a missionary in Guatemala in 1989 when her ministry was torn apart in the midst of the country’s brutal civil war. Previous 1 … 41 42 43 … 69 Next
