obituaries
Sister Regina Russell, D.C., ministered as child care worker, teacher
A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Regina Russell was offered Aug. 24 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg.
Sister Mary Neil Corcoran, ‘heart, soul and spirit’ of Esperanza Center, dies at 91
Mercy Sister Mary Neil Corcoran touched the lives of thousands of immigrants through her work in Hispanic ministries and the Hispanic Apostolate in Baltimore.
Bishop DiLorenzo “cheerfully did whatever the church asked of him,” Archbishop Lori says
Archbishop William E. Lori remembered Richmond Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo as a “good moral theologian,” an “excellent seminary rector” and a bishop who “cheerfully did whatever the church asked of him.”
Sister M. Evelyn Howard, IHM, Catonsville teacher, dies at 89
Sister M. Evelyn Howard taught at St. Agnes School in Catonsville from 1984 to 1991.
Sister Helena Joseph Balbach, OSF, taught at six schools in Baltimore Archdiocese
Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia taught at six schools inside Baltimore Beltway.
Pezullo, who oversaw CRS’ move to Baltimore, dies at 91
Coming to CRS after a career in the U.S. Foreign Service, Pezzullo is credited with taking the agency “to a new level of professionalism and impact”
Donald J. Reitz, first lay superintendent of schools in Baltimore Archdiocese, dies
Donald J. Reitz, the first lay superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, was described as a “renaissance man,” equally adept at writing books on education as he was maintaining a car.
Loyola University grapples with murder of Dean’s List student
Jesuit Father Brian F. Linnane, president of Loyola University Maryland, used Scripture and the sentiments of the grandparents who raised the deceased in attempting to make sense of the grisly murder of one of the college’s rising sophomores.
Sister Mary Ita Lashley, vowed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, dead at 102
Sister Mary Ita Lashley died peacefully on June 21, 2017. She was 102 years of age and lived the religious life she so desired.
Father Callahan, longest-serving pastor of St. Margaret in Bel Air, dies at 80
“He was a great intramural football player, tough as nails,” Deacon Patrick Goles said of Father Callahan. “He was a hard-nosed pastor, too. He knew what he wanted. Do the right thing, and let the chips fall where they may. That’s how he lived.”