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Sister Caroleen Baummer, S.S.N.D., dies after 71 years as a professed religious
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Sister Caroleen Baummer, S.S.N.D., dies after 71 years as a professed religious

Catholic Review StaffJanuary 18, 20182 min read
School Sister of Notre Dame Sister Caroleen Baummer, who spent most of her 43 years in education teaching music at Notre Dame Preparatory Lower School in Towson, the former St. Ann School in Baltimore and the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore, died Dec. 4 at 94.
Sister Mary Teresa Carmichael dies at 93
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Sister Mary Teresa Carmichael dies at 93

Catholic Review StaffJanuary 18, 20181 min read
A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Teresa Carmichael was offered Jan. 2 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. A professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years, Sister Mary Teresa died Dec. 28 at Assisi House, at age 93.
Former director of the office of liturgy dies
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Former director of the office of liturgy dies

Catholic Review StaffJanuary 10, 20181 min read
Atonement Father C. Donald Howard, director of the office of liturgy for the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 1985 to 1988, died Jan. 6. He was 71. A funeral Mass will be offered Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. at Christ the Redeemer in Sterling, Va., the parish he served as associate pastor and then pastor for 25 years until his 2013 retirement.
Father Donaghy served as Ellicott City pastor, dean of seminary
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Father Donaghy served as Ellicott City pastor, dean of seminary

Paul McMullenJanuary 9, 20184 min read
Father Donaghy’s time at St. Paul included considerable improvements to its worship space. Restoration of the interior of its church, which dates to 1838, was completed in 1992, the year he arrived. Father Donaghy then oversaw an expansion of the worship space, which was rededicated in 2001.
‘Saintly man’ of Cumberland dies after life of service
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‘Saintly man’ of Cumberland dies after life of service

George P. Matysek Jr.January 5, 20184 min read
“He had a very deep faith, but it wasn’t a showy kind of faith,” said Capuchin Franciscan Father Gregory Chervenak, pastor of Our Lady of the Mountains. “He was very unassuming and never, ever drew attention to himself.
Brother Kevin Strong, ‘one of the giants’ of the Christian Brothers, dies at 85
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Brother Kevin Strong, ‘one of the giants’ of the Christian Brothers, dies at 85

George P. Matysek Jr.January 4, 20185 min read
Brother Kevin Strong, a groundbreaking leader at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson and Cardinal Gibbons School in Baltimore who served as the first president of both all-boys institutions, died Jan. 3 in New Jersey after years of declining health.
Sister Rosa Mystica served at St. Joseph Medical Center
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Sister Rosa Mystica served at St. Joseph Medical Center

Catholic Review StaffJanuary 3, 20181 min read
During her 16 years of ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Rosa Mystica McFadden worked as a nursing supervisor at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson.
Sister Marion Agnes Jerzak, SSND, dies at 88
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Sister Marion Agnes Jerzak, SSND, dies at 88

Catholic Review StaffDecember 19, 20172 min read
Sister Marion was 88. She served six schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Beloved former Cumberland and Ellicott City pastor dies at 78
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Beloved former Cumberland and Ellicott City pastor dies at 78

Emily Rosenthal AlsterDecember 11, 20174 min read
“He was so well-loved in all the parishes he served,” said Father Michael Roach, longtime friend of Monsignor James McGovern. “I’ve never known his equal.”
Former Dundalk teacher dies at 75
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Former Dundalk teacher dies at 75

Catholic Review StaffNovember 22, 20172 min read
A funeral Mass for Sister Ann Grayeski, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was offered Nov. 21 in Scranton, Pa.
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