obituaries Local NewsNewsObituaries 101-year-old Josephite priest, Father Robert O’Connell dies Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 27 for Father Robert O’Connell, S.S.J., who at 101 was the longest-lived Josephite priest, one who had served God for 66 years. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Kelmartin, area pastor, dies Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read Father John. J. Kelmartin, a former pastor of St. Bartholomew in Manchester and Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus who taught in several seminaries across the country, died March 7 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 83. Local NewsNewsObituaries Former Catholic Review columnist dies at 81 George P. Matysek Jr.January 2, 20122 min read Paulist Father James McCabe, former director of the Family Life Center in Baltimore and a longtime columnist for The Catholic Review, died Dec. 25, 2011 in Toronto. He was 81 and had been battling cancer. Local NewsNewsObituaries Updated: Mount St. Joseph mourns revered president Catholic ReviewDecember 5, 20114 min read Ever the poetic soul, Xaverian Brother James M. Kelly died as the sun was rising Dec. 3, the feast day of his congregation’s patron, St. Francis Xavier. Local NewsNewsObituaries Baltimore-native Father Oppitz survived famous ship’s sinking Catholic Review StaffOctober 13, 20112 min read A known author, philosophy professor, missionary and pastor, Father Oppitz survived the sinking of the SS Andrea Doria ship, which sank July 26, 1956. Local NewsNewsObituaries Archbishop Hannan, 98, laid foundation for Baltimore CYO, counseled Kennedy George P. Matysek Jr.October 6, 20114 min read Retired Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans, a World War II paratroop chaplain, counselor to President John F. Kennedy, and staunch defender of civil rights and the unborn who began his ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Sept. 29 at age 98. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Hemler, Fallston pastor, mourned at 74 George P. Matysek Jr.July 28, 20114 min read Father Edward B. Hemler, longtime pastor of St. Mark in Fallston and a former leader in Catholic education, died July 24 after suffering years of declining health. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Paulits, 88, guided Lake Shore parish with quiet dignity Catholic Review StaffJune 11, 20113 min read The story of Our Lady of the Chesapeake, Lake Shore, can’t be told without Father Walter J. Paulits. The founding pastor of the Anne Arundel County parish, however, would not have sought such credit. Local NewsNewsObituaries Monsignor Strempeck, hospital chaplain and pastor, dies Catholic ReviewFebruary 17, 20113 min read Monsignor Martin R. Strempeck, a much-loved priest and former pastor who devoted much of his ministry to comforting others, died Feb. 8. Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien offered a funeral Mass Feb. 14 at St. Margaret in Bel, the parish where 82-year-old MonsignorStrempeck had retired but remained active in ministry until three months before his death. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Polk, urban leader and church builder, dies George P. Matysek Jr.November 18, 20104 min read Father Thomas T. Polk, a priest who threw himself into urban ministry and later led a fast-growing parish in Frederick County, died Nov. 10 after battling dementia for several years. He was 69. Previous 1 … 65 66 67 … 68 Next
