obituaries Local NewsNewsObituariesRespect Life ‘Cookie’ Harris remembered as passionate advocate for life George P. Matysek Jr.August 29, 20144 min read Sylvia “Cookie” Harris, one of the leading pro-life advocates in Maryland and a longtime parishioner of St. Joseph in Cockeysville, died suddenly Aug. 28, a few days before what would have been her 58th birthday. Local NewsNewsObituaries Lotto-winning philanthropist Bernadette Gietka dies at 65 Catholic Review StaffAugust 11, 20144 min read Dundalk resident Bernadette Gietka was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and aspiring playwright working four part-time jobs in June 2003 when she won the $183 million jackpot from the Mega Millions interstate lottery game. She chose the cash payout option of $112.8 million, taking home $76 million after taxes. Her win was the fourth largest in state history, a windfall both for Gietka and the charitable causes she championed. Local NewsNewsObituaries Tom Clancy, 66, was supporter of Catholic education George P. Matysek Jr.October 2, 20133 min read Bestselling novelist Tom Clancy died Oct. 1 at 66. Local NewsNewsObituaries Bishop Gossman, first urban vicar, dies at 83 George P. Matysek Jr.August 13, 20134 min read Bishop F. Joseph Gossman, a former auxiliary bishop of Baltimore who served as the archdiocese’s first urban vicar, died Aug. 12. Local NewsNewsObituaries 6-year-old Catonsville ‘saint’ laid to rest George P. Matysek Jr.July 6, 20134 min read Father Christopher Whatley is convinced that believers around the world have a powerful new friend in heaven. Her name is Teresa Bartlinski. JournalismLocal NewsNewsObituaries Christopher Gaul, former managing editor of the Catholic Review, dies at 72 George P. Matysek Jr.October 18, 20127 min read Gaul, 72, died Oct. 18, after a nearly yearlong battle with cancer. He worked at the Catholic Review beginning as a writer in 1995 before becoming associate and then managing editor. He had also produced and hosted Catholic News Radio and Catholic Review TV. Local NewsNewsObituaries Monsignor Nalepa, longtime pastor, dies at 70 George P. Matysek Jr.August 6, 20126 min read Monsignor Damien Nalepa, pastor of St. Gregory the Great in West Baltimore for 30 years and a much-respected proponent of inner-city ministry, social justice and non-violence, died suddenly at St. Gregory Aug. 4 at age 70. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Edwin Foley, pioneering Redemptorist, dies at 91 George P. Matysek Jr.May 3, 20123 min read Redemptorist Father Edwin G. Foley, whose pastoral ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore included work at Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, St. Mary in Annapolis and Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown, was remembered as a gentle scholar who had an ability to relate to people. 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 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. Previous 1 … 69 70 71 … 73 Next
