obituaries Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Martin, leader in addiction treatment, dies Catholic ReviewMarch 12, 20095 min read Sulpician Father Joseph C. Martin, a leader in the addiction treatment field who cofounded the Father Martin’s Ashley treatment center, died March 9. He was 84. Local NewsNewsObituaries Pioneering Josephite priest dies George P. Matysek Jr.December 11, 20085 min read Father Robert “Rocky” Kearns, a pioneering Josephite priest, pastor and superior general who was active in the social justice movement, died in an Alabama hospital Dec. 6 from complications of cancer. He was 72. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Brooksbank dies at 35 George P. Matysek Jr.May 29, 20084 min read Father Kevin W. Brooksbank, a 35-year-old associate pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville, died May 25 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson after battling a viral infection and kidney failure. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Funk, Frederick pastor, dies George P. Matysek Jr.February 21, 20083 min read Father Wayne G. Funk, the longtime pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Frederick who was known for his encouraging, pastoral presence, died Feb. 16 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The 70-year-old priest had battled cancer for nearly five years. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Bak, ‘pioneer’ in diaconate, dies George P. Matysek Jr.June 15, 20073 min read Father Bernard S. Bak, one of the first permanent deacons ordained in the United States who later became a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died in his Dundalk home June 8. He was 85. A funeral Mass was offered June 11 at St. Casimir in Canton, the parish in which Father Bak grew up and where he served as a deacon after his 1971 ordination. Father Bak also served as a deacon at Christ the King in Dundalk. After his wife of 35 years, Antoinette Stefanowicz, died in 1984, Father Bak petitioned the archdiocese to become a priest. He studied at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park and was ordained a priest in 1988. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father John A. Delclos dies at 67 Catholic Review StaffMay 10, 20074 min read As Father Edward M. Miller prepares the homily he will deliver at the May 10 funeral Mass for his friend of 40 years – Father John Anthony Delclos – the pastor of St. Bernardine, Baltimore, reflects on how the 67-year-old retired priest was able to take the complexity out of religion and make it easy for the faithful to comprehend. FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Catholic actor Peter Boyle dies at age 71 Catholic News ServiceDecember 14, 20063 min read Peter Boyle, who was once a Christian Brother before he pursued a career in acting, died Dec. 12 at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Boyle, 71, had been suffering from multiple myeloma and heart disease. Local NewsNewsObituaries Philip Berrigan praised as ‘prophet of peace’ at Baltimore funeral Mass George P. Matysek Jr.December 14, 20025 min read Hundreds of people marched through the troubled, poverty-stricken streets of west Baltimore Dec. 9 to celebrate the life of controversial Catholic peace activist Philip Francis Berrigan. Previous 1 … 72 73 … 73
