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31Jan 2025

Recent deaths, necrology and ordination anniversaries–February 2025


Recently Deceased
Please remember in your prayers the clergy/religious who died in the month of January: Rev. Fernado Molina-Restrepo and Sister Ray Maria McNamara

Necrology [February]
Please remember in prayer the deceased clergy whose anniversaries occur this month:

Priests:

Reverend John P. Kelley 2/2/1995
Reverend David McGuinness 2/4/2024
Reverend Patrick Connell 2/5/1984
Reverend Monsignor Henry Gracz 2/5/2024
Reverend Edward J. Murray, S.M. 2/8/1999
Reverend John A. Ozarowski 2/11/1995
Reverend James P. Boyce 2/12/1962
Reverend John Druding 2/12/2011
Reverend John J. O’Shea 2/14/1999
Reverend Monsignor Cornelius L. Maloney 2/17/1961
Reverend Godfrey Philip Ryan 2/17/2016
Reverend Joseph W. Bollard, O.M.I. 2/20/1970
Reverend Raymond Schantz, C.SS.R. 2/20/1990
Reverend Monsignor Lawrence A. Lucree 2/20/2012
Reverend Denis Dullea 2/25/2018


Deacons
:

Deacon Terry M. Holmer 2/2/2016
Deacon Richard A. Blair 2/7/1993
Deacon John S. Strachan 2/10/2023
Deacon Joseph R. Carter 2/13/2017
Deacon Martin J. Lampe 2/13/2021
Deacon Joseph C. Eustace 2/22/2022
Deacon James M. Easterwood 2/23/2023
Deacon Richard J. Conti 2/28/2015

Anniversary of ordination [February]
We pray for God’s blessing on the following clergy who celebrate the anniversary of their ordination during this month:  

Priests:

Reverend Peeter Pedroza 2/3/2011
Reverend Edward J. Sheehan, S.M. 2/4/1961
Reverend Cyriac C. Mattathilanickal, M.S. 2/5/1999
Reverend Francis J. Kissel, S.M. 2/6/1971
Reverend Jesus A. Manzo Madrigal, C.S. 2/8/2020
Reverend Thiago Jose Gomes 2/8/2014
Reverend Douglas Sam Medlin 2/23/2002
Reverend Anthony Bonela, M.S.F.S. 2/25/1997

Deacons:

Bruce A. Goodwin 2/1/2020
James L. Grebe 2/1/2020
David Hernandez 2/1/2020
William J. Kester 2/1/2020
Joseph W. Odom, Jr. 2/1/2020
Igor Ponce 2/1/2020
James A. Windon 2/1/2020
Earl D. Buckley 2/2/2013
Charles E. Carignan 2/2/2002
Joseph F. Crowley 2/2/2013
Mark F. Friedlein 2/2/2013
J. Chrys Harkins 2/2/2013
Jerome Michael Hayward 2/2/2013
Richard Marinchak 2/2/2002
John J. McManus 2/2/2002
Ricardo D. Medina 2/2/2013
Hoa (Joseph) Pham 2/2/2013
Kenneth Williams 2/2/2002
Jaime Agudelo 2/3/2018
William Boyd 2/3/2018
Edward Buckley 2/3/2018
Manuel Echevarria 2/3/2018
David Fragale 2/3/2018
R. Samuel Fraundorf 2/3/2024
Michael Heubel 2/3/2024
Richard Hogan 2/3/2018
Gerard LaHatte 2/3/2024
Michael Martell 2/3/2024
Peter Ranft 2/3/2018
Alonso Rigg 2/3/2024
Richard Schmidt 2/3/2018
David Schreckenberger 2/3/2018
William Schubring 2/3/2024
Thang Vu 2/3/2024
James Wolf 2/3/2018
Lennison A. Alexander 2/4/2017
David Beals 2/4/2023
J. Michael   Bickerstaff 2/4/2006
Thang Chien Bui 2/4/2023
Pablo Cepeda 2/4/2023
Michael Chernick 2/4/2023
John Duffield 2/4/2006
Harold Garrett 2/4/2006
Thomas Gotschall 2/4/2006
Charles Iner 2/4/2017
Tony  King 2/4/2017
Ronald Leidenfrost 2/4/2017
Lawrence Maijer 2/4/2023
John Martin 2/4/2017
Mat Mathews 2/4/2023
Stuart Neslin 2/4/2006
Joseph Phu Nguyen 2/4/2006
José Orellana 2/4/2006
Charles (Greg) Orf 2/4/2017
Randall Ory 2/4/2017
Pablo Perez 2/4/2017
H. Leon Roberts 2/4/2017
Claro Rodriguez 2/4/2023
Hector Romero 2/4/2023
Mark Tahsler 2/4/2023
Merlin Todd 2/4/2023
Erik Wilkinson 2/4/2017
Bradford Young 2/4/2017
Rodney Arion 2/5/2022
William Bohn 2/5/2011
Kenneth Dawson 2/5/2022
Geza Gereben 2/5/2022
Robert Grimaldi 2/5/2011
Joseph Hrovat 2/5/2022
Richard Kaszycki 2/5/2011
Norman Keller 2/5/2011
Kenneth Lampert 2/5/2011
James Martin 2/5/2022
José Merlo-Quintero 2/5/2011
Bill O’Donoghue 2/5/2011
David Patterson 2/5/2022
Gary Schantz 2/5/2011
Steven Shawcross 2/5/2011
Mark Sholander 2/5/2011
Stanley Stewart 2/5/2022
Kelly Stinson 2/5/2022
David Thomasberger 2/5/2011
Lawrence J. Welsh 2/5/2011
David Barron 2/6/2016
John (Jack) Campbell 2/6/2021
Francis Devereux 2/6/2010
Julian Harris 2/6/2016
Robert Hauert 2/6/2010
Jack Herndon 2/6/2016
Thomas Kretzmer 2/6/2016
John Paul P. McGuire 2/6/2010
Henry Ohaya 2/6/2021
Robert T. Perri 2/6/2016
Francis Przybylek 2/6/2010
Felix Rentas 2/6/2010
Paul Schueth 2/6/2016
Carl A. Taylor 2/6/2021
Christopher G. Waken 2/6/2021
John T. Wojcik 2/6/2010
Christopher J. Andronaco 2/7/2015
Bernardo Buzeta 2/7/2015
Michael Chavez 2/7/2015
Jerome Daly 2/7/2015
William Donohue 2/7/2015
Miguel Echevarria 2/7/2009
José Espinosa-León 2/7/2009
Derek Gant 2/7/2015
José Pupo 2/7/2009
Eduardo Rubio 2/7/2009
James Thacker 2/7/2015
James Tramonte 2/7/2009
Antonius P. Anugerah 2/8/2008
Ernest Biglow 2/8/2003
Kenneth Bishop 2/8/2008
Terry Blind 2/8/2008
José Campos 2/8/2008
Paul Doppel 2/8/2008
Chester Griffin 2/8/2003
Bobby Jennings 2/8/2008
Fred Johns 2/8/2003
Gerard Kazin 2/8/2008
Brian Kilkelly 2/8/2003
Art Lerma 2/8/2008
Edward Patterson 2/8/2008
Greg Pecore 2/8/2008
John Peterson 2/8/2008
John Puetz 2/8/2008
Thomas Ryan 2/8/2008
Paul Swope 2/8/2008
Richard Thibodeau 2/8/2008
James Gaudin 2/9/1961
Stephen G. Demko 2/10/2007
Gregory Ollick 2/10/2007
William Reed 2/10/2007
Etienne Rodriquez 2/10/2007
William Simmons 2/10/2007
Froilan Underwood 2/10/2007
James Williams 2/10/2007
Tom K. Badger 2/11/2012
Thomas F. McGivney 2/11/2012
Mark Mitchell 2/11/2012
José Ortiz-Velasquez 2/11/2012
Barry Phillips 2/11/2012
Tom Walter 2/11/2012
Michael Balfour 2/24/2001
Gilberto Perez 2/25/1989
Steven Beers 2/26/2000
William Hampton 2/26/2000
Hung Viet Huynh 2/26/2000

 

 

 

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