Obituary: Sister Clare E. Fitzgerald, SSND, Cambridge native, renowned educator
"I knew her for 50 years. She came from a great family at St. Peter, Cambridge. Phenomenal educator," Msgr. Kevin J. O'Leary described Sister Clare...
Read More"I knew her for 50 years. She came from a great family at St. Peter, Cambridge. Phenomenal educator," Msgr. Kevin J. O'Leary described Sister Clare...
Read MoreA priest of the archdiocese widely known and admired by people, priests, and bishops, Father John F. Mulloy died at Boston's Regina Cleri Residence,...
Read MoreFather John U. Paris, a priest since his ordination at the church of Sant' Alessio in Rome on July 8, 1950, died at Regina Cleri Residence, to where...
Read MoreIt probably is not often that we can define an individual, and especially a priest, with a single word, but in the case of Msgr. Cornelius M. McRae, it...
Read MoreA native of Kilkerley, County Louth, Ireland, and the last surviving child of the late Hugh and Brigid (McKenna) Kirke, he was born on March 4, 1934, and...
Read MoreA priest of the archdiocese since his Feb. 10, 1965, ordination at Holy Cross Cathedral by Richard Cardinal Cushing, Father Richard J. Shmaruk died in...
Read MoreFather Mark L. Noonan '59 (Feb. 9) in Boston. Funeral arrangements pending for the son of the late James and Mary (O'Brien) Noonan, and brother of Peter. Father Noonan served in parish assignments at Saint Francis Xavier, Weymouth; Holy Trinity (German), Boston, and faculty of Saint John Seminary (1966-2003); and, more recently, in residence at Regina Cleri, Boston. [Ed. \ His obituary will be in the Feb. 21, 2025, issue of The Pilot.]
Deacon Francis R. Tremblay '02 (Jan. 31) in Stoughton. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 11 at Saint Catherine of Siena Church, Norwood, for the father of Matthew, Kingwood, Texas; Michael, East Hampton, N.Y.; and Joseph, Sag Harbor, N.Y.; and brother of Rosanna Kenny, Dracut; and Mary Burke, Methuen. During 22 years of diaconal ministry, he served in assignments in Nassau Street Jail, Boston; Our Lady of Sorrows, Sharon; and Saint Catherine of Siena, Norwood. Deacon Tremblay was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery, Canton.
Sister Yvonne (Mary Judith Clare) Arcand, CSC (Feb. 4) in Notre Dame, Ind. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 20 at Our Lady of Loretto Church, Notre Dame, Ind., for the daughter of the late Edgar and Harriet (Brown) Arcand. During 71 years of religious life, the Brookline native served in congregational assignments in Ill.; Penn.; Texas; and Va. Sister Yvonne was buried in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, Notre Dame, Ind.
Jane (Zielinski) Koza (Feb. 4) in Beverly. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 8 at Shrine of Divine Mercy, Salem, for the mother of Deacon John Koza, Beverly, and David, New York, N.Y. Mrs. Koza was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery, Salem.
Father Richard K. Gross, SJ (Jan. 23) of Boston. Funeral Mass celebrated for the son of the late Harry and Ethelreaa (Swan) Gross, and brother of Donald, Newbury, N.H.; Joan Benzie, Wellesley; and June O'Neill, Portsmouth, N.H. During 48 years of priestly ministry, Father Gross served in assignments of the Jesuit United East Province in Belgium; Britain, Conn.; Ohio; Penn.; Tenn.; R.I.; Lenox; Worcester; and, locally, at Boston College, Newton; Loyola House and Boston College High School, Boston; and Phillips Academy, Andover. Father Gross was buried in the Jesuit Cemetery, Weston.
Father John F. Mulloy (Jan. 29) in Boston. Father Mulloy died at Regina Cleri Residence, Boston. Father Mulloy was born in Malden and raised in Wakefield. He served in multiple parish and archdiocesan assignments since his May 23, 1970, ordination at Holy Cross Cathedral by Bishop Jeremiah F. Minihan. [Ed. -- Funeral arrangements were pending at press time. His obituary will be in the Feb. 7, 2025, issue of The Pilot.]
Stephen M. Plefka (Jan. 20) in Quincy. Funeral Mass celebrated Jan. 27 at Saint Agatha Church, Milton, for the brother of Sister Esther Plefka, SC, Quincy; and Frank, Wrentham. Mr. Plefka was buried in Blue Hills Cemetery.
Sister Ann Marie (Juvinus) Masone, CSJ (Jan. 16) in Framingham. Funeral Mass celebrated Jan. 22 at Holy Family Chapel, Framingham, for the daughter of the late Raffaele and Pasquline (DiMinico) Masone. During 86 years of religious life, Sister Ann Marie served in congregational assignments at Saint John the Evangelist, Canton; Saint Aidan, Brookline; Saint Paul, Cambridge; Saint Andrew the Apostle, Forest Hills; Saint Ann, Dorchester; Immaculate Conception, Marlborough; and Fontbonne Convent in Milton and Fontbonne Convent in Framingham. Sister Ann Marie was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.
Sister André (Genevieve) Panepinto, SP (Jan. 11) Terre Haute, Ind. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 1 at Immaculate Conception Church, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind., for the daughter of the late Ignatius and Edith (Cattaneo) Panepinto; and sister of Mary Scholtes, Yorkville, Ill; and Ignatius, Channahon, Ill. During 64 years of religious life, Sister André served in congregational assignments in Ind.; Ill.; and, locally, at Saint Rose of Lima, Chelsea. Sister André was buried at Sisters of Providence Cemetery, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind.
Shirley Samson (Jan. 14) in Melrose. Funeral Mass celebrated Jan. 22 at Saint Mary of the Annunciation Church, Melrose, for the sister of Sister Mary (Mother Charles Mary) Samson, SHCJ, Rosemont, Penn. Ms. Samson was buried in Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose.