Obituaries

Sister Mary Alvita Maguire, educator, dies at 94

A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Alvita Maguire was offered June 7 at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore. Sister Alvita died May 27; she was 94.
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Sister Georgine Grabenstein, former Cumberland teacher, dies

A member of her congregation for 79 years, Sister Georgine was born and raised in Cumberland, where she attended the former parish school and high school at St. Mary. From 1964 to 1968, she taught at the parish school.
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Father Dudek, former pastor of St. Casimir, dies at 89

A funeral Mass for Conventual Franciscan Father Berard Dudek will be offered June 8 at 11 a.m. at St. Casimir Church in Baltimore. A Baltimore native who died June 4 at age 89, Father Dudek served three stints at the parish and had a number of other assignments in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Sister Mary Noreen Brown, longtime educator, dies at 98

A funeral Mass was offered May 23 at Immaculate Conception in Towson for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Noreen Brown. A Baltimore native, Sister Noreen died at age 98 May 15 at Villa Assumpta in Towson.
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Bishop Newman remembered for modeling ‘justice, mercy, humility’

How admired was Bishop William C. Newman? Applause cascaded through the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland May 29, as the casket bearing his body was wheeled down its main aisle, toward his final resting place in its crypt.
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Sister Louise Connolly, I.H.M., dies at 91

A funeral Mass for Sister Louise Connolly of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was May 17 at the Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. Sister Louise died May 13; she was 91.
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Bishop Newman, remembered for doing ‘what I was asked to do’ for Baltimore Archdiocese, dies at 88

Bishop William C. Newman, a native son whose diverse service to the Archdiocese of Baltimore included being a parish priest, superintendent of schools and auxiliary bishop, died May 20 at Mercy Ridge Retirement Community in Timonium.
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School Sister Jane Claire Simon dies at 86

A memorial Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Jane Claire Simon was offered at Villa Assumpta in Towson April 25. Sister Jane was 86 when she died April 11.
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Sister Marie Lucille Summers dies at 87, served seniors

Sister Marie Lucille was the great-granddaughter of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who treated the leg of John Wilkes Booth.
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Army Special Forces soldier mourned in Harford County after giving ‘last full measure of devotion’

Deep blue skies and the warmth of the morning sun greeted family, friends and dignitaries May 9 as they said goodbye to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Rochetto de Alencar at his funeral Mass at St. Francis de Sales Parish.
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Sister Joyce Ann Helfrich dies at 68

Sister Joyce Helfrich's ministry to children with special needs included teaching at Villa Maria School and what is now St. Vincent’s Villa, both in Timonium.
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Sister Hilda Gleason, D.C., dies at 102

Sister Hilda Gleason died March 28. She was 102 and with the Daughters of Charity for 84 years.
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