Oahu-born Father Herbert Won Ching, the fourth Island-born man to be ordained for the Diocese of Honolulu, died May 2 at Queen’s Medical Center. For most of his adult life he had suffered from a disability which required an early retirement. He was 96 and priest for 70 years. Father Ching’s funeral is May 31 […]
LA SALETTE FATHER FRANCOIS BOURGEOIS | 1927-2017: Missionary priest served on Kauai and Oahu
La Salette Missionary Father Francois “Frank” Bourgeois, who served parishes on Kauai and Oahu in the 1990s and early 2000s, died May 11 in the Philippines, where he was retired. He was 89, a member of the La Salette order for 68 years and a priest for 63 years. Father Bourgeois was born on June […]
Obituary: Sister Therese J. Jacobs, BVM | 1929-2017
BVM Sister taught music at St. Catherine School Sister Therese J. (Therese Carmelle) Jacobs, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) who taught music at St. Catherine School in Kapaa, Kauai, died April 6 at Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. She was 87 and a religious sister for 70 years. Besides teaching […]
DEACON LAUREN WONG | 1941-2017: ‘Privileged’ by God to serve, the diaconate ‘was his life’ for 30 years
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Deacon Lauren Wong, a Longs Drugs pharmacist who served the church in thoughtful, devoted and generous ways, died at his home in Kailua on March 11. He was 76 and a deacon for 30 years. Deacon Wong’s wife Hazel told the Hawaii Catholic Herald that the diaconate “was his […]
DEACON THOMAS PATRICK CONTRADES | 1949-2017: Husband and father ‘absolutely loved’ the diaconate
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Kauai Deacon Thomas Patrick Contrades of Kapaa, whose big heart and selfless spirit won him the respect and love of his community, died on Feb. 24. He was 67 and a deacon for 10 years. Bishop Larry Silva presided at his funeral Mass March 4 at St. Raphael Church, […]
Sister Margaret Mollan, BVM | 1922-2017: Sister of Charity taught at St. Catherine, Kauai
Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Margaret Mollan, who taught on Kauai, died Feb. 26, 2017, at Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. Burial was in Mount Carmel cemetery, Dubuque. She was 94 and a religious sister for 77 years. Sister Margaret taught at St. Catherine School in Kapaa, Kauai. She also taught elementary […]
Obituary: Maryknoll Sister Jennie Burke | 1924-2017
Missioner taught for 25 years in Hawaii schools before serving in Africa Maryknoll Sister Jennie Burke, who was an elementary school teacher in Hawaii for 25 years from the 1950s into the 1970s, died on Jan. 22 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in New York. She was 92 and a Maryknoll Sister for 72 years. […]
Obituary: Father Joseph Louis Carroll | 1926-2017
‘Supply priest’ served many Isle parishes By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Joseph Louis Carroll, the Oklahoma-born former military chaplain who served numerous parishes in Hawaii for more than four decades, died Jan. 11 at Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Honolulu. He was 90. His funeral is 6 p.m., Feb. 8, at […]
Obituary: Capuchin Franciscan Father Paul Minchak | 1943-2017
Pioneering Capuchin Franciscan worked 30 years in Hawaii parishes By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Capuchin Franciscan Father Paul Minchak, one of the first two of his order to come in Hawaii where he served as a parish priest for three decades, died at age 73 on Jan. 15 in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He […]
Marianist Father Lawrence Mann | 1916-2016
Pastor, teacher served Isles more than 30 years Society of Mary Father Lawrence Mann, who served several assignments as a parish priest and teacher on Oahu totaling more than three decades, died Sept. 1 in Cupertino, California, at age 100. He was a Marianist for 83 years and a priest for 71 years. Over the […]
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