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 […]
Obituary: Brother Leo (Odon) Vendiola, SS.CC. | 1930-2016
Lay brother served his community as a maintenance person, driver Brother Leo (Odon) Vendiola, who served as a driver and maintenance worker for the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, died June 11 at Leahi Hospital in Honolulu. He was 85 and a religious brother for 58 years. Reflecting on his religious […]
Obituary: Brother Charles M. Kaahanui, SS.CC. | 1943-2016
‘Working’ brother loved landscaping Molokai’s many church properties Lay Brother Charles Mahealani Kaahanui, who belonged to a six-member community of his Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on topside Molokai, died in Wailuku, Maui, on July 27. He was 73 and a religious brother for 48 years. According to news reports, the […]
Maui’s first Carondelet was a teacher, housing service provider, ‘wisdom figure’
SISTER ROSE DAMIEN MALABON, CSJ | 1932-2016 By Sister Sara Sanders, CSJ Special to the Herald Maui-born Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Rose Damien Malabon, a life-long elementary school teacher who also worked as a live-in volunteer service provider at Kalihi Valley Homes and Punchbowl Homes in Honolulu, died June 29 at age 84 […]
SISTER CATHERINE PELLETIER, SND | 1923-2016
Notre Dame nun taught 10 years at Holy Family Sister Catherine (Agnes St. Jude) Pelletier, a Sister of Notre Dame for 73 years, who served 10 of those years in Hawaii, died peacefully on June 6 at the age of 93 at Mercy Retirement and Care Center in Oakland. “She had a wonderful life!” said […]
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