Ireland-born nun taught on Oahu, Kauai DUBUQUE, Iowa — Sister Eva Sheehan, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary who taught in Catholic schools on Oahu and Kauai, died April 1 at Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. She was 98 and a BVM sister, as they are commonly called, for 78 years. In […]
Obituary: Sister M. Angelina Dutra, SHF| 1927-2016
Holy Family sister worked in missions and parishes in Hawaii and Alaska FREMONT, Calif. — Holy Family Sister M. Angelina Dutra, who served more than 20 years in both the 50th and 49th states, died peacefully at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of the Holy Family in Fremont on March 30. She was 89 years […]
Obituary: Sister Marie Dominic Reantaso, SS.CC. | 1932-2016
Sacred Hearts Sister served in Hawaii, California Hilo-born Sacred Hearts Sister Marie Dominic (Ruth Ann) Reantaso, who was a teacher in Hawaii and California among other ministries, died peacefully in her sleep on April 5. She was 84 and a religious sister for 65 years. Sister Marie Dominic was born on July 18, 1932, in […]
Known to all as Father ‘Jojo,’ La Salette priest was much loved
Everyone called him Father “Jojo.” It was easier to say than his formal name, Father Joven Toledo Junio, and it fit his effervescent personality and boyish looks. So it was a surprise to many who knew the La Salette missionary from his 17 years of service in Hawaii to learn that he died March 6 in the Philippines. He was 57.
God bless you, Edwin Lelepali
KALAUPAPA – “God bless.” Whether he was signing a handwritten letter, wrapping up a conversation or seeing you off at the airport, those two words were how Kalaupapa resident Edwin Lelepali bid farewell. He rarely said goodbye. He left you with “God bless.”
MARYKNOLL SISTER CECILE THERESE BURTON | 1924-2016
Maryknoll, N.Y. — Maryknoll Sister Cecile Therese Burton, who served as an educator and social worker in Hawaii for more than 40 years, died Feb. 17 after a long illness at Maryknoll Sisters Home Care, N.Y. She was 91.
Obituary: Deacon Sidney J. Townsley | 1924-2016
Sidney Joseph Townsley, who once said his “main joy” as a deacon was bringing people into the Catholic faith through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, died in Honolulu on Jan. 26 at the age of 91. He was a deacon for 29 years.
Obituary: Deacon Luciano ‘Shiano’ Pius | 1949-2016
Chuukese Deacon Luciano “Shiano” Pius, one of a group of Micronesian permanent deacons welcomed by Bishop Larry Silva over the past decade to serve in Hawaii, died on Jan. 14 at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. He was 67 and a deacon for 13 years.
Obituary: Sister Julie Louise Thevenin, SS.CC. | 1918-2016
Educator and artist Sister Julie Louise Thevenin of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary died peacefully in her sleep Jan. 26 at Malia O Ka Malu convent in Kaimuki. She was 97 and a religious sister for 76 years.
Obituary: Sister Charlotte Ann Esch, BVM | 1917-2015
Sister Charlotte Ann Esch of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM Sisters), who taught at two parish schools on Kauai in the 1950s and 1960s, died Nov. 30 at Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. She was 98, and spent 80 years in religious life.
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