Sister of St. Joseph served two long Hawaii teaching assignments Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Janet Louise Muehlbauer, who served for 32 years in Hawaii as a teacher over the span of two missions, died Nov. 15 at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 87 and a religious sister for 68 […]
Jerry Correa was St. Francis Healthcare CEO for 10 years
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Jerry J. Correa, the first non-Franciscan to head St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, who steered the organization through some of its roughest years to see his vision of elder care grow to fruition, died unexpectedly Oct. 27. He was 58. He had worked for St. Francis 24 years, […]
FATHER LOUIS ‘HARRY’ YIM | 1929-2022
Priest historian the first from St. Stephen Seminary to be ordained By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Louis “Harry” Yim, whose singular interest in the history of the Catholic Church in Hawaii left the diocese with many carefully investigated stories of its rich past, died Oct. 13 at Hale O Meleana, the St. Francis […]
FATHER PATRICK H. FREITAS | 1939-2022
Maui-born priest was a dedicated pastor, staunch religious educator By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Maui-born Father Patrick H. Freitas, who felt exceedingly privileged to be in the first generation of priests to implement the Second Vatican Council, a man of spiritual intensity and a self-described “happy learner,” died Oct. 18 in a Waipahu care […]
SISTER M. CANDIDA OROC, OSF | 1933-2022
Educator and chaplain, Sister of St. Francis served with a joyful spirit Sister Mary Candida Oroc, a Kauai-born Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who, as a Catholic school educator and hospital chaplain, displayed a vivacious outreach to all, especially in her ministry with palliative care patients, died May 29 at the Plaza […]
SISTER MARY ANCILLA (MARGARET MARY) YIM, OSF | 1927-2022
Franciscan generously used her God-given talents, abilities Honolulu-born Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities Mary Ancilla Yim, who had a long and varied career as an educator, administrator, social worker and more, embraced Sister Death on Sunday, May 8, at the Plaza at Kaneohe. She was 95 years old and a religious for […]
SISTER ROSEMARIE MONTOYA, CSJ | 1956-2022
Carondelet sister taught at St. Anthony, Kailua, for 24 years Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Rosemarie Montoya, who taught for 24 years at St. Anthony School in Kailua, the last of her community to be on the faculty, died April 28 in Los Angeles. She was 66 and a religious sister for 44 years. […]
FATHER MICHAEL SAWYER, OSB | 1925-2022
Wisconsin priest established Hawaii’s Benedictine monastery By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Benedictine Father Michael Sawyer, the leader of the group that in 1984 founded Hawaii’s only Benedictine monastery, died at Hale O Meleana in Honolulu on Easter morning April 17. He had just turned 97 and had been in religious life 74 years. He […]
FATHER STEPHEN TUTAS, SM | 1926-2022
Marianist was one of the founders of Chaminade University of Honolulu Marianist Father Stephen Tutas, a giant in the Society of Mary, a man of quiet intelligence, steadfast hope and exceptional leadership abilities and one of the founders of Chaminade University of Honolulu, died April 16, in Cupertino, California, at the age of 95 with […]
BROTHER FRANCIS THEODORE SPAETH | 1923-2022
Marianist’s 50 years of teaching included jobs on Maui and Oahu Marianist Brother Francis (Frank) Theodore Spaeth, a World War II veteran whose 50-plus-year career in education included service on Maui and Oahu, a maker of more than 1,000 rosaries, died March 16 in Cupertino at the age of 98. He served 72 years as […]
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