Maryknoller’s mission a ‘source of awe, wonder, joy and gratitude’ Maryknoll Sister Dolores Rosso, who served more than 45 years in Hawaii, mostly at Maryknoll School, died July 6 at Maryknoll, New York. As a Maryknoll Sister for 78 years, her personal motto, from St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians, was, “I live, now not […]
DONALD E. SECOR | 1929-2020
Vicar general’s father set a ‘peacemaker’ example Vicar general Msgr. Gary Secor will finally lay his father to rest exactly one year after he died. Donald E. Secor, a convert to Catholicism who was quietly proud to be the father of a priest, died on July 13, 2020. His funeral, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, […]
SISTER GEORGENE PERRY, SSCC | 1928-2021
Sacred Hearts sister, teacher, counselor loved the dance of life Here are extended excerpts from the eulogy for Sacred Hearts Sister Georgene Perry, who died May 20 at age 93, by Sacred Hearts Sister Irene Barboza delivered at Sister Georgene’s funeral June 3 in the St. Margaret Mary Chapel at Sacred Hearts Academy. By Sister […]
FATHER RUSSELL J. ROIDE, S.J. | 1938-2021
Jesuit educator served at UH Newman Center Jesuit Father Russell Roide, a member of the U.S. Jesuits’ West Province who served for three years as pastor of the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii, died peacefully in his sleep on April 13 at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos. He […]
CLARENCE ‘BOOGIE’ KAHILIHIWA | 1941-2021
Kalaupapa resident of over 60 years taught the importance of ‘giving back’ By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald Clarence “Boogie” Kahilihiwa, one of the youngest of the Kalaupapa community who evolved into a strong leader, delivering his powerful words to the State Legislature, the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Iolani Palace, died […]
Maui-born Sister of Social Service dies in California of COVID-19
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald There is a small but significant subset of people born and raised in Hawaii who move to the mainland where they enter the religious life as priests, sisters and brothers, living a life of service of which folks back home are mostly unaware. One such person was Sister Susan […]
SISTER HELEN AGNES IGNACIO, OSF | 1929-2021
Hilo-born Sister of St. Francis was a woman of many gifts Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities Helen Agnes Ignacio, a woman of many talents and a quick wit, went home to God on Jan. 25, at the Plaza in Kaneohe after a lengthy illness. She was 91 and a Franciscan for 72 […]
SISTER BEATRICE CARVALHO | 1924-2021
Isle-born Maryknoller worked among the poor in Central America This article is based on a Jan. 15 letter by Maryknoll Sister Janet S. Hockman “to sisters, family and friends.” Big Island-born, Maui-raised Maryknoll Sister Beatrice Carvalho, who spent decades as a missioner in Central America and who also, for a while, brought her radiant smile […]
FATHER RAYMOND E. MALLEY, SM | 1940-2021
Marianist served 20 years in Hawaii as a dedicated teacher, pastor Father Raymond Malley, who spent a third of his years as a Marianist priest as a teacher and pastor in Hawaii, died Jan. 7 in Cupertino at the age of 80 in the 61st year of his religious profession. He was ordained 58 years. […]
FATHER SCOTT BUSH | 1950-2021
Priesthood was second, much richer, career for island-born vocation By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Scott Bush, an Oahu-born, part-Hawaiian former moving company manager who left a business career to embrace God’s call to priesthood, serving more than 25 years in parishes on the Big Island and Oahu, died Jan. 2 at Island Hospice […]
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