Lifetime as a Sister of St. Francis were ‘years of love’ Sister M. Jeanette Joaquin, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who spent decades teaching elementary school before serving in Hawaii parishes and in other ministries, died Sept. 12 at St. Francis Convent in Honolulu after a lengthy illness. She was 91 […]
FATHER EDWARD TURNER | 1930-2018
Korean War veteran was founding pastor of Resurrection Parish By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Edward Turner, the Korean War veteran who was the founding pastor of Resurrection of the Lord Parish in Waipio, died Aug. 7 at the Veteran’s Medical Center in Palm Beach County, Florida, where he was retired. He was 88 […]
SISTER MARIE TANG OF THE CHILD JESUS | 1924-2018
Quiet, joyful Carmelite was one of Hawaii’s original seven By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “A time to mourn …” Sister Elizabeth DeJesus, reading from the famous passage from Ecclesiastes at the funeral Mass of fellow Carmelite Sister Marie Tang, followed that line with an emotional pause, before continuing, “… and a time to dance.” […]
SISTER AGNES VERA HINO, OSF | 1923-2018
Teacher of 50 years had a Franciscan heart Sister Agnes Vera Hino, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who served as a school teacher for more than five decades, died June 6 at St. Francis Convent in Manoa after a lengthy illness. She was 95 and a religious sister for 69 years. […]
BROTHER DUANE T. CROCKETT, MM | 1925-2018
Maryknoll missioner who served on Big Island active in scouting Maryknoll Brother Duane T. Crockett, who served nearly 18 years in Hawaii, died May 21 at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. He was 92 years old and a Maryknoll brother for 66 years. Brother Crockett was assigned to Hawaii from 1956 to 1973. […]
SISTER MARGARET ANTONE MILHO | 1933-2018: Lifelong educator was known for her vivacious smile, graceful hula
Sister Margaret Antone Milho, a Kauai-born Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities known for her vivacious smile, graceful hula and beautiful voice, died March 14 at St. Francis Convent in Honolulu after a lengthy illness. She was 84 and a religious for 65 years. Services are April 7 at St. Francis Convent in […]
Pretty face, bright eyes: The third in her family sent to Kalaupapa, Elizabeth Kahihikolo lived there 62 years
By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald KALAUPAPA — Nearly 30 years ago during my first visit to Kalaupapa, I walked by the Kalaupapa Hospital. A woman’s voice unexpectedly called out: “Who are you?” I looked up at the window and saw a pretty face with bright eyes and a big smile behind the screen. […]
FATHER FRANCIS T. NAKAGAWA, SM | 1927-2018: Marianist priest, teacher served the Japanese-speaking community
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Maui-born Marianist Father Francis T. Nakagawa, who served Hawaii with a quiet demeanor and gentle smile as a teacher, parish priest and chaplain to the Japanese-speaking community, among other things, died Feb. 24 at the Marianists’ center in Cupertino, California. He was 90, a religious for 69 years and […]
SISTER RUTH MARGARET RAUPP, CSJ | 1921-2018: Carondelet sister served as superior here 6 years
Sister Ruth Margaret Raupp, a sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet who served as the superior of her congregation’s Hawaii vice-province for six years in the 1990s, died Jan. 29 at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 96 and a religious for 71 years. Sister Ruth Margaret spent most of her religious […]
FATHER HALBERT F. WEIDNER, CO | 1946-2018
Punahou alum was a pastor, author By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Oratorian Father Halbert Francis Weidner, the Punahou School graduate who served in priestly ministry in Hawaii for more than 15 years, died Feb. 3 in a care home in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He was 71 and a priest for 41 years. Bishop […]
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