Archive for Category: "Obituaries"

Deacon Feffer dies at age 81

Deacon Feffer dies at age 81

Deacon Edward F. Feffer died March 22.

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Father Wolter served as pastor, chaplain

Father Wolter served  as pastor, chaplain

Father Richard Wolter, 80, died Feb. 25. He was born June 21, 1932 and ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Feb. 22, 1959.

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Deacon Swirtz directed the Propagation of the Faith office

Deacon Swirtz directed the Propagation of the Faith office

Deacon Lawrence Swirtz, 86, died Feb. 19. He was born Jan. 22, 1927 and ordained a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on June 10, 1978.

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Father Roger Pierre served for five decades

Father Roger Pierre served for five decades

Father Roger Pierre, 76, died Feb. 6. He was born Oct. 8, 1936 and ordained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Feb. 2, 1963.

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Longtime St. Joseph’s Hospital leader dies

Longtime St. Joseph’s Hospital leader dies

Sister Marie de Paul (Mary Patricia) Rochester died Dec. 26. She was 99.

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Father Holl minstered as pastor, hospital chaplain

Father Holl minstered as pastor, hospital chaplain

Father James Holl, 90, died Dec. 29.

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Father Berg continued to serve after retirement

Father Berg continued to serve after retirement

Father Richard Berg, 85, died Dec. 26. He was born Nov. 13, 1927 and ordained for the archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis June 7, 1952.

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Msgr. James Habiger, social justice advocate, dies

Msgr. James Habiger, social justice advocate, dies

Msgr. Habiger, former executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, died Oct. 9. He was 85.

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Msgr. James Lavin touched lives of thousands at St. Thomas

Msgr. James Lavin touched lives of thousands at St. Thomas

Msgr. James Lavin, called “the face of the priesthood” to generations of students at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, died Sept 17 at the age of 93.

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Deacon James Seaton served Mendota parish

Deacon James Seaton served Mendota parish

Deacon James B. Seaton Jr. died on Aug. 27, 2012. He was 79.

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Father Jerome Janski served Minneapolis parish for 27 years

Father Jerome Janski served Minneapolis parish for 27 years

Father Jerome J. Janski, who retired from active ministry in 1992, died Aug. 8. He was 87.

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Father Roedel served archdiocese for 53 years

Father Roedel served archdiocese for 53 years

Father Richard Roedel, who retired from active ministry in 2009, died July 16. He was 80 years old.

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