Adrian Dominican Sister Grace (Mary Elizabeth) Dougherty, 84, died June 10 in Adrian, Michigan.

Born in Chicago, she graduated from Aquinas High School, and she was the 65th year of her religious life.

Sister Grace ministered over 14 years in Michigan, Alabama and Florida; was a counselor/pastoral minister in Florida; and served a six-year term in congregational leadership as co-provincial of St. Rose of Lima Province, based in West Palm Beach, Florida. She also served the congregation for six years as director of pastoral care.

Sister Grace ministered for more than 18 years (1990-2008) at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, where she served as hospital chaplain and director of spiritual care. She became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in Adrian in 2017.

She is survived by her brothers Patrick Dougherty and Robert Dougherty.

Redemptorist Brother Marvin Hamann, 92, died June 24 in Liguori, Missouri.

Born in Detroit, Brother Marvin enlisted in the Army after high school and served as an infantryman in the Korean War. After being honorably discharged, he began a career in banking.

A decade later, he felt called to religious life and made his first profession of vows as a Redemptorist brother in 1963. After serving in Wisconsin and as a clerk in the Liguori Publications post office in Missouri, he professed final vows in 1967 and was appointed postmaster.

In 1970, he joined the provincial administration staff in Chicago, and a year later joined the staff at Villa Redeemer in Glenview.

He worked on the financial staffs of Redemptorist institutions in Wisconsin, Colorado and Missouri until his retirement in 2007.

Divine Word Father James Henry, 90, died July 3 in Techny. He was a teacher in Los Angeles and missionary in Papua New Guinea.

Born in New York, Father Henry entered the Divine Word Seminary in Girard, Pennsylvania, in 1945, professed vows in 1951 and was ordained a priest in 1959.

He taught high school students in Southern California — first at Divine Word Seminary in Riverside and then as a member of the inaugural staff of Verbum Dei High School in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles — before being assigned to Papua New Guinea in 1972. Twelve years later, he returned to California, where he served as a Navy chaplain and taught high school English.

He retired in 2013 and moved to Techny in 2015.

He is survived by his brothers Martin and Michael Henry and 25 nieces and nephews.

Sister of St. Joseph-Third Order of St. Francis Stephanie Ostrowski, 85, of Bartlett, died July 4.

Born in Chicago, she was a member of her religious community for 67 years. Sister Stephanie was an elementary school teacher, and she was principal at Queen of the Universe. She also served as provincial director of the Sisters of St. Joseph-Third Order of St. Francis and assistant manager and program director at Senate Apartments for senior living.

She is survived by her siblings, Leonard Ostrowski, Theresa Cernak, Richard Ostrowski, Rita Roberts, Mary Frances Cleveland and Norbert Ostrowski.

Father Richard E. Bulwith, 80, died June 14. He was the former associate pastor of St. Hilary Parish and associate director of Catholic Charities.

Born in Melrose Park, Father Bulwith attended St. Lawrence Seminary, Quigley Preparatory Seminary and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary before being ordained in 1967.

He also earned master’s degrees in health science at Governor’s State University and in spirituality at Loyola University Chicago.

He served as associate pastor of St. Emeric, Country Club Hills; St. Michael, Orland Park;  Immaculate Conception (North Park Avenue); St. Nicholas, Evanston; and St. Hilary. He was pastor of St. George (Lituanica Avenue). From 1987 to 2017, Father Bulwith served as associate director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Father James Heneghan, a friend of Bulwith and associate pastor at Our Lady of the Rosary, was grateful for the work that Bulwith did with Catholic Charities. “He was touched to see the healing and growth in the community he served at Catholic Charities,” Heneghan said. “And this energized and empowered his priesthood beyond a parochial setting.”

Father Daniel M. Tomich, 71, died June 25. He was the former pastor of Queen of Apostles Parish, Riverdale.

Born in Chicago, he attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary, Niles College and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary before being ordained in 1976.

He was associate pastor of St. Patricia, Hickory Hills; St. Victor, Calumet City; and St. Monica. Later, he was pastor of Queen of Apostles, Riverdale, for more than 10 years, and then associate pastor of St. Alexander, Palos Heights, St. Louis de Montfort, Oak Lawn; and St. John Fisher.

“His friendship has been a gift,” said Father Dennis Zalecki, pastor emeritus of St. Anastasia Parish in Waukegan. He met Father Tomich during seminary at Quigley South and he recalled that they were bound together by their mutual sense of humor.

Deacon Thomas F. Dehler, 84, of O’Fallon, Missouri, died June 13.

Born in Chicago, he was ordained in 1988 and served at St. Lawrence O’Toole Parish in Matteson before moving to Missouri.

He was predeceased by his wife, Janet Birnett Dehler. He is survived by his second wife, Priscilla, and his children Thomas Dehler Jr., Alicia Dehler and Beth Del Rosario; stepchildren Tracy Webb-Wiley, Robert Webb, Mark Webb and Gary Webb; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Barbara Baker.

Deacon Jose Colon-Ortiz, 89, died June 15. He was ordained in 1972 and served at Holy Rosary, Resurrection, St. Aloysius and St. Mark parishes.

His wife, Emma, predeceased him. He is survived by his children Jose Colon, Mayra Colon, Elsie Colon and Lisandra Toro; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and his siblings, Antonia Maria Colon, Margarita Colon, Francisco Colon, Miguel Colon.

Deacon Dexter Gary Watson, 70, died June 18.

He was ordained in 1990 and served at St. Malachy and Precious Blood Parish, now part of Blessed Maria Gabriella Parish.

Born in Chicago, he was a U.S. Army veteran and former 27th Ward alderman.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Robin Watson; children Dexter II, Amber and Ryan Watson; his mother, Gloria Watson; and his sister, Sharone Watson.

Divine Word Father Paul Nadolny, 68, died June 12 in Techny after fighting cancer.

Born in Wisconsin, he graduated from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a bachelor’s degree in forestry and worked in the field before joining the Peace Corps and serving in Guatemala. When his commitment with the Peace Corps ended in 1983, he entered the Divine Word Associates Program and professed vows in 1984.

As a seminarian, he studied at Catholic Theological Union and volunteered at St. Procopius parish in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood before being ordained to the priesthood in 1989.

Father Nadolny’s first assignment as a priest was in Chiapas, Mexico, where he served indigenous people. While in the United States to foster a partnership with a Wisconsin parish in 1995, Father Nadolny learned that the Mexican government refused to renew his visa.

 After a year of hoping to return to Mexico, Father Nadolny’s superiors encouraged him to learn Portuguese in Brazil in preparation for his next assignment, a new mission to Mozambique. In 1999, Father Nadolny became one of the first Divine Word Missionaries to serve in the southeastern African nation, where he worked among the Zulu, Makua and Bantu peoples.

In 2019, Father Nadolny moved back to Techny for cancer treatment.

He is survived by his brothers James, Joseph, David and Stephan Nadolny; and his sisters Ann Luckey and Mary Garrity.

BVM Sister Vivian C. (Lauren) Wilson, 94, died June 21 in Dubuque, Iowa.

Born in Wyoming, she entered the BVM congregation in 1948 and professed final vows in 1955.

She taught elementary school in Iowa and South Dakota and at St. Callistus. She also served as an admissions counselor and assistant director of the Business Administration Institute at Mundelein College and director of religious education at St. Keiran, Chicago Heights.

Servant of the Holy Heart of Mary Sister Bernadette (Awilda) Pabon, 76, died June 22.

Sister Bernadette was born in Puerto Rico and, after her mother died, lived in several foster homes. As a teen, she attended Holy Family Academy in Beaverville, Illinois, where she met the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary and began to consider religious life.

However, she married Nobel Pabon and raised a family. For more than three decades, Bernadette served as a catechist and trainer in the Archdiocese of Chicago. She was director of religious education at Holy Rosary Parish for 33 years.

After her husband died and her sons were grown, she pursued the call to religious life. Sister Bernadette made her vows in September 2020 and ministered in Batavia, Hopkins Park, Champaign and Kankakee.

She is survived by her sons, Frank, Rey, Joseph (Cynthia) and Robert (Alejandra), her daughter-in-law, Toni Pabon; 10 grandchildren; her brothers Alfred and Jose Oquendo; her sister Hedda Vazquez; and her adopted family the Suprenants.

Deacon Paul Telle, 86, of Park City, died May 29. He was ordained in 1990 and ministered at St. Dismas and Holy Family parishes in Waukegan. He also worked as a chaplain at Vista Medical System/Victory Memorial Hospital.

Born in Missouri, he married Barbara Muthig there before in earning a doctorate in nutrition. He was a member of the American Society of Animal Science, American Dairy Science Association, American Poultry Science Association, Professional Animal Scientist, American Dietetic Association and Professional Chaplain Association.

After retiring from active ministry as a deacon, he was an alderman in Park City from 2009 to 2013.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara; children Jennifer Hall, Cynthia Cassidy, Audrey Mackey, Patricia Telle and Paul Telle Jr.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren, Klaira, Leyna, Emery, Timothy, Olivia and Scarlett.

Divine Word Father Khien (John) Mai Luu, 63, pastor of Resurrection of Our Lord in St. Louis, died in his sleep on May 26.

Father Khien, who devoted his priesthood to working in formation and pastoral ministries, was a missionary in Australia, Vietnam and the United States. He studied at Catholic Theological Union from 1987 until he was ordained in Techny in 1992.

“He was a kind and gentle person who always tried to bring peace and harmony to other people,” said Divine Word Father Quang Duc Dinh, provincial superior of the Chicago Province.

Born in Vietnam, he entered the seminary as a youth in 1969 and earned a certificate in philosophy from Pope John XXIII Seminary in My Tho, Vietnam, in 1979. His seminary studies were interrupted the following year when he left Vietnam, lived in a Thai refugee camp and finally settled in San Jose, California.

Shortly after arriving in the United States, he earned certificates in electronic assembly and electronic technology. In 1982, he enrolled in Divine Word College in Epworth, Iowa, where he continued his seminary training.

Providence Sister Elizabeth (Joseph Aloyse) Meyer, 90, died on June 1 in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.

Born in Indiana, she entered the Sisters of Providence in 1950 and professed final vows in 1957. 

She was a teacher and school librarian in Indianan and Illinois. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she served at St. Genevieve (1958-1964).

Deacon James Eugene Carroll, 88, died May 7. He was ordained in 2002 and served at Holy Cross, Deerfield, before moving to Iowa, where he ministered at the Church of the Nativity in Dubuque.

Deacon Carroll grew up in Philadelphia and attended Villanova University. He served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958, then began a career in sales with Chesebrough Ponds, which eventually brought him to Chicago.

He married the late Janis Lee Opperman in 1961 and they raised four children together. After retiring, he was ordained a deacon and ministered to people with addiction, who were imprisoned and who had fallen away from the church.

He is survived by his children Jim Carroll, Joe Carroll, Mary Ellen Carroll and Shannon Krause; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and his brother, Charlie Carroll.

Deacon Joseph Truesdale, 78, died May 18. He was ordained in 2003 and served at St. George Parish, Tinley Park.

A U.S. Army veteran, Deacon Truesdale is survived by his wife, Mary; three children; eight grandchildren; and siblings Marion McGrane, Arthur Truesdale; Dorie Compton; Ernest Truesdale, Bill Truesdale and George Truesdale.

Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Mary (Margaret Michele) Motz, 89, died Jan. 18 in Cincinnati.

Born in Cincinnati, Sister Mary taught for 10 years in parish schools before attending a Montessori training course in 1962. During her 47-year Montessori career, she served as administrator of Montessori schools, developed and directed Montessori teacher training programs and started new Montessori programs.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she was a coordinator and teacher at the Midwest Teacher Training Center in Evanston (1967-2010) while also working at other Midwestern schools.

Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Marianne (Robert Mary) Bobowski, 84, died Dec. 5, 2021, in Cincinnati.

A native of Chicago, Sister Marianne attended St. Helen School and Notre Dame High School for Girls. She began 43 years of teaching in 1957 and taught every grade from one through six. She also took additional courses in guidance and counseling. She taught at parish schools across Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan.

In 2000, Sister Marianne retired from formal education and received her certification/license as a massage therapist.

Sister of St. Casimir Marilyn Kuzmickus, 83, died April 30 in Lemont.

Born in Waukegan, Sister Marilyn attended St. Bartholomew School there. She made her first profession of vows in 1957 and her final profession in 1962.

Sister Marilyn ministered in the Archdiocese of Chicago for 50 years. She taught at St. George (31st Street, 1957-1959), Immaculate Conception (44th Street, 1959-1966), Sts. Peter and Paul (1966-1967), Providence of God (1967-1968) and Maria High School (1977-1978).

Sister Marilyn served the community as formation directress from 1971 to 1978. She then served in congregational leadership positions from 1978 to 1998, first as assistant general superior and then as general superior. In these roles, Sister Marilyn participated in the national Leadership Conference of Women Religious and regionally with formation directresses of both women’s and men’s communities in Illinois.

She was also a member of the Women Religious Executive Committee, initiated by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin to promote dialogue among women religious in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

During her time as assistant general superior, Sister Marilyn worked on the beatification cause of Mother Maria Kaupas, gathering historical material and testimonies as part of this work. As the cause progressed, she became the postulator.

From 2014 until her death Sister Marilyn provided the ministry of prayer and presence at Franciscan Village in Lemont.

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Marie (Dominice) Condon, 92, died May 1 in Hazel Green, Wisconsin.

Born in Chicago, Sister Marie made her first religious profession in 1949 and her perpetual profession in 1952. She was a teacher, principal and tutor, and served as a pastoral minister, director of religious education, Catholic Charities staff member and assistant prioress at the Sinsinawa motherhouse.

She ministered in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Florida.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Marie taught at Visitation Grade School (1978-1983) and St. Cajetan (1983-1986). She served at Visitation Parish as parish staff (1978-1983) and on the pastoral team (1986-1991), and then as pastoral minister at St. Basil-Visitation Parish (1991-1992). Sister Marie was a tutor at Marillac House (2004-2005) and the Learning Center (2005-2012).

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Catherine (Anne Mary) Cox, 80, died May 15 in Hazel Green, Wisconsin.

Born in Wisconsin, Sister Catherine made her first religious profession in 1961 and her perpetual profession in 1966. She was a teacher, principal, counselor, resource learning center supervisor, assistant superintendent and teacher personnel supervisor in Illinois, Nebraska and Wisconsin.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Catherine taught at St. Thomas More (1963-1968); St. Luke, River Forest (1976-1986); and St. Barnabas (1991-1993). She served as counselor and supervisor of the Resource Learning Center at St. Thomas More (1972-1976); principal of St. Zachary, Des Plaines (1986-1990), and St. Hugh, Lyons (1990-1991); and adjunct teacher at Dominican University, River Forest (1991-1992).

She is survived by a sister, Carol McPheeters.

Father Michael A. Wulsch, 76, died April 27. He was the former pastor of three parishes.

Born in Chicago, he attended St. Anthony of Padua School, De LaSalle Institute and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary before being ordained in 1972.

Father Wulsch was assistant pastor of Our Lady of the Ridge, Chicago Ridge, and associate pastor of St. Frances of Rome, Cicero. He was pastor of St. Veronica, St. Monica and St. Peter, Skokie. He retired in 2018.

Msgr. Patrick Pollard, retired archdiocesan priest, remembered the “incredibly engaging personality” of his classmate. “Mike was able to listen to people with patience, understanding and a smile,” Pollard said.

Father Robert L. Ebrom, 76, died May 1. He was a former faculty member at St. Patrick High School.

Born in Chicago, Father Ebrom attended Queen of All Saints School, Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary before being ordained in 1971. Father Ebrom was assistant pastor of St. Cletus, La Grange, and associate pastor of St. Maurice Parish, All Saints-St. Anthony and St. Luke, River Forest.

He was also a faculty member at Quigley Preparatory Seminary, St. Rita of Cascia High School, St. Patrick High School and Fenwick High School, Oak Park.

“He was a wonderful brother, and a very bright and well-read priest,” said Father Joseph Mulcrone, director of the Chicago Catholic Office of the Deaf. “Although his health declined, he made praying for others his ministry,” said Mulcrone, who remembered his classmate as a good teacher who loved teaching young people.

Deacon August “Sonny” Annoreno, 79, died April 29. He was ordained in 2006 and served at Our Lady, Mother of the Church.

He was also an active volunteer with the St. Jude Police League, conducting prayer services at wakes and visitations for members of the Chicago Police Department and their families.

Deacon Annoreno is survived his wife, Barbara, and his sister, Josephine Zima.

Divine Word Brother Joachim (Marion) Brignac, 88, died March 29. He was one of the Society of the Divine Word’s first missionaries of Cajun descent.

Born in New Orleans, Brother Joachim was inspired to a life of service by his mother, a public health nurse. After high school, he worked as an adagio dancer, but that career was cut short by a motorcycle accident. He entered the Society of the Divine Word in 1953 and professed vows six years later.

He served as a maintenance engineer in Louisiana for 14 years before being assigned to the Chicago Province in 1979, where he maintained the buildings and property at the Divine World Theologate in Chicago and the Divine Word residence in Bordentown, New Jersey.

One of his lasting accomplishments is the stage in the gym at Elizabeth School in Bronzeville. The project took him four weeks to build and gave countless numbers of students and teachers satisfaction.

In 2003, he was reassigned to the Southern Province and moved to Bay St. Louis, but in 2005, Hurricane Katrina damaged the Divine Word properties in Bay St. Louis and retired residents, including Brother Joachim, were sent to Techny.

Providence Sister Marceline (Elizabeth) Mattingly, 106, died April 24 in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Born in Kentucky, Sister Marceline entered the Sisters of Providence in 1933 and professed final vows in 1941. She was a teacher, pastoral associate and activity director at the motherhouse, and she served Indiana, Illinois and Washington, D.C.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Francis Xavier, Wilmette (1935-1938); St. Genevieve (1946-1948); St. Andrew (1948-1949), St. Leo (1949-1953); Providence High School (1955-1956). 

Sister Marceline is survived by a brother, Jerry Mattingly.

Providence Sister Joan (Ignatius) Matthews, 93, died April 25 in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.

Born in Ohio, she entered the Sisters of Providence in 1947 and professed final vows on in 1955. She taught music in elementary and high schools in Illinois; Indiana; Maryland; Washington, D.C.; California; and Massachusetts, and she taught music to children with special needs. In 2003, Sister Joan returned to the motherhouse and offered music opportunities to the sisters, with a specialty of sing-alongs. 

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Mel (1950-1952); St. Francis Xavier, Wilmette (1955); and Immaculate Conception (Talcott Avenue, 1955-1959).

Redemptorist Brother Thomas Wright, 76, died April 25 in California. He served as treasurer of both Liguori Publications and the Redemptorists’ Denver Province. He was known for his financial expertise and strict adherence to proper protocols. He served his confreres with efficiency and generosity for 51 years.

Born in Chicago, he attended St. Michael School (Cleveland Avenue). As a young man, he worked as an assistant to Brother Columban at the parish and was inspired to enter the Redemptorist Brothers School at Pine City. He was assigned to assist in the kitchen. He became an accomplished cook, much to the delight of his confreres.

He professed initial vows in 1966 and perpetual vows in 1971, when he began his lengthy ministry in the financial arena.

He ministered in Chicago, Wisconsin, New York and Missouri, where he was treasurer of Liguori Publications at Liguori Mission House from 1984 until 1995. He was appointed assistant treasurer of the former St. Louis Province in Glenview in 1995. When the Denver Province was formed in 1996, he remained in the Office of Financial Services and relocated to Denver, where he was named administrator of the local community. He was appointed treasurer of the Denver Province in 2002, a position he retained until 2007.

Adrian Dominican Sister Cyrilla (Mary Eileen) Zarek, 93, died April 27 in Adrian, Michigan. 

Born in Chicago, she graduated from Sts. Peter and Paul High School. She was in the 75th year of her religious profession: over 22 years in the Nashville Dominican Congregation and in her 51st year with the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sister Cyrilla ministered in education, as a nursing assistant, pastoral associate, director of pastoral education, pastoral minister/theology reflector, hospital chaplain and director of pastoral care in Tennessee, Illinois, Virginia and Michigan.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at Infant Jesus of Prague, Flossmoor (1970-1972); was a nurse aide at Applewood Nursing Home, Matteson (1971-1972); was a pastoral associate (1973-1976) and director of pastoral education (1976-1978) at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center; was a pastoral associate at Nativity of Our Lord (1981-1983) and was a chaplain at St. Joseph Hospital (1997-1999) and Loyola Medical Center, Maywood (1999-2006, 2007-2011).