Deacon Sylvester Nitzken, a veteran of the Korean War, dies at 96
byDeacon Sylvester “Syl” Nitzken died Oct. 31. He was 96 and had been a deacon for 31 years. Deacon Nitzken was ordained Aug. 28,…
Obituaries
Father John Deatrick dies at 91
byFather John Daniel Deatrick, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, died on Nov. 2. He was 91 and in his 58th year…
Sister Evelyn Hurley, SCN, dies at 109 after 90 years of service
bySister of Charity of Nazareth Evelyn Hurley, formerly Sister Alice William, died on Oct. 16 in Nazareth, Ky. She was 109 and had been…
Xaverian brother Daniel Conaghan, a teacher, dies at 84
byXaverian Brother Daniel Conaghan died Sept. 21 at Nazareth Home. He was 84 and had been a Xaverian for 67 years. Brother Conaghan, a…
Sister Loretta Guenther, who served at St. Joseph Children’s Home, dies at 90
byUrsuline Sister of Louisville Loretta Guenther died Oct. 7 at Nazareth Home-Clifton. She was 90 and in her 72nd year of religious life. Sister…
Sister Bernard of the Little Sisters of the Poor dies at 96
byLittle Sister of the Poor Bernard du St. Sacrement (born Margaret V. Hopkins) died Oct. 3. She was 96 and in her 77th year…
Sister of Charity of Nazareth Molly Thompson dies at 85
bySister of Charity of Nazareth Molly Thompson died Sept. 25. She was 85 and in her 64th year of religious life. Sister Thompson was…
Sister of Charity of Nazareth Mary Jane Rhodes dies at 93
bySister of Charity of Nazareth Mary Jane Rhodes died Sept. 10. She was 93 and in her 73rd year of religious life. Sister Rhodes…
Dominican Sister Ann Dominic Roach dies at 94
byDominican Sister of Peace Ann Dominic Roach died Sept. 8 at Sansbury Care Center in St. Catharine, Ky. She was 94 and in her…
Deacon Richard James Walsh dies at 87
byDeacon Richard James Walsh died on Aug. 29. He was 87 and had served as a deacon for 31 years. Deacon Walsh, a graduate…