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Submit an obituaryDeacon Edward Caputo died Sunday, December 6, 2020. Deacon Edward was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1939. His mother died when he was 15 months old and his Italian grandparents raised him. He joined the Air Force…
Read moreReverend John Hampsch, C.M.F., died Monday, November 9, 2020. He was 94 years old. Fr. John Hampsch was ordained on September 1952 for the Claretian Missionaries. While serving in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, these w…
Read moreDeacon Ray Rivera died Saturday, November 7, 2020. Deacon Ray was ordained for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1982, and served faithfully until his retirement in 2016. He grew up in Canoga Park, attending Canoga Park …
Read moreReverend Charles J. O’Rourke died November 6, 2020. Fr. O’Rourke was born on November 1, 1930, in Missouri Valley, IA. He joined the Columban Fathers in high school, and was ordained at St. Columban’s Major Seminary in M…
Read moreReverend Stafford Richard Poole, C.M., died November 1, 2020. He was 90 years old. Fr. Stafford was ordained in 1956 for the Vincentian Fathers. While serving in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, these were his assignments…
Read moreFather Bill Moore, SS.CC., died October 18, 2020, after 45 years of service as a priest and arts minister in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Born September 18, 1949, Father Bill attended Damien High School in La Verne. …
Read moreReverend Kenneth McGuire, C.S.P., died Friday, October 16, 2020. He was 89 years old. Fr. Kenneth was ordained in 1968 for the Congregation of St. Paul. While serving in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, these were his ass…
Read moreReverend Dennis A. Nobleza died Monday, September 14, 2020. Fr. Dennis Nobleza was ordained on November 1975 for the Diocese of San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines. While serving in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, these were …
Read moreDeacon Michael Finocchiaro died Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Before he was a deacon, Michael worked at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center for 33 years, caring for the disabled. He also served with his wife D…
Read moreMonsignor Anthony McGowan died Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at the age of 105. Msgr. McGowan was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1941. When the Diocese of Orange was established, Msgr. McGowan beca…
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