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Submit an obituaryJuly 27, 1937 - February 26, 2025 Jose A. Debasa, the first lay person to head the financial operations of the largest Roman Catholic Archdiocese in the U.S., the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, passed away peacefully at ho…
Read moreThe Province of the United States recommends to our fraternal prayers our dear brother James Allen Delong, priest, of the Cupertino Marianist Community of Cupertino, California, who died in the service of the Blessed Vir…
Read moreSister Mary Katherine Dolan, formerly known as Sister Sean Marie, died on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 85 years of age and in the 66th year of her religious profession in t…
Read moreSister M. Luella, CSC (Anna Lyda Van Dorn) November 7, 1922 — December 2, 2024 Entered the Sisters of the Holy Cross from Los Angeles, California, on August 1, 1945 Initial Profession of Vows on August 15, 1948 Anna Lyda…
Read moreDeacon Peter K. Chu died Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Peter Chu was born in Mainland China, on May 6, 1943, and subsequently moved with his family to Taiwan 1949. Peter attended the National Chung Hsing University, Tai…
Read moreReverend Joseph Vincent Moniz died September 7, 2024. He was 83 years old. Father Joe, as he was known, was a beloved pastor at St. Philip the Apostle Church in Pasadena for nearly 20 years, until his retirement in 2018…
Read moreDeacon Fermin Herrera died Saturday, August 30, 2024. Fermin Herrera was born in Mexico City, on July 7, 1951, to Pedro and Carmen Herrera. Fermin met his future wife, Olga Arreguin Hernandez, in 1970, and they were marr…
Read moreReverend Monsignor Kevin John Larkin died Saturday, August 17, 2024. He was 89 years old. Msgr. Larkin was born on December 27, 1934, in Cork City, Co. Cork, to Daniel and Mary Larkin (nee O’Riley). He is the eldest of h…
Read moreReverend Philip Edwards, O.S.B., died Wednesday, August 14, 2024. He was 95 years old. Fr. Philip was a religious order priest who was ordained on August 12, 1967, for the Benedictine monks. While serving in the Archdioc…
Read moreSr. Theresa Diane Lopez, OSF (also known as Sister Gerard), passed away on August 8, 2024. She entered the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart in 1957, making perpetual vows in 1963. Sr. Theresa served in domestic mi…
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