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Submit an obituaryReverend Raymond M. Hopp died Monday, April 8, 2024. Father Raymond was ordained for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on May 1, 1965, and later incardinated into the Diocese of Baker, Oregon, on May 17, 1976. While serving…
Read moreReverend Msgr. J. Michael Bunny died Monday, April 8, 2024. He was 84 years old. Msgr. Bunny was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on May 1, 1965. While serving as a priest, these were his assignments:…
Read moreDeacon William Dale Taufer died March 25, 2024, at the age of 95. Deacon Dale was born on January 5, 1929, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He moved with his family to North Hollywood, California. He subsequently served in the U…
Read moreReverend Paul Wolkovits died Friday, March 22, 2024. He was 76 years old and had been living in Florida, where he retired. Father Paul was ordained for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on June 5, 1993. While serving in the…
Read moreReverend James R. Blantz, C.S.C., died Saturday, March 2, 2024. He was 92 years old. Fr. James was a religious order priest who was ordained on June 10, 1959, for the Holy Cross Fathers. Wh…
Read moreDeacon Chuck Baker died February 8, 2024. He served as a deacon for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at St. Linus Parish in Norwalk for over 25 years. For 15 years, he, along with his wife, Marge, also journeyed with deaco…
Read moreDeacon José Oscar Barrera died January 25, 2024. Deacon Oscar was born on February 11, 1951, in El Salvador. He immigrated to the United States in 1969. Oscar and his wife Matilde were married on March 20, 1971, at Divin…
Read moreDeacon Ruben Cordero died Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at the age of 75. Deacon Ruben was born in Rosario, Argentina, in 1949. He married his long-time companion Maria on December 19, 1970, and had two daughters, Gabriela …
Read moreReverend Jose L. Vega, O.M., died Saturday, January 6, 2024. He was 81 years old. Father Jose was a religious order priest who was ordained on March 22, 1969, for the Minim Fathers. While serving in the archdiocese, he w…
Read moreSister Carolyn Glynn died Dec. 28, 2023, in Mother Theodore Hall, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. She was born on Mar. 21, 1935 in Malden, MA to Allen F. and Caroline Rooney Glynn and was baptized Caroline Ann. Sister Carolyn ent…
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