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  • 3/14/2025

    Obituary: Father Francis X. Mawn, pastor and missionary

    From a family with several vocations to priesthood and religious life, Father Francis X. Mawn died on March 5 at Regina Cleri Residence, Boston, where he had been living since 2023. Born in Boston on Aug. 8, 1947, he was raised in Milton, attending St. Agatha Grammar School in his home parish. He attended high school at Holy Cross Preparatory Seminary in Dunkirk, N.Y. The high school seminary was for those pondering a vocation with the Passionist Fathers, a community of which his late Uncle Father Benedict J. Mawn, CP, was a member. Two of Father Mawn's aunts were Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston: the late Sister Mary Louise (Mary) Mawn and Sister Modwena (Rosetta) Mawn.

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  • 3/14/2025

    Obituary: Sister Michael of Christ the King, OCD, well-known Carmelite nun

    Sister Michael of Christ the King (Elaine) Crimmins, beloved Carmelite nun of the former Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Danvers, died on March 1, following a period of declining health at St. Joseph Manor in Brockton. Sister Michael's life was one of silence, solitude, work, and deep prayer for the Church and the world: a life lived for 59 years at Danvers Carmel.

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  • 2/21/2025

    Obituary: Father Mark L. Noonan, long-time seminary professor

    A priest for the archdiocese who served almost his entire active priestly ministry on the faculty of St. John Seminary, Father Mark L. Noonan died at Regina Cleri Residence, Boston, on Feb. 9, 2025. The week before, Feb. 2, 2025, he had observed his 66th anniversary of ordination.

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  • 4/4/2025

    Eugene F. Irwin

    Eugene F. Irwin (March 29) in Dennis. Funeral Mass celebrated April 4 at Saint Raphael Church, Medford, for the husband of Anne (Reardon) Irwin, Dennis; and father of Joan Tolson, Medford; William, and Eugene, both of North Andover; and brother of the late Bishop Francis X. Irwin. Committal was private.

  • 4/4/2025

    Joyce (Kingston) Martin

    Joyce (Kingston) Martin (March 30) in Peabody. Funeral Mass celebrated April 7 at Saint John the Baptist Church, Peabody, for the wife of Deacon Leo Martin '77, Peabody; and mother of Leo, David, Jonathan, and Joshua, all of Peabody. Mrs. Martin was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Peabody.

  • 3/28/2025

    Rose Marie (Gilligan) Hobson

    Rose Marie (Gilligan) Hobson (March 22) in Framingham. Funeral Mass celebrated March 26 at Saint Jude Church, Waltham, for the mother of Father Michael A. Hobson, Holy Apostles Parish, Halifax; William, Summitt, N.J.; David, Lincoln; Kimberley Manning, Blackstone; Mark, La Canada Flintridge, Calif.; and sister of Father Adrian Gilligan, OSA, Villanova, Penn.; Jeanne McCammon, Huntington Beach, Calif.; Thomas, Yarmouth; Richard, Cornelius, N. Car.; Elaine Whelan, North Haledon, N.J.; and David, Centreville, N.J. Mrs. Hobson was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Waltham.

  • 3/21/2025

    Sister Mary Michael (Loretta) Connolly, SNDdeN

    Sister Mary Michael (Loretta) Connolly, SNDdeN (March 10) in Ipswich. Funeral Mass celebrated March 18 at Our Lady Queen Chapel, Ipswich, for the daughter of the late John and Mary Jane (Kelly) Connolly; and sister of Louise Viles, Woburn. During 74 years of religious life, Sister Mary Michael served in congregational assignments in Worcester, and, locally, at Most Holy Redeemer, East Boston; Saint Mary, Lynn; Saint Mary of the Annunciation, Cambridge; and Notre Dame, Ipswich. Sister Mary Michael was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ipswich.

  • 3/21/2025

    Sister Janice (Margaret Cornelia) Waters, SNDdeN

    Sister Janice (Margaret Cornelia) Waters, SNDdeN (March 10) in Worcester. Funeral Mass celebrated March 21 at Notre Dame du Lac Chapel, Worcester, for the daughter of the late Harold and Elizabeth (Uniacke) Waters. During 77 years of religious life, Sister Janice served in congregational assignments in Worcester; and, locally, at Saint Bernard, Newton; Notre Dame Academy, Hingham; Saint Augustine, South Boston; Cardinal Cushing High School, Boston; Saint Margaret, Saugus; and Provincial, Boston Province. Sister Janice was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester.

  • 3/21/2025

    Alice C. Landrigan

    Alice C. Landrigan (March 12) in Wellesley. Funeral Mass celebrated March 14 for the sister of the late Sister Georgianna Landrigan, SC. Committal services were private.

  • 3/14/2025

    Maureen (Connors) McElhinney

    Maureen (Connors) McElhinney (Feb. 28) in Boston. Funeral Mass celebrated March 6 at Gate of Heaven Church, South Boston, for the mother of Michael and Michelle McDonough, both of South Boston; Lois Heshmatpour, Reisterstown, Md.; and Paula Bracken, Bridgewater. Sister of Paul Connors, South Boston, and Sister Lois (Marie Paul) Connors, CSJ, Brighton. Mrs. McElhinney was buried in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.

  • 3/14/2025

    Helen (Harrington) Nugent

    Helen (Harrington) Nugent (March 5) in Lynnfield. Funeral Mass celebrated March 14 at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Lynnfield, for the mother of James, Boston; Patricia Hulse, Herndon, Va.; Thomas, Winchester, Ky.; and Lianne Higgins, Hampton, N.H. Sister of Ann Kelly, Fort Myers, Fla.; and the late Father James Harrington. Committal services were private.