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...
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Obituaries & Death Notices
Obituary: Archbishop Edgerton R. Clarke, Boston seminary alumnus
Archbishop Edgerton R. Clarke, a 1960 alumnus of the seminary class of St. John Seminary, Brighton, died in his native Jamaica on Feb. 13, 2025. He had...
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Obituary: Sister Clare E. Fitzgerald, SSND, Cambridge native, renowned educator
"I knew her for 50 years. She came from a great family at St. Peter, Cambridge. Phenomenal educator," Msgr. Kevin J. O'Leary described Sister Clare...
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Obituary: Father John F. Mulloy served in parishes and archdiocesan offices
A priest of the archdiocese widely known and admired by people, priests, and bishops, Father John F. Mulloy died at Boston's Regina Cleri Residence,...
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Obituary: Father John U. Paris, Boston's oldest and longest ordained priest, dies
Father John U. Paris, a priest since his ordination at the church of Sant' Alessio in Rome on July 8, 1950, died at Regina Cleri Residence, to where...
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Obituary: Msgr. Cornelius M. McRae, seminary spiritual director, rector, and pastor
It probably is not often that we can define an individual, and especially a priest, with a single word, but in the case of Msgr. Cornelius M. McRae, it...
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Obituary: Father Eugene K. Kirke, long-serving missionary in Peru
A native of Kilkerley, County Louth, Ireland, and the last surviving child of the late Hugh and Brigid (McKenna) Kirke, he was born on March 4, 1934, and...
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Death Notices
Father William C. Russell, SJ
Father William C. Russell, SJ (Feb. 11) in Weston. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 17, 2025, at Holy Spirit Chapel, Weston, for the son of the late William and Mary (White) Russell, and brother of Gregory, Westford; and Jude, Kingston. During 60 years of priestly ministry, he served in assignments of the Jesuits United East Province in Jamaica; France; Calif.; Maine; Lenox; Worcester; and, locally, at Boston College High School, Boston; Saint Ignatius Loyola, Newton; Boston College, Newton; Loyola House, Boston; and Provincial Offices, Boston and Watertown. Father Russell was buried in the Jesuit Cemetery, Weston.
Virginia (O'Brien) Cahill
Virginia (O'Brien) Cahill (Feb. 3) in Andover. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 12 at Saint Augustine Church, Andover, for the mother of Joseph, Andover; and Janine Brady, Oakland, Tenn.; and sister of Thomas, Andover; and the late Father Gerard O'Brien, SJ. Mrs. Cahill was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.
Martin Horkan
Martin Horkan (Feb. 9) in Malden. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 18 at Saint Joseph Church, Malden, for the husband of Anne (Whooley) Horkan, Malden; and father of Marie DiMeglio, Wakefield; Joanne Pelletier, Bedford, N.H; Theresa Ventura, Melrose; Michelle Colburn, Eliot, Maine; and Martin, Malden; and brother of Sister Nuala Horkan SSJG, Perth, Australia. Mr. Horkan was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.
Mary (Walsh) Ross
Mary (Walsh) Ross (Feb. 10) in Framingham. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 17 at Holy Family Chapel, Framingham, for the wife of Charles, Framingham; mother of Charles, Medway; and Nancy Kelly, Natick; and sister of Father John Walsh, SJ, Weston; Francis, Melrose; and Thomas, Bedford. Mrs. Ross was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Natick.
Daniel W. Shea
Daniel W. Shea (Feb. 10) in Marblehead. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 14 at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Marblehead, for the husband of Marjorie, and father of Catherine Turino, Glen Ridge, N.J.; Carolyn Cure, East Greenwich, R.I.; and Susan May, Marblehead; and brother of Father Timothy Shea, Saint Barbara, Woburn.
Father Mark L. Noonan
Father Mark L. Noonan '59 (Feb. 9) in Boston. Funeral arrangements pending for the son of the late James and Mary (O'Brien) Noonan, and brother of Peter. Father Noonan served in parish assignments at Saint Francis Xavier, Weymouth; Holy Trinity (German), Boston, and faculty of Saint John Seminary (1966-2003); and, more recently, in residence at Regina Cleri, Boston. [Ed. \ His obituary will be in the Feb. 21, 2025, issue of The Pilot.]
Deacon Francis R. Tremblay
Deacon Francis R. Tremblay '02 (Jan. 31) in Stoughton. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 11 at Saint Catherine of Siena Church, Norwood, for the father of Matthew, Kingwood, Texas; Michael, East Hampton, N.Y.; and Joseph, Sag Harbor, N.Y.; and brother of Rosanna Kenny, Dracut; and Mary Burke, Methuen. During 22 years of diaconal ministry, he served in assignments in Nassau Street Jail, Boston; Our Lady of Sorrows, Sharon; and Saint Catherine of Siena, Norwood. Deacon Tremblay was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery, Canton.
Sister Yvonne (Mary Judith Clare) Arcand, CSC
Sister Yvonne (Mary Judith Clare) Arcand, CSC (Feb. 4) in Notre Dame, Ind. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 20 at Our Lady of Loretto Church, Notre Dame, Ind., for the daughter of the late Edgar and Harriet (Brown) Arcand. During 71 years of religious life, the Brookline native served in congregational assignments in Ill.; Penn.; Texas; and Va. Sister Yvonne was buried in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, Notre Dame, Ind.
Jane (Zielinski) Koza
Jane (Zielinski) Koza (Feb. 4) in Beverly. Funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 8 at Shrine of Divine Mercy, Salem, for the mother of Deacon John Koza, Beverly, and David, New York, N.Y. Mrs. Koza was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery, Salem.
Father Richard K. Gross, SJ
Father Richard K. Gross, SJ (Jan. 23) of Boston. Funeral Mass celebrated for the son of the late Harry and Ethelreaa (Swan) Gross, and brother of Donald, Newbury, N.H.; Joan Benzie, Wellesley; and June O'Neill, Portsmouth, N.H. During 48 years of priestly ministry, Father Gross served in assignments of the Jesuit United East Province in Belgium; Britain, Conn.; Ohio; Penn.; Tenn.; R.I.; Lenox; Worcester; and, locally, at Boston College, Newton; Loyola House and Boston College High School, Boston; and Phillips Academy, Andover. Father Gross was buried in the Jesuit Cemetery, Weston.
Father John F. Mulloy
Father John F. Mulloy (Jan. 29) in Boston. Father Mulloy died at Regina Cleri Residence, Boston. Father Mulloy was born in Malden and raised in Wakefield. He served in multiple parish and archdiocesan assignments since his May 23, 1970, ordination at Holy Cross Cathedral by Bishop Jeremiah F. Minihan. [Ed. -- Funeral arrangements were pending at press time. His obituary will be in the Feb. 7, 2025, issue of The Pilot.]
Stephen M. Plefka
Stephen M. Plefka (Jan. 20) in Quincy. Funeral Mass celebrated Jan. 27 at Saint Agatha Church, Milton, for the brother of Sister Esther Plefka, SC, Quincy; and Frank, Wrentham. Mr. Plefka was buried in Blue Hills Cemetery.
