Retired Auxiliary Bishop James E. Fitzgerald of Joliet, whose diagnosis with Parkinson’s Plus syndrome led him to submit his resignation less than a year after his episcopal ordination, died Sept. 11 of complications of the disease. He was 64.

Parkinson’s Plus syndrome, which is similar to Parkinson’s disease, also affects involuntary nervous system functions such as blood pressure, heart rate and muscle control.

He was ordained to the episcopacy in a ceremony at the Joliet cathedral on the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, March 19, 2002.

Bishop Fitzgerald was pastor of St. Mary Parish in Mokena when he was appointed auxiliary bishop Jan. 11, 2002. A priest of the Joliet Diocese since 1964, he also had been dean of students and rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Romeoville in the 1970s.

Born Dec. 30, 1938, in Chicago, Bishop Fitzgerald attended Marmion Military Academy in Aurora, Ill.; Conception Seminary in Conception, Mo.; and De Paul University in Chicago. He was ordained a priest on May 23, 1964.

 

Sr. Juliann Palkowitsh

Teacher

School Sister of St. Francis Juliann Palkowitsh, 87, died Sept. 8. Born in Windthorst, Texas, she entered the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1933 and made final vows in 1935. She taught in several states as well as at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glenview; St. Martin, Chicago; St. Joseph, Wilmette; and Our Lady of Good Counsel, Chicago.

Louise Carter

teacher, Peace corps member

Mrs. Louise Pendleton Carter, 88, died Sept. 3. Born in Texarkana, Texas, she taught for more than 12 years in Chicago, primarily at St. Cecilia School on the city’s South Side. She served as organist at St. Cecilia Church. She was also active in the Organization for Community Improvement in the Bronzeville area. Following her teaching career, she joined the Peace Corps. She served as an instructor in Malaysia, teaching science and math from 1971-73. She later returned to Texarkana and was administrator and teacher at a day care center. Her nephew, Father David Jones, is pastor of St. Ambrose Church and president of Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary.

Sr. M. Armella Guiney

Teacher

Sister of Mercy Mary Armella Guiney, 77, died Sept. 5. A Chicago native, she had been a Sister of Mercy for 59 years. She served as a teacher at St. Clotilde, St. Irenaeus, Christ the King, St. Paul of the Cross, and St. Monica. She also served as administrator of Mercy Residence in Olympia Fields from 1985 until she retired in 2000.

Sr. Etienne McDonald

Teacher, principal

BVM Sister of Charity Etienne McDonald, 79, died Sept. 10. Born in Milwaukee, she entered the congregation in 1942 and made her final vows in 1949. She taught and then was principal at Our Lady Help of Christians from 1944-59 and 1966-69, and was principal at St. Eugene from 1959-65. She was a parish minister at Blessed Sacrament, at Queen of Angels, and St Eulalia, Maywood. Sister Etienne also volunteered at the Children’s Zoo in Lincoln Park. She resided at St. Eulalia in retirement until this summer.

 

Sr. Rose Shea

Educator

BVM Sister of Charity Rose Shea, 69, died Sept. 20. Born in Cedar Rapids, she entered the Sisters of Charity in 1951 and professed her final vows in 1959. She served as a teacher and principal. In Chicago she served at St. Eugene, St. Agatha, Holy Cross, Our Lady of Angels, St. Ita, and Holy Family.

Sr. Evelyn Kelley

Teacher

Sister of Providence Evelyn Kelley, 79, died Sept. 18. Born in Everett, Mass., she entered the Sisters of Providence in 1944 and professed her final vows in 1952. She taught at schools in several states and in Taiwan. In the Chicago area, she taught at St. Joseph, Downers Grove, 1947; Maternity BVM, Chicago, 1947-48; St. Francis Xavier, Wilmette, 1948-50; and St. Mel-Holy Ghost, Chicago, 1952.

Sr. Therese Dooling

teacher

Sister of Mercy Therese Marie Dooling, 97, died Sept. 17. A native of Reddick, Ill., she had been a Sister of Mercy for 88 years. She served as a teacher at Holy Rosary, St. Mary’s Training School, St. Mary of the Lake, Mercy Business Girls School, St. Gabriel, Holy Angels, Christ the King, St. Cecilia, St. Clotilde, St. Joachim and St. Catherine of Alexandria. She retired in 1988 and most recently resided in Oak Lawn.

Br. James Oriols

Oldest Claretian

Claretian Brother James Santmiguel Oriols, 104, oldest member of the Claretian Congregation, died Sept. 16. A native of Spain, Brother James joined the Claretians in 1914 and took his perpetual vows in 1922. He was sent to the U.S. in 1924. After spending some time in Washington D.C., he moved to Chicago and was assigned to Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, where he served from 1927-52. He later served at Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Francis of Assisi.

Fr. Neal Kaminski

Former vicar provincial

Franciscan Father Neal Kaminski, 73, died Sept. 15. Born in Pulaski, Wis., he entered the Franciscan Order in 1949. He professed solemn vows in 1953 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. After his ordination, he volunteered for missionary service to the Philippines, where he served for 12 years. He administered the province’s office of Evangelization and office of Peace, Justice and Integrity of Creation. He was elected vicar provincial from 1981-88. He later was named vicar for religious for the Diocese of Rockford and its director for the Propagation of the Faith. He was called to serve in formation work as local minister of Holy Name Friary in Chicago in 1999. He was then appointed as guardian and co-formation director at St. Joseph Interprovincial Friary in Chicago. He is survived by his sister, Alvina Kaminski of Chicago, sister-in-law Marie Kaminski of Rockford, and a niece and nephew.

Margaret O’Dowd

teacher

Margaret Dempsey O’Dowd, 81, died Sept. 14. A Chicago native, she attended Providence High School. After teaching for a year, she joined the Navy and served in the WAVES as a lieutenant from 1943-45. She was stationed in San Francisco, where she married her husband, Frank. They were members of the Christian Family Movement and one of the founding couples of the Cana Conference of Chicago, a Catholic marriage and family life organization. They were awarded the National Catholic Family of the Year Award in 1962 by the National Catholic Welfare Conference. They were active members of St. Francis Xavier in Wilmette from 1958-91.

They entered the Diaconate program in 1986. When Frank died in 1987, she continued with the program, completing her studies in 1989. Mrs. O’Dowd worked as a Headstart Teacher at Westinghouse School in Chicago from 1974-91. She has been a resident of Carmel, Calif. since 1991.

Sr. Francis Pierre Pagels

Teacher

Sister of Providence Francis Pierre (Mary Grace) Pagels, 93, died Sept. 12. Born in Belvidere, Ill., she entered the Sisters of Providence in 1927 and professed her final vows in 1935. She was a teacher and also ministered for more than 35 years as habit room seamstress and doing gift shop sewing, needlework and crafts. In the Chicago area, she taught at St. Mark, Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Joseph, Downers Grove, and at St. Mel in Chicago.

Sr. M. Patricia Doolin

Teacher, principal

Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sister Mary Patricia Doolin, 72, died Sept. 11. Born in Chicago, she moved to Naperville as a teenager with her family. She and her four sisters entered religious life in Wheaton with the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Sister Mary Patricia’s sisters all left the community. However, she reached the benchmark of 55 years of religious life this year. Sister ministered as a teacher and principal in several states. She served as principal at St. Cyril, Chicago, from 1968-70, and at St. Bride School, from 1981-98. She also worked in some archdiocesan administration offices.

She administered the Loretto Early Childhood Center in Wheaton at Loretto Convent from 1999-2001.

 

 

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