We regret that the November obituaries had been overlooked in the web edition.

November 9, 2003

Sr. Mary Jane Andrews

Educator

Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Mary Jane Andrews, 63, died Oct. 27 after a long battle with cancer. A native of Evergreen Park, she was the second of seven children. After graduating from the Academy of Our Lady in Chicago in 1957, she entered the Daughters of Charity. She served as a teacher at Marillac High School, Northfield, from 1967-75; St. Francis de Sales School, Lake Zurich, from 1982-86; and at Our Lady of the Gardens School, Chicago, from 1986-89. She also taught in several other states. She is survived by two sisters, two brothers, and nieces and nephews.

James O’Gara

Former Commonweal editor

James O’Gara, 85, managing editor and editor of Commonweal magazine for 32 years, died Oct. 22 of a heart attack. A Chicago native, he served as associate director of the Chicago Catholic Worker House of Hospitality and associate editor of the Chicago Catholic Worker newspaper.

O’Gara served for four years in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, he cofounded Today, a national Catholic student magazine. He then worked at Voice of St. Jude (later renamed U.S. Catholic) until moving to New York to become managing editor of Commonweal in 1952. Sixteen years later he became editor, retiring in 1984. He often wrote about the teaching of the Catholic Church on social justice and the challenges facing Catholics in the U.S. He also covered some of the sessions of the Second Vatican Council during trips to Rome.

He is survived by two daughters and two grandchildren.

Sr. Mary Slattery

Educator

Sister of Providence Mary (Patricia Louise) Slattery, 79, died Oct. 22. Born in Los Angeles, she entered the Sisters of Providence in 1942 and professed her final vows in 1949.

She taught music in several states. She also served as pastoral associate and director of religious education at parishes in Indiana. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught music at St. Mel, Chicago, from 1944-45; and at St. Athanasius, Evanston, from 1953-57.

Sr. Marie Patrick Cooney

educator

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Marie Patrick Cooney died Oct. 18 at age 92. Born in New London, Wis., she was one of seven children. She made her final profession of vows in 1939 and ministered as an elementary teacher and principal for 45 years in several states. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Cajetan School from 1940-47, and at Ss Faith, Hope and Charity, Winnetka, from 1967-70. She then served as librarian at Saints Faith, Hope and Charity from 1970-79.

Sr. Moira Hopkins

Housekeeper

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Moira Hopkins, 93, died Oct. 18. Born in Ireland, she was one of nine children. She moved to the U.S. at age 19 and became a naturalized citizen when she was 26, the same year she made her first religious profession. She made her final profession three years later in 1939. She served in several states as a housekeeper for the sisters in the convents. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she ministered at St. Cajetan Convent, 1949-51; Ss. Faith, Hope and Charity Convent, Winnetka, 1951-54 and 1967-68; St. Thomas More Convent, Chicago, 1958-60; and at St. Luke Convent, River Forest, 1963-66.

Sr. Catherine McNulty

Teacher

BVM Sister of Charity Catherine (St. Edgar) McNulty, 93, died Oct. 18. A Chicago native, she graduated from St. Bridget School and worked as a stenographer before entering the Sisters of Charity in 1928. She professed her final vows in 1936. She ministered in education.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Charles Borromeo, 1936-37; St. Gertrude, 1953-54; St. Cornelius, 1954-56; Our Lady of Lourdes, 1956-62 and 1972-81; and Holy Name Cathedral Elementary School, 1968-72, where she was principal. Sister Catherine also was an elementary school supervisor for the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1962-68. She is survived by nieces and nephews.

Sr. Mary Peter Prince

teacher

Servant of Mary Sister Mary Peter (Angeline Cecilia) Prince died Oct. 13. She entered the Servants of Mary in 1936 and made her final profession in 1944. She served as a teacher for 53 years. She is survived by two sisters and many nieces and nephews.

Sr. Cajetan Spelman

Teacher

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Cajetan (Ethel) Spelman, 91, died Oct. 9. A Chicago native, she was one of seven children. She made her first religious profession in 1935 and her final profession in 1938. She served as a teacher at the high school level in several states. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she served as registrar at Trinity High School, River Forest, from 1977-93. She is survived by one sister.

Sr. Duchesne Herold

Served in hospitals

Franciscan Sister of Mary Duchesne Herold, 85, died Oct. 9. Born in St. Louis, she was one of 12 children. She joined the congregation now known as the Franciscan Sisters of Mary in 1941 and professed her final vows in 1947. In the Chicago area, she ministered at St. Francis Hospital and Health Center in Blue Island from 1958-64.

Sr. Lillian Marie Gadus

Teacher

Adrian Dominican Sister Lillian Marie Gadus, 87, died Oct. 7. Born in Cleveland, she was in the 69th year of her religious profession. She spent 39 years ministering in elementary education in several states. In the Chicago area, she was a teacher at Ascension in Harvey from 1939-47.

November 23, 2003

Sr. M. Hortense Kizior

Retired pharmacist

Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth Mary Hortense Kizior, 85, died Nov. 16. A Chicago native, she entered the congregation in 1935. After spending her early convent years in Rome and Paris helping Polish immigrants, she returned to the U.S. and earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy. She served at St. Mary’s Hospital in Chicago and then went to Texas, where she established the pharmacy department at Bethania Hospital in Wichita Falls. She served as director of pharmacy services at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas from 1958-74. She returned to Bethania in 1974 and became director of pharmacy.

Sr. Augustus Heinen

Teacher

School Sister of St. Francis Augustus Heinen, 102, died Nov. 9. Born in Milo, Iowa, she entered the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1917 and made her profession of vows in 1924. She lived her religious ministry in education, serving for more than 60 years in several states. She taught in Chicago at St. Nicholas, 1917-18; Blessed Agnes, 1918-19; St. Matthias, 1919-20 and 1945-50; Our Lady of Victory, 1920-22; and Immaculate Conception, 1950-56. She also taught at St. Joseph, Waukegan, 1932-33 and 1956-61; St. Joseph, Wilmette, 1961-65; and St. Joseph, Summit, 1965-81.

Sr. M. Celine Wozniak

Teacher, medical technologist

Sister of St. Joseph Mary Celine Wozniak died Nov. 5. She was a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis for 74 years. She served as a teacher in several states. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Barbara High School and at St. Mary of Perpetual Help High School. She later became a medical technologist and worked at hospitals in other states.

Fr. Kieran O’Hara

Teacher, vocation director

Carmelite Father Kieran O’Hara died Nov. 5. At the time of his death, he was the oldest member of the Carmelite Order in the U.S. at age 93.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., he professed his first vows in 1931 and his solemn vows in 1934. From 1934-38 he taught at Mt. Carmel High School, Chicago, while completing his theology studies for the priesthood.

Ordained a priest in 1937, he continued teaching at Mt. Carmel until his assignment to Lewis University in Romeoville as a chaplain from 1938-39. He then served at St. Clara Parish from 1939-44 as associate pastor and vocation director for the Carmelite Order.

He was appointed pastor at St. Clara in 1944, where he remained until he was assigned to the new Aylesford Priory of the Carmelites in Darien, in 1960. There he founded the Carmelite Missions Office to aid the missionary work in Latin America. He visited missions in Peru and Chile.

From 1966-68, he served in Joliet. He then served for several years in Louisiana, where he was founding director of the Mt. Carmel Missions of the Sisters of Mt. Carmel.

He returned to the Chicago area in 1998, first residing in Darien, and then in Naperville.

Sr. Damiana Kilroy

Principal, librarian

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Damiana Kilroy died Nov. 3. She was serving as librarian at Visitation Elementary School on Chicago’s South Side at the time of her death. One of seven children, she was born in Omaha, Neb. She entered the Sinsinawa Dominican Order in 1945 and made her final profession of vows in 1950. She served as a teacher and administrator in several states. From 1982-87, she served as pastoral leader at the Dominican Motherhouse, one year as vicaress, and four as prioress. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she served as principal of Visitation Elementary School from 1970-77 and as librarian and teacher in the learning center from 1987-2003.