Pastor emeritus

Father Thomas J. Hosty, 93, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago for 69 years, died Oct. 13 at Carmelite Carefree Village in Darien.

A Chicago native, Father Hosty graduated from Quigley Preparatory Seminary in 1929 and completed his seminary training at the University of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein. He was ordained by Cardinal George Mundelein in 1935.

Father Hosty’s first assignment was as assistant pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish at 78th and Ashland Ave.

In 1966, he became pastor of St. Rose and, following his retirement in 1971, pastor emeritus there.

From 1939 to 1947, Father Hosty was a member of the Archdiocesan Mission Band, a group of priests which presented missions and retreats.

In 1947, he was named assistant pastor of St. Angela Parish. He also served as assistant pastor at St. Bridget and St. Robert Bellarmine before being named pastor of St. Cecilia Parish, Mt. Prospect. He wrote three books: “Straight From the Shoulder,” “Good Morning, Boys and Girls,” and “Small Talks for Small People.”

A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 19 at Most Holy Redeemer Church, Evergreen Park.

Sr. Mariclare Schulte

educator at St. Peter, Skokie

School Sister of St. Francis Mariclare Schulte (Clara), 80, died Oct. 12 at St. Joseph Convent, Campbellsport, Wis. Born in Jefferson City, Mo., she was received into the School Sisters of St. Francis community in 1942 and made profession of vows in 1944.

She was an educator who served at St. Peter School, Skokie, from 1960 to 1999 as a teacher, vice principal and special education teacher.

Sr. Christine Myskow

Teacher, pastoral minister

School Sister of St. Francis Christine Myskow, 66, a Chicago native, died Oct. 12 at Resurrection Life Center. She was received into the community in 1972 and made profession of vows the next year. She transferred from the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, where she was received in 1955.

She served in the Archdiocese of Chicago for more than 30 years. She was principal at St. Bonaventure School (1972-1975) and assistant principal at Holy Trinity School (1975-1978). She worked at a juvenile center in Honduras from 1978-1980 and returned to Chicago as pastoral ministry associate at St. Maurice Parish (1980-1988). She coordinated volunteer services at Mercy Boys Home (1988-1989).

In addition, she worked for the School Sisters of St. Francis as a vocation minister and in formation ministry in Chicago and at St. Helen Parish as pastoral associate (1992-1996) and then at Triton College in River Grove as a campus minister (1996-2001).

Sr. Donatilla Ryan

100 years old

Dominican Sister Donatilla Ryan died at St. Dominic Villa at Sinsinawa, Wis., Oct. 9. She was 100 years old. Sister Donatilla made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican in 1928 and her final profession in 1931.

She was an elementary school teacher for 22 years and a high school teacher and principal for 32 years, serving in Illinois, Washington D.C., Oklahoma, Iowa and South Dakota. She retired in 1982.

Born in Coal City, Ill., she served in the Archdiocese of Chicago at St. Giles School, Oak Park, (1928-1941) and Trinity High School, River Forest, (1950-55, 1960-62 and 1963-68). She also taught at Visitation High School, Chicago, (1968-74) and from 1974 to 1982 was a teaching assistant at Trinity High School. She continued to live community life at Trinity Convent until 2000. when she retired.

Julia Lane, Ph.D., R.N.

Nursing school dean

Julia Lane, Ph.D., R.N., retired dean of the Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University Chicago, died Oct. 15.

Dr. Lane was dean of the university’s nursing school from 1971-1991. In 1989, she received the school’s Mariette LeBlanc Award. In 2000, she was honored at the School of Nursing’s third annual research colloquium and recognized for her role in making research a priority.

Dr. Lane served the Archdiocese of Chicago in numerous capacities and served on the board of directors of Catholic Charities and several Catholic universities.

Divine Word Father Eugene Stoll died at the Divine Word Residence, Techny, Oct. 17. He would have turned 100 Oct. 18. Fr. Stoll celebrated 80 years in religious vows Sept. 8.

He was born in Canton, Ohio, and came to St. Mary’s Mission House, Techny, in 1917. He stayed through high school and college, professing first vows in 1924. Six years later, he was ordained and sent to the Philippines where he taught until 1942 when he was imprisoned by the Japanese. Following liberation from the concentration camp in 1945, he returned to he United States to recover.

Two years later he returned to Philippines. He worked in administration at Divine Word colleges and universities, serving five years from 1953 to1958 as liaison officer for all Divine Word schools with the government Bureau of Private Schools.

In 1974, he returned to work at churches in the United States and in 1994 he retired to Divine Word Residence, Techny.

Sr. Dolores (Desirée) Verdan

Dominican Sister Dolores (Desirée) Verdan, 87, died Oct. 8 at the Dominican Motherhouse in Sinsinawa, Wis. She made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican Aug. 5, 1942 and her final profession was Aug. 5, 1945.

She was a high school language teacher for 35 years. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at Trinity High School in River Forest from 1953 to 1958).

In addition, she also taught Spanish at the Mexican American Cultural Center in Texas, and served in Peru, Bolivia, Wisconsin, Montana, Minnesota, Illinois, South Dakota, California and Texas.

Sr. Agnes Patrice Waldron

Dominican Sister Agnes Patrice Waldron (Eleanore Agnes Waldron), 92, died Oct. 10 at the Dominican Life Center, Adrian, Mich. She was in the 73rd year of her religious profession.

She was born in Chicago and graduated from St. Joseph Academy in Adrian, and received a Bachelor of Philosophy Degree in English from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and a Master of Arts Degree in Education from De Paul University in Chicago.

She spent 43 years ministering in education in St. Charles, Wilmette, Chicago and Rockford in Illinois as well as in Michigan, Florida and Iowa. She served at Regina High School, Wilmette, for 22 years. In 1988 Sister volunteered her services at Regina Convent in Wilmette. She came to the Dominican Life Center in Adrian in 1992.

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