Deacons

Recent Deaths in Our Community

A full necrology of permanent deacons is included in the Order of Prayer for the Liturgy of Hours (Ordo) for the Archdiocese of Chicago.

2018

Deacon Benedict Michalowski, class of 1989, died September 26, 2018
Deacon Philip White, class of 1980, died August 28, 2018
Bernadette Lekan, widow of deceased Deacon Louis Lekan, class of 1976, died August 25, 2018
Deacon Anthony Llorens, Sr., class of 1972, died August 25, 2018
Marie Ewers Martin, daughter of deceased Deacon Tom Ewers, class of 1972
Mary Wundsam, mother of Deacon Mike Wundsam, class of 2007
Josephine Hanson, widow of Deacon Thomas Hanson, class of 1978, died August 9, 2018
Teresa Lambert, widow of Deacon George Lambert, class of 1975, died July 21, 2018
Rose Dominguez, the wife of Deacon Juan Dominguez, class of 2008
LaVerne B. Sanford, wife of deceased Deacon James Sanford, class of 1986
Emily Johnson, wife of Deacon Mervin Johnson class of 1994
Genevieve Ragonese, mother of Deacon Dan Ragonese, class of 1980
Deacon Carlos Nazario, class of 1989, died June 23, 2018
Deacon August Jeffery, class of 1994, died June 22, 2018
Deacon Francis McGann, OFM, class of 1983, died June 22, 2018
Deacon Thomas Kreidler, class of 1980, died May 4, 2018
Deacon Leonard Delisi, class of 1980, died May 4, 2018
Ivanka Vidmar, mother of Deacon John Vidmar, class of 1989.
Sylvia Michalowski, wife of Deacon Ben Michalowski, class of 1989, died May 2, 2018
Deacon John A. O'Leary, class of 1984, died April 26, 2018
Deacon Kevin Hill, class of 2009, died April 21, 2018
Deacon George Lambert, class of 1975, died March 13, 2018
Regelia Ibarra, wife of deceased Deacon Juan Ibarra, class of 1978, died Jan. 23, 2018
Lina Navarro, mother of Deacon Raymon Navarro, class of 2006
Deacon Thomas McGorey, class of 1979, died Jan. 29, 2018
Deacon William Mages, class of 1978, died Jan. 26, 2018
Deacon Richard Baum, class of 1981, died Jan. 23, 2018
Deacon Peter Meehan, class of 1991, died Jan. 15, 2018
Deacon Russell Anderberg, class of 1979, died Jan. 12, 2018

Please keep all the faithful departed and their families in your prayers.

2017

Deacon Donald Telposky, class of 1975, died Nov. 19, 2017
Deacon Donald Palmer, class of 1999, died Nov. 8, 2017
Deacon William Lehman, class of 1988, died Nov. 3, 2017
Deacon John Nolan, class of 1985, died Oct. 25, 2017
Deacon James Gaughan, class of 2001, died Oct. 11, 2017
Deacon Henry Morrissey, class of 2001, died Sept. 23, 2017
Deacon Morris Bohannan, class of 1985, died Sept. 3, 2017
Deacon Herbert Drazba, class of 1975, died Aug. 27, 2017
Deacon Terry Dineen, class of 1978, died Aug. 26, 2017
Deacon James Gallagher, class of 1982, died Aug. 6, 2017
Deacon Joseph Brady, class of 1977, died July 24, 2017
Deacon Miguel Garcia, class of 1995, died July 4, 2017
Deacon Ted Lisowski, class of 1974, died June 21, 2017
Deacon John Zurawski, class 1986, died May 22, 2017
Deacon Philip Bertolani, class of 2003, died May 14, 2017
Deacon Benito Velasco, class of 1986, died May 13, 2017
Deacon Roman Revering, class of 1984, died May 3, 2017
Deacon Duke Vemich, class of 1976, died April 13, 2017
Deacon Michael O'Malley, class of 2002, died April 11, 2017
Deacon James Cozzo, class of 2002, died Feb. 4, 2017
Deacon Robert O'Keefe, class of 1984, died Jan. 31, 2017

2016

Deacon James R. Sanford, class of 1986, died Dec. 22, 2016
Deacon John McMahon, class of 1983, died Dec. 21, 2016
Deacon Eugene O'Hern, class of 1999, died Dec. 12, 2016
Deacon Miguel Perez, class of 1993, died Nov. 26, 2016
Deacon James Davis, class of 1977, died Nov. 9, 2016
Deacon J. Brendan Foley, class of 1989, died Nov. 8, 2016
Deacon Sabino Sanchez, class of 1997, died Oct. 24, 2016
Deacon Terris Albano, class of 1999, died Oct. 13, 2016
Deacon Norbert Lesnieski, class of 1972, died Sept. 23, 2016
Deacon Michael Romano, class of 1974, died Sept. 15, 2016
Deacon Roberto Rivas, class of 1994, died Sept. 11, 2016
Deacon William Reinert, class of 1994, died Aug. 27, 2016
Deacon Benito Centeno, class of 1972, died July 31, 2016
Deacon James Temple, class of 1984, died July 27, 2016
Deacon Mitchell Szady, class of 1979, died July 24, 2016
Deacon William Dunn, Jr., class of 1988, died July 8, 2016
Deacon George Fitterer, class of 1975, died June 29, 2016
Deacon Stanley Kozloski, class of 1992, died June 28, 2016
Deacon Peter Hajdu, class of 2014, died June 6, 2016
Deacon Phillip Ontiveros, class of 1993, died June 3, 2016
Deacon Ramon Morales, class of 1991, died June 1, 2016
Deacon John Ficker, class of 1994, died May 29, 2016
Deacon Salvador Cornejo, class of 1978, died April 14, 2016
Deacon Kenneth Jenney, Jr., class of 1996, died April 8, 2016
Deacon John Leonas, class of 1979, died April 7, 2016
Deacon Carl Olson, class of 1978, died March 30, 2016
Deacon Gilberto Mercado, class of 1985, died March 27, 2016
Deacon Jaime Juarez, class of 1974, died March 25, 2016
Deacon Ignacio Ortega, class of 1991, died March 21, 2016
Deacon Thomas Morgan, class of 2005, died March 19, 2016
Deacon Francisco Roman, class of 1976, died March 6, 2016
Deacon Joseph Walsh, class of 2009, died March 3, 2016
Deacon Charles Moran, class of 1976, died March 2, 2016
Deacon Raymond Ward Jr., class of 1989, died Jan. 15, 2016
Deacon Victor Janowski, class of 1983, died Jan. 10, 2016 (excardinated)

2015

Deacon Curba Merrill, class of 1977, died Dec. 20, 2015 (excardinated)
Deacon Eugene Rodriguez, class of 1989, died Nov. 24, 2015
Deacon Samuel Howard, class of 1997, died Nov. 4, 2015
Deacon John O'Neill, class of 1978, died July 29, 2015
Deacon Charles Leone, class of 1988, died April 16, 2015
Deacon Raymond Deabel, class of 1979, died April 6, 2015
Deacon Ellsworth Cordesman, class of 1974, died April 5, 2015
Deacon Steven Moore, class of 1994, died March 30, 2015
Deacon Alfred Gaspari, class of 1997, died Feb. 21, 2015
Deacon Maximiliano Carrizales, class of 1988, died Feb. 12, 2015
Deacon Frank Foys, class of 1982, died Feb. 8, 2015
Deacon Serafin Molinaro, class of 1976, died Jan. 22, 2015
Deacon Jorge Rozo, class of 1992, died Jan. 20, 2015

2014

Deacon Thomas Stubstad, class of 1992, died Dec. 27, 2014
Deacon Eugene A. Heckathorne, class of 1990, died Dec. 24, 2014
Deacon Thomas Hayden, class of 2000, Dec. 13, 2014
Deacon James A. Wills, class of 1993, Dec. 8, 2014
Deacon Vitas Paskauskas, class of 1999, Dec. 1, 2014
Deacon John Schwarz, class of 1978, Nov. 17, 2014
Deacon Carlos Perez, class of 1972, Oct. 31, 2014
Deacon John Porter, class of 1975, Oct. 29, 2014
Deacon Thomas Meehan, class of 1979, Aug. 31, 2014
Deacon Daniel Dietsch, class of 2007, Aug. 15, 2014
Deacon Warren Allen, class of 1979, Aug. 1, 2014
Deacon Roman R. Flores, class of 1972, July 17, 2014
Deacon Kevin Reynolds, class of 2003, July 2, 2014
Deacon Andrew Repak, class of 1972, April 23, 2014

2013

Deacon Fred Spitzzeri, class of 1975, Dec. 29, 2013
Deacon Thomas Coffey, class of 1988, Dec. 21, 2013
Deacon Willie Cooper, class of 1980, Dec. 19, 2013
Deacon Simon Rodriguez, class of 1977, died Oct. 31, 2013
Deacon John W. Harrington, class of 1987, Oct. 17, 2013
Deacon Mario Tamayo, class of 2001, Oct. 12, 2013
Deacon Robert Gagnon, class of 1984, Oct. 11, 2013
Deacon James Kwasigroch, class of 1972, Aug. 31, 2013
Deacon Thomas B. Ewers, class of 1972, Aug. 24, 2013
Deacon Michael Karnoski, class of 1979, Aug. 22, 2013
Deacon Arthur DeLuna, class of 1993, Aug. 19, 2013
Deacon Isaac McBride, class of 1983, Aug. 15, 2013
Deacon Joaquin Varela, class of 1998, July 5,2013
Deacon Elliott Bell, class of 1972, June 1, 2013
Deacon Paul Gilbert, class of 1992, May 30, 2013
Deacon Jose Zapata, class of 1987, May 29, 2013
Deacon John Flanagan, class of 1978, May 28, 2013
Deacon Thomas Bresler, class of 1997, April 26, 2013
Deacon Roberto Figueroa, class of 1989, April 19, 2013
Deacon Jospeh Swiderski, class of 1977, March 29, 2013
Deacon Philip Disparte, class of 1980, March 12, 2013
Deacon Thomas Maloney, class of 1988, March 6, 2013
Deacon Matthew Hennessy, class of 1974, Feb. 4, 2013
Deacon Wieslaw Zadruzny, class of 1989, 2013

2012

Deacon Victor Lacoursiere, class of 1989, Dec. 29, 2012
Deacon Harold R. Neiman, class of 2006, Dec. 22, 2012
Deacon James Platt, class of 1972, Dec. 2, 2012
Deacon Ed Condon, class of 1998, Nov. 26, 2012
Deacon John D. Perkowitz, class of 1974, Nov. 22, 2012
Deacon Louis Lekan, class of 1976, Nov. 5, 2012
Deacon Angelo Marotto, class of 1975, Sept. 22, 2012
Deacon Thomas Woytas, class of 1989, Sept. 19, 2012
Deacon Armand Ferrini, class of 1986, Sept. 1, 2012
Deacon Wilmer Hatch, class of 1980, Aug. 11, 2012
Deacon William Maurer, class of 1996, July 15, 2012
Deacon Robert Sassetti, class of 1985, July 11, 2012
Deacon Ronald Schultz, class of 1980, June 10, 2012
Deacon Jose Zapata, class of 1987, May 29, 2012
Deacon Manuel Del Llano, class of 1996, May 27, 2012
Deacon Tommy West, class of 1982, May 4, 2012
Deacon Richard Stojak, class of 1985, April 23, 2012
Deacon Joseph Lewis, class of 1972, April 19, 2012
Deacon Henry Burke, class of 1976, April 4, 2012
Deacon Michael Murray, class of 1974, March 24, 2012
Deacon Peter Lagges, Jr., class of 1990, March 10, 2012
Deacon Rosalio Ramirez, class of 1980, March 8, 2012
Deacon Herman Benthey, class of 1989, Feb. 16, 2012
Deacon Vernon Hart, class of 1994, Feb. 10, 2012
Deacon James Kenney, class of 1978, Jan. 25, 2012
Deacon Joseph Lewis, class of 1972

2011

Deacon Edward Scarbalis, class of 1986, Dec. 24, 2011
Deacon Jerome Kasimatis, class of 1982, Nov. 17, 2011
Deacon Jorge Gutierrez, class of 1977, Nov. 9, 2011
Deacon Edward Sweich, class of 1978, Oct. 30, 2011
Deacon John Simmons, class of 1989, Oct. 27, 2011
Deacon Marion Omiatek, class of 1994, Oct. 21, 2011
Deacon Everett "Bud" Helmer, class of 1972, Oct. 10, 2011
Deacon William Conway, class of 1977, Oct. 2, 2011
Deacon Robert Matthews, class of 1996, Aug. 6, 2011
Deacon Peter Liberti, class of 1976, Aug. 1, 2011
Deacon Alfred Bouey, class of 2001, July 7, 2011
Deacon Edward Kaczmarek, class of 1978, June 24, 2011
Deacon Mel Both, class of 2006, May 25, 2011
Deacon James Dwyer, class of 1988, April 18, 2011
Deacon Phil Fragassi, class of 1992, Feb. 15, 2011
Deacon Richard Jay, class of 1983, Jan. 21,2011
Deacon Redondo Newhall, class of 1976, Jan. 6, 2011
Deacon Bernard Kut, class of 1980, Jan. 15, 2011

2010

Deacon Max Jinkens, class of 1988, Dec. 23, 2010
Deacon Zygfryd Oborski, class of 1979, Nov. 28, 2010
Deacon James Whittle, class of 1972, Oct. 27, 2010
Deacon Edward Zimmerman, class of 1988, Sept. 14, 2010
Deacon Richard Zborowski, class of 1980, Aug. 29, 2010
Deacon Thomas Solon, class of 1972, Aug. 23, 2010
Deacon Benjamin G. Aurelio, class of 1998, Aug. 1, 2010
Deacon Robert Devereux, class of 1977, July 30, 2010
Deacon Robert Crandall, class of 1979, June 29, 2010
Deacon Robert Monica, class of 1993, June 18, 2010
Deacon William Barker, class of 1972, Jan. 18, 2010