Colorado native Loretto Sister Susan Carol McDonald died Sept. 23rd in her home in St. Louis. As a nurse, she served the poor around the world, caring for Vietnamese orphans during the Vietnam War and continuing to assist them as adults. At the time of her death, she was 75 and in the 57th year of her life as a Sister of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross. Sister Susan Carol was born Oct 22, 1944, in Pueblo, Colo. She was the oldest of nine chil... READ MORE

Joan McCaffrey died of complications of a stroke on July 22, 2020. Born Joan Melervey on January 2, 1928 in Mineola, New York, she spent most of her life in New Rochelle and Pelham, New York. She graduated from Pelham High School in 1945 and from Barnard College in 1949. She married Neil McCaffrey on April 10, 1950. He died December 8, 1994. She moved to Fort Collins, Colorado in 1997. Mrs. McCaffrey is survived by her six children, Mauree... READ MORE

Sister Verlina (M. Benet) Mescher, , 85, died peacefully on May 17th at Hospice of Dayton. She was born February 23, 1935 in Maria Stein, OH, and entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, OH on August 30, 1951. For 69 years she faithfully served God and His people. Sister Verlina grew up in Maria Stein, the 6th of 13 children. For 30 years, she used her skills in food service at St. Gregory Seminary in Cincinnati, St. Thomas Seminar... READ MORE

Sister Mabel Meng, 93, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at Marian Residence in Alliance, NE. She was born on May 21, 1926 at Mansfield, Nebraska, a community in northern Sioux County near Ardmore, SD, to George and Johanna (Mader) Meng. She was baptized at the Church of St. Aloysius in Ardmore. Sister Mabel followed the Lord’s call to the Sisters of St. Francis and entered as a candidate at Marycrest Convent in Denver on September... READ MORE

Pat passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the age of 85. She was preceded in death by her parents Harry & Marie Falk, her siblings, Sister Owen Marie, Sister Marie de Lourdes, Anne Brenner, Larry Falk and Don Falk. Pat is survived by her sister-in-law Sylvia (wife of Larry), 17 adoring nieces and nephews and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Pat was born May 17, 1934 in Fort Collins, CO and subsequently moved to the... READ MORE

Sister Ann William Berberich, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died in Denver on October 10, 2019. She was 90 years of age. The daughter of the late William Henry and Anna Marie Beck Berberich, she was born January 16, 1929 in Covington, Kentucky. She entered the novitiate of the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor on March 25, 1950, made her First Profession on December 8, 1951, and her Final Profession on December 8, 1954. She earned a BS in... READ MORE

Sister Kathryn Leahy, 99, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at Marian Residence in Alliance, Nebraska. She was born November 11, 1919 at Ewing, Nebraska to Thomas and Barbara (Bauer) Leahy. She was given the name Kathryn Elizabeth. Sister Kathryn followed the Lord’s call to the Sisters of St. Francis in 1936, and, at the age of 16 went by train to their Mother House at Stella Niagara, New York. Two years of novitiate training introduc... READ MORE

The Dominican Home Health Agency is sad to announce the passing of dear Sister Ann William Berberich, OP on October 10, 2019. Sister Ann William was born January 16, 1929 in Covington, Kentucky. She entered the novitiate of the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor on March 25, 1950, made her First Profession December 8, 1951, and Final Profession December 8, 1954. Sister earned a BS in Nursing and later on earned a degree as an Adult Nurse Pra... READ MORE

Sister Patricia Jean died Sept. 12 at the Loretto Motherhouse. She was 94 and in the 73rd year of her life as a Sister of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross. "PJ", as she was known to family and friends, was born in St. Louis Feb. 15, 1925, and educated by the Sisters of Loretto. She entered the Sisters of Loretto in 1946 and later that same year, on Dec. 8th, was received into the congregation. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English, with... READ MORE

In loving memory of Monsignor Donald Francis Dunn who passed away on September 5, 2019 at the age of 83. He was born on December 12, 1936 to Donald Frances Dunn and Mary Elizabeth Dunn in Denver, Colorado. He attended Blessed Sacrament Grade School, Regis High School, St. Thomas Seminary and the North American College, Rome, Italy and ordained to the priesthood on December 20, 1961 at Saint Peters Basilica. Father received his master’s degree... READ MORE

Sister Lillian Murphy, RSM passed away peacefully on July 25 in San Francisco following a nearly 60-year career that helped thousands of low-income people in need and set a precedent for the affordable housing industry. DENVER, CO — For nearly 30 years, Sister Lillian fearlessly led Mercy Housing, the nation’s largest affordable housing nonprofit, as the President and CEO. Her commitment and impact on affordable housing and to those in ne... READ MORE

.Sister Mary Ann was the first president of St. Mary’s Academy and served as Loretto’s president from 1995 through 2000. She died at her Denver home June 15. She was 93 and in the 68th year of her life as a Sister of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross. The daughter of Loretta (Teatam) and Charles L. Coyle, Sister Mary Ann was born Nov. 1, 1925, in Des Moines, Iowa. Mary Ann earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, with minors in biology,... READ MORE