The Province is mourning the deaths of two Franciscan sisters and four friars.
Sr. Mary T. Johnson, OSF, 99, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, N.Y., died on July 1 at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse Healthcare Center in Allegany.
Fr. Walter Gagne, SA, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, died on July 27. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Aug. 3 at Graymoor Spiritual Life Center in Garrison, N.Y.
Sr. Rosemarie Infinito, OSF, 72, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, died July 29 in Allegany.
Fr. Gerold Schubert, OFM, 87, of Sacred Heart Province, died July 31 in Joliet, Ill.
Fr. Curt Lanzrath, OFM, 90, of St. John the Baptist Province, died Aug. 4 in Cincinnati. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Clement Church in St. Bernard, Ohio, on Aug. 10.
Br. John Bush, OFM, 96, of Sacred Heart Province, died Aug. 15 in Manitowoc, Wis.
Editor’s note: HNP Today publishes news of the deaths of Franciscan brothers, priests and sisters. Information should be emailed to the Communications Office.
Links to the websites of Sacred Heart and St. John the Baptist provinces and the other English-speaking Conference provinces can be found on Holy Name Province’s website.
Related Links
- “Deaths in Franciscan Communities” — July 17, 2015, HNP Today
- “Allegany Sisters Mark Milestones” — Aug. 26, 2014, HNP Today
- “Sacred Heart Province Concludes Jubilee Year” — Sept. 24, 2008, HNP Today