Funeral Mass held for Sister Julissa Duggan Sister Julissa Duggan, BVM, 95, died Nov. 28, at Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. Burial was in Mount Carmel cemetery. In the Diocese of Knoxville, Sister Julissa taught elementary school at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Chattanooga. She also taught elementary school …
Funeral Mass held for Father Dorn
Mass of Christian Burial for Father Jerry Dorn, GHM, was celebrated Nov. 14 at St. Matthias Church in Cincinnati. Father Dorn, a Glenmary Home Missioner, died at his home in Kingsport. He was 70. During his long career in ministry, he served in a wide range of roles — from …
Funeral Mass held for diocesan seminarian Jeff Emitt
Diocese of Knoxville seminarian Jeff Emitt died July 16 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 61. Mr. Emitt was a longtime member of Holy Ghost Church, where he had played guitar for Sunday evening Masses. He also was a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus prior to joining the seminary. …
Funeral services held for Norah E. Ross Hut
Norah E. Ross Hut, a longtime correspondent for The East Tennessee Catholic newspaper who was a member of Holy Trinity Parish in Jefferson City, died June 22 on her 98th birthday. Born June 22, 1916, in New York City to Anne Gertrude Seery and Arthur Patrick Ross, Mrs. Hut is …
Services held for Brother Simeon Pytel
Funeral services for Alexian Brother Simeon Alphonse Henry Pytel, CFA, were held May 1 on Signal Mountain. Brother Simeon died April 27. He was 92. He was born Aug. 17, 1921, and raised in Hamtramck, Mich., a solidly Polish enclave where the Catholic Church was the center of the community …
Funeral services held for Brother John W. Grider
Brother John W. Grider, CFA, an Alexian Brother for nearly 75 years, passed away May 9. He was 94. Born in Springfield, Ky., on Dec. 13, 1919, Brother John was preceded in death by parents Otho Blane Grider and Martha Cecilia Tobin, brother Forrest Grider and sister Louise Grider Freibert. …
Funeral Mass held for Mark Fredrick, St. Francis deacon
FAIRFIELD GLADE — A funeral Mass for Deacon Mark Fredrick of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fairfield Glade was held Jan. 27 at the church. Deacon Fredrick, 89, of Crossville, passed away Jan. 18 at Standing Stone Care and Rehab Center in Monterey, Tenn. Bishop Richard F. Stika celebrated …
Funeral Mass held at Holy Cross Church for Father Jay M. Flaherty
A funeral Mass for Father Jay M. Flaherty was held Oct. 10 at Holy Cross Church in Pigeon Forge. He was the founding pastor of Holy Cross. Father Flaherty died Oct. 5 in Nashville following an extended illness. He was 66. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Bishop …
Farewell to a Major League legend and faithful parishioner
Bishop Stika delivers homily at funeral Mass for friend and baseball hero Stan Musial A funeral Mass for baseball legend Stan Musial was held Jan. 26 in St. Louis, where the Hall of Fame player spent his career. Bishop Richard F. Stika, a longtime Musial family friend and priest, delivered …
Funeral Mass held for Father Daniel Clements, who served in Nashville and Knoxville
Father Daniel A. Clements, 93, died Sunday, Jan. 20, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. Father Clements was born in North Braddock, Pa., to Daniel and Anna Fitzmaurice Clements on Dec. 12, 1919. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Frances McGrath, Ann …
Funeral services held for Father George Mathis
CINCINNATI (CNS)—Father George Mathis, 84, a native of Euclid, Ohio, and a Glenmary Home Missioner for 61 years, died peacefully Sunday, Aug. 26, in Kingsport, where he resided. Father Mathis was ordained in 1955. He served in a wide range of roles as a Glenmarian, including as pastor of Tennessee, …
