Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Father John F. Kennedy, MM

Father John F. Kennedy died on April 23, 2013 at St. Teresa’s Residence, Maryknoll, New York. He was 84 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 57 years. John Francis Kennedy was born in Great Neck, New York, July 5, 1928,...

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Father Richard J. Sammon, MM

Father Richard J. Sammon died in Portezuelo, Chile on June 11, 2007. He was 78 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 51 years. Richard James Sammon was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 29, 1928, son of James and Eileen...

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Father Joseph P. Ryan, MM

Joseph P. Ryan, one of six children, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on April 28, 1901. He entered the Venard in September, 1918 and took his studies in Philosophy and the first three years of Theology at Maryknoll. His...

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Father Edmond L. Ryan, MM

Father Edmond L. Ryan died on March 31, 1980, at Los Altos, California. Ed had returned to the U. S. from his mission in Japan on December 30, 1979, because of failing health. Two weeks before he died, Ed wrote to Maryknoll, New...

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Father John E. Ruppert, MM

John Earl Ruppert was born in Sioux City, Iowa on September 7, 1894. He attended local public schools and was a graduate of St. Joseph’s College in Dubuque. He came to Maryknoll in 1920 and was ordained on September 23,...

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