Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Father George F. Pfister, MM

Father George Pfister died peacefully at Phelps Medical Center, North Tarrytown, New York, on Wednesday morning, March 30, 1994. He was 74 years of age and a Maryknoll priest for 48 years. George Frederick was born on February...

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Father Peter J. Petrucci, MM

Father Peter J. Petrucci, M.M. died on February 1, 2012 at St. Teresa’s Residence. He was 89 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 62 years. Peter Joseph Petrucci, one of five children, was born in Idamay, West Virginia, on...

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Brother Ronald N. Rinella, MM

Brother Ronald Rinella died on December 5, 1999 in Los Angeles, California. He was 61 years old and a Maryknoll brother for 35 years. Ronald was born on February 27, 1938 in Long Beach, California, one of three children born to...

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Brother Adrien Riley, MM

Vincent J. Riley, Brother Adrian, was born in South Boston September 13, 1902. After completion of his primary school education he found employment in various occupations, including dairy work and poultry raising. In August,...

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Father John J. Ridyard, MM

Father John J. Ridyard died in El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California on January 14, 2003. He was 82 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 46 years. John James Ridyard was born on May 10, 1920 in Newark, New Jersey, son of...

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