Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Bishop J. Richard Ham, MM

Bishop J. Richard Ham died at St. Teresa’s Residence early in the morning of Friday, December 20, 2002. He was 81 years of age and a Maryknoll priest for 54 years. James Richard Ham was born on July 11, 1921 in Chicago,...

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Father Fidelis C. Goodman, MM

Father Fidelis Goodman died peacefully at St. Teresa’s Residence in the early morning of December 10, 2003. He was 86 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 54 years. Fidelis Collins Goodman was born in Great Falls, Montana,...

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Bishop Hugo M.Gerbermann, MM

Bishop Hugo M. Gerbermann died at the Czech Catholic Home in Hilje, Texas at 6:30 P.M. on Saturday, October 19, 1996. He was 83 years of age and a Maryknoll Priest for 53 years. Hugo was born in Nada, Texas on September 11,...

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Father Gorden N. Fritz, MM

Father Gorden Fritz died on July 12, 2001 at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was 85 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 59 years. Gorden Nicholas Fritz was born on November 10, 1915, in Newport, Minnesota, son of...

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Bishop Francis X. Ford, MM

Francis X. Ford was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 11, 1892. His father was Editor of “The Freeman’s Journal” and a dedicated champion of Irish freedom. From his youth, Francis was very much influenced...

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