Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Bishop John W. Comber, MM

Bishop John W. Comber, former Superior General of the Maryknoll Society, died on the evening of March 27, 1998 at St. Teresa’s Residence. He was 92 years old, a Maryknoll priest for 67 years and a Bishop for 39 years. John...

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Bishop Frederick A. Donaghy, MM

Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy died at St. Teresa Residence on February 5, 1988, at the age of 85. He served as Bishop for 49 of his 59 years of priesthood. Frederick Anthony was born on January 13, 1903 in New Bedford, MA....

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Bishop Charles A. Brown, MM

Bishop Charles Arthur Brown died at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Tarrytown, New York, on the morning of May 14, 1997. He was 77 years of age, a Maryknoll priest for 51 years and a bishop for 40 years. Bishop Brown was born in the...

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Brother Marius Donnelly, MM

Brother Marius Donnelly died at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Tarrytown, New York at 12:45 a.m. on Thursday, February 29,1996. Brother Marius was 88 years of age and a Maryknoll Brother for 65 years. Gerald Joseph Donnelly was born...

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Brother Leon Cook, MM

Brother Leon Cook died on July 16, 2010 at St. Teresa’s Residence, Maryknoll, New York. He was 92 years old and a Maryknoll Brother for 58 years. Sylvester John Cook was born on February 10, 1918, in Pewamo, Michigan, son...

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