Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Father William A. Bergan, MM

Father William Bergan died at Maryknoll Residence, Los Altos, California, in the evening of Thursday, December 7, 1995. He was 81 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 53 years. Father Bergan was born on October 27, 1914 in New...

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Father Wilbur J. Borer, MM

On June 24, 1974 Father Borer wrote these words to Father Raymond Hill: “The French missioners of former days said that the ideal of a missioner is to die a martyr at 80. Since the Lord has given me very good health, I...

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Father Walter J. Coleman, MM

Walter J. Coleman was born on July 19, 1896 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. A graduate of St. Thomas College in St. Paul, he studied for the diocesan priesthood at St. Paul Seminary until an interest in the missions led him to...

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Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM

Vincent R. Capodanno was born on February 13, 1929 in Staten Island, N.Y. He attended grammar and high school there, graduating in 1947. He also attended one year of evening school at Fordham University, working by day as a...

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Father Vincent A. Cunningham, MM

Vincent A. Cunningham was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on November 21, 1920. After graduation from St. Thomas’ High School in Scranton, he entered the Venard in 1939. Ordained on June 12, 1948, he was assigned to Peru to...

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