Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Father John F. Donovan, MM

Father John F. Donovan died St. Paul’s Hospital in Hong Kong on Tuesday, November 28. He had been in fine health up to that time and had played tennis in the afternoon. Father Gambaro, the hospital chaplain, anointed him...

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Father James P. Curtin, MM

Father James Patrick Curtin died at 7:15 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, 1994, at St.Mary’s Hospital, San Francisco, California. He was 75 years of age and a Maryknoll priest for 49 years. James Patrick Curtin was born in...

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Father James P. Courneen, MM

On Sunday, August 4th, Fr. Jim Courneen and Dr. James Bramham were landing in a plane in Camiri, Bolivia. About 100 meters from the beginning of the runway the plane crashed – reason unknown. The plane was destroyed and...

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Father James M. Drought, MM

James M. Drought was born November 18, 1896 in New York City. He received his early education at Blessed Sacrament School and Cathedral College in New York. He came to Maryknoll in 1920 from New York’s Dunwoodie Seminary...

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Father James J. DeFino, MM

  Born: September 12, 1930 Ordained: June 14, 1958 Died: March 6, 1990       Father James J. DeFino died at the Society House in Seoul, Korea on March 6, 1990. He was 59 years of age and a missioner for 32...

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