Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Father Michael G. Collins, MM

Father Michael Collins died at the China Medical College Hospital in Taichung, Taiwan in the early morning of September 18, 2002. He was 74 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 43 years. Michael, son of Patrick and Mary...

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Father Maurice J. Duffy, MM

Father Maurice Joseph Duffy died on March 5, 1990, at Phelps Memorial Hospital. He was 78 years of age and a priest for nearly 52 years. Maurice was born in Philadelphia on December 7, 1911, son of Peter Duffy and Marie Mahoney....

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Father Maurice F. Ahern, MM

Maurice F. Ahern was born September 24, 1900 in Olney, Ill. Graduating from DePaul University in Chicago in 1923, he entered Maryknoll the following year. He was ordained on June 17, 1928 and assigned to Kaying, South China.His...

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Father Martin J. Burke, MM

Martin J. Burke was born on October 30, 1899 in Brownhill, Ireland and came to this country in 1914. He attended St. Joseph’s School in Brooklyn, N.Y. and took a two-year business course at St. Francis College. He worked...

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Father Mark A. Churchill, MM

Mark A. Churchill was born in Mason City, Iowa on September 29, 1895. He was graduated from Mason City High School, spent a year at the University of Iowa and then enlisted in the National Guard before joining Maryknoll in 1920....

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