William F. O’Shea was born on December 9, 1884 in Greenwich Village of New York City. He was brought up in Hoboken, N.J. and educated in the public schools there. After high school he worked as a bookkeeper and...
Read MoreFr. Albert Nevins died in the early hours of December 15, 1997 at St. Teresa’s Residence. He was 82 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 55 years. Albert J. Nevins was born on September 11, 1915, in Yonkers, New York, son...
Read MoreFr. John C. Murrett died at St. Teresa’s residence, Maryknoll, New York on October 12, 1971. Fr. Murrett and his twin sister were born in Buffalo, N.Y. on August 13, 1892. His parents, who predeceased him, were Peter...
Read MoreDaniel L. McShane, the first priest to be ordained for Maryknoll, was born September 13, 1888 the youngest of six children. His brother’s ordination in 1904 marked the beginning of his own vocation. After completing high...
Read MoreA Maryknoller’s death is always difficult to report to the Maryknoll membership, but I find it extremely difficult to put into writing that Bishop Edward McGurkin died early in the morning of August 28th. The bishop, as a...
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