Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Father Robert R. Sprinkle, MM

Father Robert Russell Sprinkle died peacefully in the evening of December 17, 2003 at St. Teresa’s Residence. He was 97 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 68 years. Robert Russell Sprinkle was born in Hamilton, Ohio on...

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Father Paul J. Sommer, MM

Father Paul Sommer died at St. Teresa’s Residence, Maryknoll, New York. He was 79 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 53 years. Father Sommer was born on August 4, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, son of Jacob Otto Sommer...

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Father Leo J. Sommer, MM

Father Leo J. Sommer died early in the morning of March 2, 1999 in Winter Haven, Florida. He was 76 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 50 years. Leo was born June 9, 1922 in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston, Massachusetts,...

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Father Irwin D. Nugent, MM

Father Irwin Donald Nugent died in his room on December 8th, 1991. He was 70 years of age and a Maryknoll priest for 44 years. He had 5 brothers and 1 sister. Father Nugent was born in Neponset, Massachusetts on May 20, 1918,...

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Father William P. North, MM

Father William P. North (U.S.-Special Society Unit) died on Tuesday, March 31st, at St. Teresa’s Residence, after a long illness. The eldest of six children, Bill was born to William North and Julia Collins on June 26,...

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