Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Father John J. Murphy, MM

The sad news was received from Seoul, Korea of the sudden death there of Father John J. Murphy. Father Murphy was born July 3, 1932, in Neponset, Massachusetts. He studied at St. Ambrose School in Dorchester, and graduated from...

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Father William J. Murphy, MM

Forty-one years ago, when young Bill Murphy was in the Novitiate at Bedford, his classmates gave him the nickname of “Rabbit.” Ever since he has been affectionately known to the Maryknoll Family as “Rab.”...

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Father William F. Murphy, MM

William F. Murphy was born in Syracuse, New York on August 30, 1905. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in that city when he entered Maryknoll in 1927. Upon his ordination on June 16, 1937 Father Murphy was assigned...

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Father Daniel J. Sherman, MM

Father Daniel J. Sherman died March 18, 2013 at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Sleepy Hollow, New York. He was 93 years old and was a Maryknoll priest for 65 years. Daniel Joseph Sherman was born on April 11, 1919, in Milwaukee,...

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Father Joseph S. Smith, MM

Father Joseph S. Smith died on Monday, October 15, 2001 at St. Teresa’s Residence, Maryknoll, New York. He was 78 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 50 years. Joseph Sylvester Smith was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on...

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