Obituarios

Chicago (Jan. 10, 2022) – Rev. John J. Nicola, former assistant pastor of St. Cecilia Parish on Wells Street in Chicago, passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. He was 92 years old.

Chicago (Dec. 10, 2021) – Rev. Francis S. Rog, C.R., former associate pastor at St. Hyacinth Basilica, passed away Nov. 29, 2021. He was 91 years old.

Chicago (Nov. 17, 2021) – Rev. John W. Dewes, pastor emeritus of St. Anne Parish in Barrington, passed away Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. He was 82 years old. Dewes was born on Jan. 14, 1939, in Chicago. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas School and Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein.

Chicago (Nov. 1, 2021) – Rev. William G. Kenneally, pastor emeritus of St. Gertrude Parish on Glenwood Avenue in Chicago, passed away Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. He was 85 years old.

Chicago (Oct. 13, 2021) – Rev. Edward S. Stockus, pastor emeritus of St. Hugh Parish in Lyons, passed away Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. He was 90 years old. Stockus was born on Jan. 21, 1931, in Chicago. He attended St. Rita High School, the University of Illinois, University of Dayton, the Illinois Institute of Technology and Loyola University and pursued a long career as a mechanical engineer. He also served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Stockus was married, had three sons and was ordained to the permanent diaconate in 1974.

Chicago (Sept. 30, 2021) – Rev. John (Jerry) J. Bresnahan, pastor emeritus of the former St. Beatrice Parish in Schiller Park, passed away Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. He was 86 years old.

Chicago (Sept. 29, 2021) – Rev. Martin E. Bedoya, former associate pastor of St. Mary Parish in Des Plaines, passed away Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. He was 81 years old. Born on Oct. 11, 1939, in Santa Barbara, Antioquia, Colombia, Bedoya was raised in a devout Catholic family. As a child, he began studies in the Seminary of Yarumal, graduating with the Friars of Rafael de la Serna.

Chicago (Aug. 17, 2021) – Rev. John A. Farry, pastor emeritus of St. Andrew Parish on Addison Street, passed away Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. He was 82 years old.

Chicago (Aug. 13, 2021) – Rev. William J. McNulty, pastor emeritus of St. Patrick Parish in Lake Forest, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. He was 87 years old.

Chicago (July 22, 2021) – Rev. Donald J. Headley, pastor emeritus of Our Lady of Mercy Parish on Troy Street, died Friday, July 16, 2021. He served as a priest for the archdiocese for 63 years and was 89 years old.