A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of the Precious Blood Madonna Schneider was celebrated Nov. 3 at Salem Heights. Sister Madonna, 94, died Oct. 31 at the Maria Joseph Center in Dayton. She had been a Sister of the Precious Blood for 78 years.  A native of Wapakoneta, Sister …

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of the Precious Blood M. Consuella Salmon was celebrated Nov. 9 at Salem Heights. Sister Consuella, 100, died Nov. 3 at the Maria Joseph Center in Dayton. She had been a Sister of the Precious Blood for 79 years.  A native of Denver, …

A Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret Fritz was celebrated Nov. 4 at Holy Family Parish in Price Hill. Fritz, 94, died Oct. 29.  A lifelong member of Holy Family, Fritz was also a longtime volunteer in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. She served as the director of the St. Michael …

By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON  —  George Lee “Sparky” Anderson, the Hall of Fame manager who managed three World Series-winning teams, died Nov. 4. He was 76. Just two days before, his family issued a statement that Anderson, a Catholic, was in hospice care as he was suffering from the complications …

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of the Precious Blood Rose Margaret Langdon was celebrated Oct. 25 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Wheat Ridge, Colo. She died at Christopher House in Wheat Ridge Oct. 19. A memorial service followed by Mass was held …

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Mercy Mary Jarlath Connaughton was celebrated Nov. 1 in the McAuley Convent chapel. Sister Mary Jarlath, 94, died Oct. 28 at the convent. She was a member of the Sisters of Mercy for 74 years.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Father Aquinas Schneider was celebrated Nov. 1 at St. Mary Church in Bloomington, Ill. Father Schneider, 83, a member of the Cincinnati-based Province of St. John the Baptist, died Oct. 27 after a brief illness.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Jesuit Father Joseph F. Downey was celebrated Oct. 23 at the Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Mich. Father Downey, 94, died Oct. 20.  He was a Jesuit for 75 years.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Sister Mary Mark Deters was celebrated Oct. 18 at the motherhouse chapel of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Ind. Sister Mary Mark, 96, died Oct. 13 at St. Clare Hall, the congregation’s healthcare facility.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of the Precious Blood Mary Leonides Piekenbrock was celebrated Oct. 22 at Salem Heights. Sister Mary Leonides, 92, died Oct. 19 at  the Maria Joseph Center in Dayton. She had been a Sister of the Precious Blood for 71 …