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Br. Terry O’Rourke
Glenmary Brother Terry (James Michael) O’Rourke, 82, died March 10 in Cincinnati.
Born in Chicago, he entered the Glenmary Home Missioners in 1958.
He was a former Glenmary second vice president, served as an assistant prefect of brothers in Cincinnati, assistant director of the Glenmary House of Study in Washington, D.C., and a missioner in Aberdeen, Mississippi. During that assignment, he helped train service dogs for the disabled.
For 15 years, he worked on the brothers’ building crew, helping to construct dozens of houses, churches, rectories and other structures.
Brother O’Rourke is survived by his sister Loretta Coogan, and his brother, Columban Father Robert O’Rourke.
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Sr. Mary Magdalene Stroeder
School Sister of St. Francis Mary Magdalene Stroeder, 94, died March 9 in Milwaukee.
Born in Saskatchewan, Canada, she was received into the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1944 and made final vows in 1952.
In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Peter, Skokie (1948-1954), and at St. Beatrice, Schiller Park (1954- 1957).
Sister Mary Magdalene is survived by two sisters, Mary Lavery and Sally Muench, and a brother, George Stroeder.
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Fr. Daniel Mallette
Father Daniel Mallette, 85, died March 27 at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park. He was pastor emeritus of St. Margaret of Scotland Parish.
Born in Chicago, Father Mallette attended St. Mary Magdalene School, Quigley Preparatory Seminary North and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary before being ordained in 1957.
He was assistant pastor of St. Agatha (1957-1968) and Visitation (1971-1975) and associate pastor of St. Norbert Parish (1975-1977). In 1977, Father Mallette was named pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland and remained there until he became its pastor emeritus in 2012.
In addition to serving in parishes, Father Mallette was chaplain for Harrison High School in 1963 and assistant dean at the Lincoln Center College of Fordham University in Brooklyn, New York (1968-1971). He also was known as a civil rights activist, participating in demonstrations and anti-war protests in Chicago and across the country.
In December 2011, Father Mallette was assaulted and seriously injured by two burglars who broke into St. Margaret of Scotland Parish. He responded by becoming increasingly involved in prison ministry.
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Sr. Maxine Marie Rummelhart
BVM Sister Maxine Marie (Rupert) Rummelhart, 89, died April 25 in Dubuque, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, she entered the BVM congregation in 1943 and professed final vows in 1951.
In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Maxine Marie taught elementary school at Annunciation, Our Lady Help of Christians, St. Vincent and St. Jerome, and she served as home health aide for the Neighbor’s Program in Chicago.
She is survived by a sister, Marceline Schiefelbein.
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Sr. Joanne O’Connor
Adrian Dominican Sister Joanne (Helen Susan, Mary Joannes) O’Connor, 96, died March 8 in Adrian, Michigan.
Born in Chicago, she was in the 78th year of her religious profession.
Sister Joanne ministered in education in Florida, Michigan and Illinois, and as a medical technician, tribunal advocate and congregational leader in California. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Philip Neri School.
Sister Joanne is survived by a sister, Joan Panaro.
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