Mercy Sister Conleth Foley, 82, died July 2.

Born and raised in Chicago, she was a graduate of Saint Xavier Academy.

She entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1952 and taught at nine schools in Chicago and one in Wisconsin. Among her school assignments were acting as principal at Sts. Cyril & Methodius School and St. Clare of Montefalco. She also served for six years as director of volunteers at Mercy Healthcare and Rehab Center in Homewood.

She then worked as a manager and administrator at Mercy Residence, an independent living facility in Olympia Fields, where she served from 1988 until its closure in 2004.

She is survived by her brother Gene.

School Sister of St. Joseph-Third Order of St. Francis Veronette Dzieginski, 101, died June 30.

She entered religious life in 1932 at the age of 17 and had 83 years in the religious community. She taught kindergarten for 47 years and religious education to primary classes for 10 years.

She is survived by siblings.

Deacon William Dunn Jr., 73, died July 8 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. He was ordained in 1988 and served at Santa Maria del Popolo Parish in Mundelein before moving to Elkhorn.

He ministered at St. Patrick Parish in Elkhorn from 2004 to 2009, when he retired.

Deacon Dunn was an Eagle Scout. He held a variety of jobs, serving as a police officer for a time, managing stores, and working as a financial adviser and selling life insurance. He was very committed to his diaconal ministry, according to his wife of 26 years, Linda.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, William Francis Dunn III and Mitchell Laurence Dunn; seven grandchildren; and his siblings, Nancy, Suzanne, Yvonne Thomas and Ron.

Deacon Kozloski, a member of the Class of 1992, died on June 28 in South Dakota.

Deacon Kozloski ministered at St. Matthew Parish, Schaumburg, before retiring in 2009.

In recent years, he and his wife, Ann Marie, had been traveling the country in their RV. They were on the road in South Dakota when Deacon Kozloski fell ill a few weeks before his death.

His immediate family gathered in South Dakota for a funeral Mass.

Deacon George Fitterer, 87, died June 28 in Evergreen, Colorado. He was ordained in 1975 and served at the Ford City Catholic Center until he moved to the Archdiocese of DenHe served in Evergreen Park at Christ the King Parish, and he also ministered at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Denver and various assisted living facilities.

Born in Chicago, he grew up in St. Kilian Parish and worked for Sears, eventually becoming a store manager. He also served three years in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea, and took a job in the pro shop at Westgate Country Club.

He served the Archdiocese of Denver for over 40 years.

After being ordained a deacon he served as a night chaplain at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn in addition to his ministry at Ford City.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Arlene; his children, Rita Catherine, George Michael, John Anthony and Jean Marie; and six grandchildren.

Little Company of Mary Sister Kathleen Scott, 74, died April 6 at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park.

She was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and was nurse for many years at Little Company of Mary Hospital.

She then became director of religious education and pastoral associate at St. Clare of Montefalco parish. Her most recent assignment was as the parish nurse at St. Joseph, Homewood.

BVM Sister Eva Sheehan, 98, died April 1 in Dubuque, Iowa.

Born in Ireland, she entered the BVM congregation in 1937 and professed final vows in 1945.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Eva taught first and second grade at St. Charles and Annunciation in Chicago and St. Eulalia in Maywood. She also taught elementary school in Iowa, Wyoming, New York, Hawaii, South Dakota, Missouri and California.

She is survived by a sister, Margaret Kotlanger.

Viatorian Brother Leo V. Ryan, 89, died June 22 at the Moorings of Arlington Heights Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Iowa, he served in the U.S. Army in 1945 and 1946 before earning a bachelor’s degree in business from Marquette University. He went on to earn an MBA from DePaul University and a doctorate in management and educational administration from St. Louis University.

He pronounced his first vows as a Viatorian in 1950 and made his final vows in 1955.

He served in a variety of positions in high schools in Springfield and Peoria, Illinois, and at St. Louis and Marquette universities.

He was chairman of the Department of Management in Loyola University Chicago’s College of Business Administration in 1965, then spent 1966 as the deputy director and administrative office for the U.S. Peace Corps in Nigeria.

He served the Viatorians as member of the General Council in Rome and then as director of education for the Province of Chicago before being named the first president of St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights (1972-1974).

He then was named dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Notre Dame (1975-1980) and dean of the College of Commerce and the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University (1980-1988).

From 1991 to 2001, he lectured at universities in Finland and Poland, and he moved into the Viatorian retirement residence in Arlington Heights in 1999. He served as chairman of the province’s Querbes Commission from 2001-2009.

He is survived by a sister, Elizabeth Hart.

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Julie Coyne (Mary Novella), 84, died June 18 in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin.

Born in Chicago, Sister Julie made her first religious profession in 1952 and her final profession in 1955. She was an artist, taught for 46 years and served as principal for one year. Sister Julie served in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Julie taught at St. Philip the Apostle, Northfield (1957-1960); St. Thomas the Apostle (1969-1971); and St. Vincent Ferrer, River Forest (1972-1974).

She is survived by a sister, Mary Lee.

Adrian Dominican Sister Mary (Mary de Montfort) O’Connor, 84, died Feb. 5 in Adrian, Michigan.

Born in New Jersey, she was in the 67th year of her religious profession.

She spent 63 years ministering in education in Illinois, including serving as principal for three years at St. Columbanus School.

Viatorian Father Kenneth Yarno, 84, died June 8 in Arlington Heights.

Born in Watseka, Illinois, he entered the Clerics of St. Viator in 1950 and professed final vows in 1954. He was ordained in Chicago in 1959.

He was director of vocations for his congregation (1962-1968) before serving as teacher and assistant principal at St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights (1968-1973). He served in Kankakee, Springfield and St. George, Illinois, returning to the retirement residence at the Viatorian Province Center, Arlington Heights, after his retirement in 2010. He moved to Addolorata Villa, Wheeling, in 2013.

He is survived by his sister, Pauline Newquist.

BVM Sister Frances Eileen Dunne, 91, died May 26 in Dubuque, Iowa.

Born in Chicago, she entered the BVM congregation in 1943 from St. Peter Canisius Parish. She professed final vows in 1951.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Frances Eileen taught elementary school at St. Jerome, St. Charles, St. Vincent de Paul and St. Eulalia, Maywood, where she was also vice principal and served as secretary/treasurer. She taught elementary school in Iowa and South Dakota.

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Margaret Mary “Peggy” (Marie Annette) Griffin, 89, died June 8.

Born in Iowa, she made her first religious profession in 1948 and her final profession in 1951. She was a teacher, a missionary, a parish minister and in congregational leadership and administration in Minnesota, Illinois, Montana, Wisconsin, California, New Mexico, Texas, Alaska and Washington, as well as Bolivia.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Peggy taught elementary school at St. Thomas the Apostle (1949-1954) and Epiphany (1955- 1957).

She is survived by a brother, Thomas Francis Griffin.

Deacon Peter Hajdu, 59, died June 6. He was ordained in 2014 and served at St. Emily, Mount Prospect.

He was maintenance manager at St. Emily. When he was ordained, he said he planned to focus his ministry on the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults and baptismal preparation.

He is survived by his wife, Melissa; two grown daughters, Stephanie Keadle and Samantha Fiegle; two grandchildren, Cooper and Carter Keadle; his mother, Elizabeth Hajdu; and his brother, Tom Hajdu.

Father Joseph Francis McDonnell, 88, died June 15. He was pastor emeritus of St. John of the Cross, Western Springs.

Born in Chicago, he attended Visitation and St. Brendan schools and Quigley Preparatory Seminary before graduating from the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary and being ordained to the priesthood in 1955.

Father McDonnell served as assistant pastor at Our Lady of Angels (1955-1962); St. Rene Goupil (1962- 1967); Our Lady of Grace (1967-1968); Assumption B.V.M. (California Avenue) (1968-1976); and St. Beatrice, Schiller Park (1976-1980). While at Our Lady of Grace, Father McDonnell also served as chaplain at Cook County Jail.

In 1980, Father McDonnell was named pastor of St. John of the Cross, and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1996.

Father David Dowdle, pastor of St. John of the Cross, said, “His first assignment at Our Lady of the Angels and the fire of 1958 impacted him greatly.” Father Mc- Donnell is remembered for his regular visits to the surviving children in the hospital, supporting their family members and encouraging the doctors and nurses.

“He cared for all children very deeply,” Dowdle said. “He always called children up around the altar at every Mass he celebrated and in honor of him, we had a statue commissioned and dedicated to him in the parish courtyard. It is a statue of Jesus with children around him.”

Sister of Christian Charity Irma (Catherine) Dreger, 97, died May 19 at Sacred Heart Convent, Wilmette.

Born in Chicago, she entered the postulancy in 1933, and was received into the novitiate the next year. She made her perpetual profession of vows in 1942. She taught elementary and high school in Michigan, Louisiana, Minnesota and Iowa in addition to Illinois. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Aloysius (1955-1956) and St. Gregory (1957- 1958, 1965-1969. She served as secretary (1969-1971) and teacher (1973-1974) at Josephinum, substitute superior and principal at St. Alphonsus, Prospect Heights (1971); worked in public relations at Mallinckrodt College (1971-1973). She moved to the motherhouse in Wilmette and continued to teach English at Mallinckrodt College, do community research and serve as annalist and telephone receptionist.

In 1999, Sister Irma returned to the Josephinum where she tutored in the SCC Literacy Program for the next six years. The year 2005, she moved to Sacred Heart Convent, where she continued to translate German obituary letters and wrote obituary letters for the Western Province. In 2006 she accepted the invitation to become assistant editor of the SVD Missionary Magazine, Divine Word.

Deacon Philip Ontiveros, 70, died June 3. He was ordained in 1993 and served at St. Julian Eymard, Elk Grove Village, and St. Marcelline, Schaumburg.

Deacon Ontiveros served as a medic in Vietnam and received a Purple Heart.

He worked for 26 years as a driver for UPS. At one time, his route included the archdiocese’s diaconate office in Forest Park.

He is survived by his wife Marilyn and his siblings Catherine and Daniel.

Deacon John Ficker, 86, died May 29. He was ordained in 1994 and served at St. George, Tinley Park.

Deacon Ficker was a member of one of the founding families of St. George and lived in the parish his whole life. He met his wife Alice at the church. The couple married in 1952.

As a young man, Deacon Ficker worked as a milkman for Vogt’s General Store. He was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Korean War.

He and his wife prepared couples for marriage. As a deacon, he officiated at 50 weddings and baptized 500 babies, but he will be most remembered in the parish for the time he spent visiting the sick and taking the Eucharist to them in the hospital.

He is survived by his wife, his children John, Cathy, Larry, Barbara, Michael , Cindy and Daniel; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Father Robert Behnke, 69, died June 4 at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park. He was a resident of St. Bede the Venerable Parish and former pastor of St. Barbara Parish.

Born in Chicago, Father Behnke attended St. Priscilla and St. Francis Borgia schools and Quigley Preparatory Seminary. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Niles College of Loyola University, and graduated from the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary before being ordained in 1973.

He served as associate pastor at St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (1973-1978); St. Mary Magdalene (1978- 1980); Queen of Martyrs, Evergreen Park (2000); and St. Thomas More (2000-2002). In 1980, Father Behnke was named administrator of Assumption BVM and served in that capacity until 1983, when he was named pastor. The parish eventually merged with St. Catherine of Genoa and Father Behnke remained there until 2000. During his time at Assumption BVM, he was administrator of SS. Peter and Paul Parish for almost three years. Father Behnke then served as pastor of St. Barbara (Throop Street) (2002-2006). From 2006 to 2016, Father Behnke was a resident of St. Thomas More and St. Bede the Venerable parishes.

Father Behnke is survived by a brother, David.

Father Philip Dressler, 80, died May 26 at St. Juliana Parish Rectory, where he was a resident and pastor emeritus.

Born in Chicago, Father Dressler attended St. Andrew School, Quigley Preparatory Seminary and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary before being ordained in 1961.

Father Phil, as he was commonly called, was assistant pastor at St. Ita (1961-1965) and St. Anne, Barrington (1965-1972). He was pastor of Immaculate Conception (North Park Ave.) (1979-1985), Queen of Angels (1985-1995) and St. Juliana Parish (1995- 2005).

He also was administrator of St. Anne (1971); Our Lady Help of Christians (1974); St. Juliana (2005); Queen of the Rosary, Elk Grove Village (2007); and St. Mary of Perpetual Help (2008).

Father Dressler is survived by a brother, Joseph Dressler.