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Fr. Carl Dehne
Jesuit Father Carl Dehne, 80, died May 13 in St. Louis. He was a Jesuit for 58 years and a priest for 46 years.
Father Dehne spent much of his life teaching theology, first at Rockhurst University and then at Loyola University Chicago (1978-1997). Father Dehne loved the liturgy and received permission to celebrate the liturgy according to the Byzantine rite. He had a talent for ensuring that those present had a genuine experience of worship.
In 1997, Father Dehne shifted to eldercare and pastoral ministry in St. Louis.
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Sr. Carmelina Meyers
BVM Sister Carmelina Meyers, 91, died May 11 in Dubuque, Iowa.
Born in Evanston, she entered the BVM congregation in 1942, from St. Margaret Mary Parish and professed final vows in 1949.
In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Carmelina taught at St. Dorothy; St. Ferdinand; and Madonna High School, where she also served as campus/youth minister; St. Eulalia, Maywood; and St. Gilbert, Grayslake. She also taught in New York.
She is survived by a sister, Patricia Krase.
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Sr. Helen Walsh
Adrian Dominican Sister Helen (Rose Michaeleen) Walsh, 96, died May 10 in Adrian, Michigan. Born in Chicago, she was in the 72nd year of her religious life.
Sister Helen taught, ministered to inmates and served in adult education in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Florida and California.
In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Columbanus (1946-1951) and St. Kilian (1958-1961).
Sister Helen is survived by a brother, Joseph Walsh, and a sister, Mary Jo Walsh.
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Sr. Marie Kevin Claybaugh
Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Marie Kevin Claybaugh, 102, died May 6 in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin.
Born in Toulon, Illinois, Sister Marie Kevin made her first religious profession in 1941 and her final profession in 1944. She served in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Nebraska.
In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Marie Kevin taught at St. Sabina (1948-1957), Visitation (1958-1968), Epiphany (1968-1969) and St. Basil (1969-1981), where she also served as secretary. Sister Marie Kevin also served in transportation at Queen of Peace Ministry Center, Burbank (1981-1991).
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Sr. Gilmary Lemberg
School Sister of Notre Dame Sister Gilmary (Dorothy) Lemberg, 90, died April 28 at Resurrection Life Center.
Born in Blue Island, Sister Gilmary attended St. Barnabas School and Academy of Our Lady before entering the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1946. She took first vows in 1949.
She taught art in schools in Wisconsin and art lessons on the Milwaukee archdiocesan TV channel. She then taught in DeKalb, Illinois, doing her television program on weekends.
Her art career included metal sculptures, church banners and the design for the renovations of several churches. She helped renovate the buildings for the Maria House shelter and SisterHouse residence for women in recovery, both in Chicago. She also served as vocation director for the Chicago province.
Later, she served in Paraguay, creating statues and a mural behind the main altar at a parish there.
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