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1887 – 1958 (August 30) Patrick Henry Kehoe was born on August 20, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John J. Kehoe and Bridget Kane. He was baptized there on August 28, 1887 at St. Francis Xavier Church. Patrick received his elementary education at St. Agatha School, Philadelphia, and graduated from Roman Catholic High School, also […]

1920 – 2005 (February 6) Joseph Donald Keffer, son of John Keffer and Estella Poist, was born on October 22, 1920, in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania, into a family of eight sons and one daughter. He was baptized and received his early education at Saint Mary’s Parish in McSherrystown, graduating from the parish school in 1934. He […]

1900 – 1988 (August 12) John Vincent Keegan was born to Daniel Keegan and Katherine Glynn on August 15, 1900 in the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Baptized in Saint Laurence O’Toole Church, he attended the local grammar school and began his secondary education at Lawrence High School. In 1916 was accepted at Saint Rita Hall, […]

1911 – 1993 (May 30) Timothy Francis Keating was born September 6, 1911, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, one of four sons and two daughters of John A. Keating and Margaret McGrath. He was baptized on September 12, 1911, at Saint Mary’s Church, Lawrence, and attended Saint Mary’s Parochial School. After graduating from Lawrence High School in […]

1926 – 2011 (December 11) Patrick J. Keane was born in San Diego, California on March 14, 1926 to Patrick Keane, a native of Ireland, and Leona Karrels. He had two sisters: Rita Wyckoff and Sister Helen Keane SCL. He professed vows in the Order on September 10, 1946, and graduated from Villanova College in […]

1886 – 1966 (May 2) Denis Joseph Kavanagh, son of Thomas Kavanagh and Mary Walsh, was born in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland, on August 21, 1886. In September 1904 he began four years of study at Villanova Preparatory, Villanova, PA after which he entered the novitiate. He was professed on July 7, 1909 and received […]

1897 – 1967 (December 9) Paul Mary Judson was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on August 17, 1897, one of four sons of Leo Judson and Grace Cunningham. He received his primary education in Norfolk, and his secondary education at Villanova Preparatory School from 1912 to 1916. He was received into the novitiate at Villanova on […]

1865 – 1921 (February 17) William Ambrose Jones was born in Cambridge, New York on July 21, 1865, and was baptized there in St. Patrick’s Church by Father Ambrose Mullen, O.S.A. on August 14, 1865. He completed his elementary and secondary studies in local schools, arriving at Villanova in 1883. He was received into the […]

1953 – 1988 (January 26) Thomas Gerard Johnston was born on December 31, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan, to George Johnston and Catherine O’Malley. He had one sister and three brothers. Baptized in Saints Cyril and Methodius Church, he attended Sacred Heart Grammar School in Detroit. The family moved to Pennsylvania, where Thomas finished grammar school […]

1906 – 1991 (July 12) Edward Felix Jenkins was born August 17, 1906 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Benjamin Wheeler Jenkins and Jane Marie Clarke. He was baptized on September 4, 1906 in the Old Cathedral there. His immediate family consisted of two brothers and a sister, however, the Jenkins were a large Catholic […]