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Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

In Memoriam

Last update: October 15, 2024
Deacons that have gone before us . . .


 Deacon Louis Belldina
Born: March 19, 1948
Ordained: May 24, 1981
Died: July 16, 2020
 




 Deacon Paul H. Bischof, Jr.
Born: April 24, 1930
Ordained: November 7, 1986
Died: December 27, 2003
(Older picture used; 1997) 




 Rev. Dr. Lawrence J. Cerroni
Born: Mar. 29, 1926
Ordained:April 1, 1979
Died: May 31, 1983
 




 Deacon John F. Ceslovnik
Born: Dec. 10, 1957
Ordained: Oct. 2, 2004
Died: Aug. 12, 2019
 




 Deacon John Divita
Born: January 26, 1934
Ordained: November 7, 1987
Died: August 2, 2024
 




 Deacon George Doerr
Born: April 27, 1936
Ordained: December 26, 1975
Died: December 15, 2020
 




 Deacon Gerald B. “Gerry” Goetemann
Born: December 15, 1936
Ordained: April 1, 1979
Died: November 18, 2023




 Deacon Donald Michael Hammond
Born: September 10, 1952
Ordained: October 2, 2004
Died: December 31, 2022




 Deacon Henry F. Higgs
Born: February 19, 1922
Ordained: April 1, 1979
Died: February 16, 2005
(older picture used; 1999)




 Deacon James R. Kelly
Born: January 1, 1937
Ordained: April 1, 1979
Died: August 31, 2022




 Deacon Gary Lane
Born: March 10, 1952
Ordained: October 2, 2004
Died: November 6, 2013
 




 Deacon Truman "Arnie" Lipscomb
Born: July 7, 1933
Ordained: August 17, 1985
Died: September 23, 2024
 




 Deacon John J. Lynch
Born: October 14, 1942
Ordained: May 30, 1981
Died: September 30, 2024
 




 Deacon Richard W. Mankowski
Born: September 25, 1935
Ordained: August 24, 1985
Died: December 22, 2014
 




 Deacon John Moses
Born: September 12, 1923
Ordained: November 17, 1987
Died: August 24, 2005
(older picture used; 2001)
 




 Deacon Edwin T. Mullavey
Born: November 25, 1930
Ordained: May 24, 1981
Died: September 20, 1999 




 Deacon Michael R. Prestera, Jr.
Born: August 26, 1950
Ordained: Oct. 2, 2004
Died: July 13, 2023
 




 Deacon Anthony P. Santilli
Born: November 16, 1932
Ordained: June 12, 1983
Died: January 26, 2005
(older picture; 1999) 




 Rev. Dr. John A. Shultz
Born: June 04, 1921
Ordained: June 12, 1983
Died: July 16, 2011
 




 Deacon Paul J. Smith
Born: January 4, 1931
Ordained: June 12, 1983
Died: May 18, 2017
 




 Deacon W. Don Wise
Born: February 20, 1928
Ordained: November 5, 1988
Died: April 19, 2019
 




 Deacon Ron J. Wojcicki
Born: September 1, 1934
Ordained: November 7, 1987
Died: February 9, 2014
 
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