Category : In Memoriam

Father Leonard A. Traverso, a retired priest of the Diocese of San Jose, passed away in the morning of Friday, August 7, 2020 in his residence in San Jose. He was 83 years old. Born on May 14, 1937 in San Francisco, Leonard was the son of John and Eleanor Traverso. He had a brother named John Jr. wh

June 8, 1925 – July 18, 2020 Monsignor Joseph Milani passed away peacefully from natural causes on July 18, 2020 at the Villa Siena Senior Living Community in Mountain View. He was born June 8, 1925 in Marin County, the son of Tony and Maria Milani, immigrants from Lonate Pozzolo, Italy. The Milanis

Faithful servant to our Lord through our prison ministry By: Lee Campbell, Associate Director of Restorative Justice – Diocese of San José Father Paul Goda, beloved priest, law professor and faithful servant, entered into the joy of the Lord on January 29, 2020. Those of us who knew him came to appr

August 2, 1931 - June 13, 2019 Roland Pierre DuMaine, son of Nolan Amidee DuMaine and Mary Eulalia Burch, was born in Paducah, Kentucky on August 2, 1931. After attending Saint Mary’s Academy in Paducah and Holy Family School in Glendale, California, he entered Saint Joseph’s College Seminary, Mount

Bishop Francis Anthony Quinn, Seventh Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento from 1979 to 1993, passed from this life into eternal life on March 21, 2019, at the age of 97.  Ordained a priest in 1946, Bishop Quinn served in the San Francisco Archdiocese in several capacities before his episcop

Sister Hermine Mary Regan died on February 16, at Labouré Residence in Los Altos Hills, CA. She lived and served as a faithful and loyal Daughter of Charity for 85 years. Born in Seattle, Washington, on September 4, 1910, she graduated from San Diego High School in 1929. She attended Marquette Unive