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Hugolin Kevin Bourke OFM

April 2012

Hugolin followed his brother Lawrence to join Franciscan friars and was received in the noviciate on 17 February 1948. The son of Thomas and Edna Bourke (both deceased) he received his secondary education at Christian Brothers Lewisham.

Barnabas Brown OFM

April 2012

Baptised Maxwell John Brown, Barny was the only son of Wilfred and Bridget Brown (both deceased). Mr Brown was killed in a plane crash on duty as an RAAF test pilot in 1934 when Barny was just 3 years old.

Elliott Casalengo

April 2012

Elliott, a man with a joyous personality and full of warmth and enthusiasm for his ministry, was one of five permanent deacons ministering in the Archdiocese of Sydney.

Victor Dalton

April 2012

Victor Dalton 21/12/1939 – 27/01/2012

Hans Dopheide

April 2012

Fr Hans Dopheide was born in the Netherlands on 26 November 1936. Following World War II his family migrated, first to New Zealand and then to Australia in 1954. Hans joined the Salesians doing his noviciate at Sunbury in 1957 and was professed on 31 January 1958.

Ronald Flack

April 2012

Ronald Flack 05/08/1937 – 13/01/2012

Peter Fraser OFM

April 2012

Peter was the only child of Kenneth and Frances Fraser (both deceased). He was particularly close to his cousin Dr Carroll Brady who himself only died recently.

Peter Fulton

April 2012

Peter Fulton 10/06/1945 – 03 /02/2012

Brian Jackson CM

April 2012

Brian’s family was well known in the Ashfield area where he grew up. His father, Darrell, an optometrist and the owner of a popular pharmacy, was Mayor of Ashfield (1959-1962). Brian was educated at De La Salle College, Ashfield and joined the Vincentian community in February 1954.

Hubert Kelly

April 2012

Hubie studied at Springwood and Manly and following his ordination in 1948 served in Perth Parishes until 1953 when he went to Wagin as assistant in the area defined as Bunbury Diocese when it was established in 1954.

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