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May 8 , 2006 • VOL. 44, NO. 9 • Oakland, CA
OBITUARIES
• Sister Mary Consolata Kerr, PBVM
• Sister Denis Marie Harney, SNDdeN
• Sister M. Charles McCarthy, SHF
David
McCarthy
David McCarthy,
54, a canon law judge in the marriage tribunal for the Diocese of Oakland,
was found dead in his home on April 30. He was suffering from cancer and
other serious health problems at the time of his death. An inactive priest
since 1996, he had served in the canon law department since 1991.
Born in Oakland in 1951, McCarthy grew up in Castro Valley, where his
father, Roy, still lives. He graduated from Our Lady of Grace School there,
going on to study for the priesthood at St. Joseph High School Seminary
and St. Patrick’s College Seminary in Menlo Park. He was awarded
his M. Div degree and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Oakland
on April 22, 1977, one of the last group of priests ordained by Bishop
Floyd L. Begin four days before he died.
McCarthy served as associate pastor at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral
(1977-79), St. Joseph, Mission San Jose (1979-1983) and Church of the
Good Shepherd, Pittsburg, (1983-85). He was appointed pastor at Sacred
Heart in Oakland in 1985, where he served for the next two years. In 1987,
he became associate pastor at St. Michael, Livermore, serving there until
1991 when he took up residency at St. Benedict, Oakland.
McCarthy began studying for a licentiate in canon law degree in June 1989
at Catholic University of America’s five-summer program. That fall,
he began ministering part-time in the department of canon law, moving
to full-time work in 1991. He received his licentiate degree in 1993.
He was named adjutant judicial vicar and director of the Tribunal that
same year, until he was named Judicial Vicar in October 1994.
Over the years, he served on the pre-seminary advisory board for the diocese
and two terms on the Senate of Priests.
He was a member of Most Holy Redeemer Parish in San Francisco and an associate
of the Sisters of the Holy Names.
Besides his father, Roy McCarthy, he is survived by his sister-in-law
and her husband, Jan and Dan Rodrigues of San Leandro; his niece, Andrea
Delgadillo and her spouse, Julian of Stockton; nephew, Steven McCarthy
and his spouse, Amy, of Brentwood; grand nephews and niece Gabriel Soto,
Marissa and Julian Delgadillo of Stockton; an uncle, Joseph Adams of Elk
Grove, two aunts, Susan McCarthy of Castro Valley and Sylvia Balbi of
Oakland, as well as other relatives and many friends.
Father McCarthy was predeceased by his mother, Wilma, in 2003, and his
brother, James in 1979.
A memorial Mass was celebrated at the Church of Our Lady of Grace on May
5, with private internment at Holy Selpuchre Cemetery, Hayward.
Sister
Mary Consolata Kerr, PBVM
Sister Mary Consolata Kerr, the founding principal of St. John the Baptist
School in San Lorenzo, died April 19 at the Presentation Motherhouse in
San Francisco.
Born in 1906, the San Francisco native had been a Sister of the Presentation
for 82 years.
The longtime educator, who earned her B.A .in education and teaching credentials
from Holy Names College in Oakland, devoted 55 years in ministry to education,
primarily as a junior high teacher in Catholic schools in San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Sierra Madre and Menlo Park. She taught at St. Joseph School
in Berkeley from 1929 to 1931 and also taught while serving as principal
in San Lorenzo from 1952-1958.
She was a member of the Epiphany Parish in San Francisco for 25 years.
She moved to the Presentation Motherhouse in San Francisco in 1995 and
had been engaged in the ministry of prayer.
She was predeceased by her parents, two sisters and three brothers. Her
niece Genevieve Hogan survives her.
The funeral Mass was held April 24 at the Presentation Motherhouse. Burial
was at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Sisters of the Presentation, Development
Office, 281 Masonic Ave., San Francisco, CA 94118.
Sister
Denis Marie Harney, SNDdeN
Sister Denis Marie Harney, a longtime educator who taught at two Alameda
schools, died April 18 at the age of 79. She had been a Sister of Notre
Dame de Namur for 62 years.
Born in Alameda, she taught primary grades in Notre Dame schools throughout
Hawaii and California, including St. Joseph School (1947-48) and St. Philip
Neri School (1970-74), both in Alameda.
Assigned to Moreland Notre Dame School in Watsonville in 1974, she continued
to serve as reading teacher and mentor to faculty there after her retirement
in 1998.
During the last year of her illness, Sister Harney enjoyed a special pen
pal relationship with first graders at the Watsonville school, who showered
her with greetings, gifts and promises of prayer.
Survivors include her brother, Henry Harney, Jr. of Watsonville, her sister-in-law,
Beverly Harney, nieces and nephews.
The memorial Mass was held April 25 at St. Patrick’s Church in Watsonville.
Burial was in Mission Cemetery in Santa Clara.
Memorial contributions may be made to Moreland Notre Dame School, 133
Brennan St., Watsonville, CA 95076 or to the Sisters of Notre Dame de
Namur, 1520 Ralston Ave., Belmont, CA 94002.
Sister
M. Charles McCarthy, SHF
Sister M. Charles McCarthy, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters
of the Holy Family for 73 years and a resident at the Motherhouse in Fremont,
died April 24. She was 95 years of age.
A native of San Francisco who joined the Holy Family Sisters in 1933,
Sister McCarthy served as a religious education teacher and coordinator
at parishes throughout California and Nevada.
She also worked in several of the Congregation’s day homes including
the Holy Family Day Home in San Francisco, and St. Elizabeth’s Day
Home in San Jose.
She served as director for 11 years at the Divine Providence Variety Day
Home, now known as Variety Early Learning Center, in Las Vegas, NV.
She also served as assistant chaplain at Laguna Honda Hospital in San
Francisco for a number of years.
The funeral Mass was held April 27 at the Motherhouse Chapel of the Sisters
of the Holy Family in Fremont. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma.
Memorial contributions may be made to the works of the Sisters of the
Holy Family, P.O. Box 3248, Fremont, CA 94539.
