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Father Riordan to senior status; former teacher brought that skill to parishes

By: Tom Dermody - May 18, 2017 - Uncategorized Father Patrick Riordan, Ivesdale, senior status, Tolono

Father Patrick Riordan is pictured outside St. Patrick Church in Tolono. Since 2013, he has also served as pastor of St. Joseph, Ivesdale. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

TOLONO — A casual retracing of Father Patrick Riordan’s career path would indicate he began as a teacher and then took a new road into seminary and the priesthood. A conversation with the Streator native, who at age 70 is being granted senior status effective June 14, clarifies it was a case of paths merging. […]

Sr. Mary Jean Feeney, OSB, Ivesdale native and longtime teacher, dies at 98

By: The Catholic Post - March 27, 2017 - News Article Benedictines, Ivesdale, Rock Island, Sister Mary Jean Feeney, Teacher

Sister Mary Jean Feeney, OSB

ROCK ISLAND — A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Sister Mary Jean Feeney, OSB, at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 29, in the chapel of St. Mary Monastery. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is planned from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, at the monastery, […]

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Father Riordan to senior status; former teacher brought that skill to parishes

Sr. Mary Jean Feeney, OSB, Ivesdale native and longtime teacher, dies at 98