BELMONT — Sister Mary Alma Pangelinan, 89, a Sister of Mercy for 71 years, died Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Sacred Heart Convent in Belmont.
Interment will be at Belmont Abbey Cemetery. All services are private because of COVID-19 restrictions.
She was born and educated in Agana, Guam, the youngest of eight children of Francisco and Natividad Borja. Her parents and six siblings are deceased.
During World War II and the occupation of Guam by the Japanese, Sister Alma’s early years were a struggle with her family for survival in caves and the mountains on Guam to avoid capture and forced labor by the Japanese. At the time she professed her vows as a Sister of Mercy, she chose the motto “To Jesus through Mary” in thanksgiving for God saving her and her family during the war.
Sister Alma came to Belmont in 1963 and served her community in many ways. She was in charge of Food Service and cared for the chapel with love and devotion. She loved gardening, sewing and cooking, and everyone benefited from her favorite activities. A well-known driver for the community, she took the sisters to doctors’ appointments and was known as the one person who knew every street in Charlotte.
Sister Alma’s commitment to her family, her community, her Church and to God’s people was profound throughout her life.
She is survived by the Sisters of Mercy, nieces and nephews, and relatives on Guam.
Memorials may be sent to Sacred Heart Convent in Belmont, NC 28012.
McLean Funeral Home in Belmont was in charge of the arrangements.
— Catholic News Herald
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Glenmary Father Roland Raymond Hautz died March 14, 2020, aged 92. A missioner for 69 years, Father “Rollie,” as he was known, spent most of his life serving as a mission pastor in North Carolina, Virginia and Ohio.
A native of Milford, Ohio, near Cincinnati, he is survived by fellow missioners and friends.
He began his Glenmary service as temporary assistant pastor in Statesboro, Ga., in 1953. He then served as assistant pastor in Norton, Va., before assuming his first assignment as pastor in St. Paul, Va.
In North Carolina, he served at St. William Church in Murphy, St. Francis of Assisi Church in Jefferson, and St. Frances of Rome Mission in Sparta.
He also served parishes in West Union, Ohio, Spencer W.Va., and finally Gate City, Va., before moving back to Cincinnati.
Father Rollie is well known as the longest-serving Glenmarian, having started with the society in 1944, just five years after its founding. He was ordained a priest in 1953, weeks before the death of
Glenmary Founder Father William Howard Bishop. Upon Father Bishop’s death, he remarked that he was leaving behind “a good company of men.”
“If there ever was a Glenmarian who embodied the virtue of joy, it was Father Rollie Hautz,” said Glenmary President Father Dan Dorsey. “He was a missioner who sought only one thing – to bring the joy of Jesus Christ to others.”
Father Rollie spent his entire career in the missions. When he took senior membership and moved back to Cincinnati in 2014 he was asked about the highlights of his priesthood. “Of course, offering Mass every day is the highlight,” he said.
Because of the present restrictions on public gatherings during the coronavirus epidemic, the Glenmary community held a private funeral and Father Rollie was interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Video of his funeral was posted on Facebook. A public memorial Mass will take place at a later date.
Memorials may be made to Glenmary Home Missioners, P.O. Box 465618, Cincinnati, OH 45246-5618.
— Catholic News Herald