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Father Peter Hammett, born Edward Hall Hammett, a monk of Saint Joseph Abbey, died September 11, 2026 at the age of 81 years. A native of New Orleans, born to parents William Hammett and Martha Monrose Hammett. His brother William (Billy) Hammett, and one nephew, Patrick Hammett. He attended high school at Saint Joseph Seminary and De La Salle High School. He graduated with an Associate of Arts degree from Saint Joseph Seminary College then continued on, earning both bachelor and master degrees from Notre Dame Seminary.

Sister Elizabeth Ann Hebert, SLW, was born on January 12, 1953, in Abbeville, Louisiana, to the late David Hebert and the late Mary Eileen Gillies Hebert where her family were parishioners of St. Mary Magdalen Church. She is also preceded in death by her siblings Lorraine Hebert and John Hebert.

A Sister of St. Joseph for 76 years entered eternal life at Mt. St. Mary Convent in Wichita, Kansas on Dec. 20, 2025.

Sister Jean Marie Smith, SSND, a School Sister of Notre Dame, passed away on Nov. 27, in Covington.

Sister Gertrude Levy, D.C. died on Sept. 27, 2025 at Seton Residence in Evansville, Ind.

Beloved member of the Brother Martin community dies at the age of 80 on Sept. 26, 2025.

Rev. Msgr. Douglas Doussan, a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, died on July 9, 2025. He was 90 years of age.

Sister of the Holy Family Mary Tekakwitha Vega (Teresita Lelia Vega), former congregational leader, died Feb. 19.

Sister of the Holy Family Elma Olivera, a former teacher and principal, died Feb. 16 . She was 95 and had served for 78 years in religious life.

Msgr. Bruce Miller, a retired priest of the Diocese of Alexandria and former academic dean at St. Joseph Seminary College, died Feb. 25 in Covington at the age of 73. A memorial Mass was celebrated March 6 at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Mandeville.

School Sister of Notre Dame Dolores Marie Siebenmorgen, who ministered in Catholic education for 25 years and also served as a pastoral associate, died Jan. 17 at Trinity Trace Community Center in Covington. She was 96 years old.

Sacred Heart Brother John Hotstream (Brother Lucian), recognized as a “master teacher,” died Dec. 25 at Ochsner Hospital in Gretna at the age of 87 after 73 years of religious life.

Sacred Brother Henry Michael Gaither (Brother Thomas), who served as province vocations director and volunteer coordinator, died Dec. 28 at Passages Hospice in New Orleans. He was 80 and served 60 years in religious life.

Dominican Sister of Peace Noel Toomey, who taught at Notre Dame Seminary and was the founding director of the Archdiocesan Spirituality Center in 1982, died Jan. 27 at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, Kentucky. She was 89 years old.