Obituaries

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.