Emmitsburg

FIRE* Emmitsburg: Firefighters from the Harney station assisted Frederick County at the site of a natural gas leak in a building on South Seton Avenue. They were out for 40 minutes.

FireHarney: Firefighters responded at 6: 01 p.m. Thursday to a nursing home fire in the 300 block of Seton Ave. in Emmitsburg, Frederick County. Units were out 27 minutes.

On July 11, 2004, SISTER MARY LOUISE LYONS, Daughter of Charity, devoted sister of the late Most Rev. Thomas W. Lyons, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Washington, DC; survived by brother, James Lyons of Lewes, DE; sister, Helen Ebaugh of Wheaton, MD; brother, Paul Lyons of Vienna, VA; also numerous nieces and nephews. Christian Wake Service will be held at Villa St. Michael, 333 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, on Wednesday, July 14, at 7 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg on Thursday, July 15. Interment will be in the Daughters of Charity cemetery, Emmitsburg.

Sister Alice Murphy, a former child care worker and member of the Daughters of Charity, died Wednesday of complications from diabetes at Villa St. Michael, her order's Emmitsburg retirement home. She was 80. Born Ruth Murphy in Danville, Va., she took the name Sister Alice when she entered the Daughters of Charity in 1941. She earned a bachelor's degree in social welfare from St. Joseph's College in Emmitsburg in 1972. After holding posts in Wilmington, Del., Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Va., she worked at the St. Vincent Child Care Center in Timonium until 1978.

FIRE* Emmitsburg: Harney assisted Frederick County at a gas leak in the 200 block of S. Seton Ave. at 9:01 p.m. Wednesday. Units were out 26 minutes.* Taneytown: Taneytown, Harney, Union Bridge, Emmitsburg of Frederick County and Littlestown of Adams County, Pa., responded to an apartment fire on York Street at 11:12 p.m. Wednesday. Units were out 12 minutes.

Sister Elaine McCauley, a former Seton High School faculty member and member of the Daughters of Charity for 71 years, died Jan. 13 at her order's retirement home in Emmitsburg. She was 89. A fellow member of her order, Sister Elizabeth Ann Conroe, said she died of natural causes related to her age. Born Margaret Ann McCauley in Washington, D.C., Sister Elaine entered the Daughters of Charity and earned a bachelor's degree in education in 1958 from St. Joseph's College in Emmitsburg. She later earned a master's degree in French from Georgetown University.

On Sunday, March 14, 2004, REV. CARL J. FIVES, age 88, of Mt. St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, MD. Survived by two sisters-in-law Mrs. John Fives and Mrs. Paul Fives and a number of nieces and nephews. Service on Friday, March 19, at 11 A. M with Mass of Christian Burial at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception on Mt. St. Mary's College Campus. Remains will lie in state in the chapel, Thursday from 2 to 10 P. M and Friday from 7 A. M until service at 11 A.M. Christian and Vigil Services will be held Thursday at 7:30 P. M in chapel.

DOROTHY M. McCORMICK GOLEMBIESKI, 90, of Emmitsburg Rd., Gettysburg, formerly of Dundalk, MD, died Thursday, February 13, at her residence. Born May 30, 1912 in Sparrows Point, MD. Daughter of the late Thomas and Leah Dickson McCormick. Predeceased by her husband Frank Golembieski, Sr. in 1987. A member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Emmitsburg, MD. A retired secretary from Bethlehem Steel after many years of service. Surviving is a son, Frank Golembieski, Jr. and wife Linda, of Gettysburg, PA; a grandson, Frank Golembieski, III and wife Melissa, Westminster, MD; and a brother James McCormick, Bel Air, MD. Predeceased by a brother, Robert McCormick.

On Sunday, July 11, 2004, MSGR. HUGH J. PHILLIPS, 97, a native of Washington, D.C., since age 12, he spent his entire life at Mt. St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, MD. Ordained from Mt. St. Mary's Seminary in 1935, he was a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore for 69 years. He was made a Domestic prelate with the title Right Reverend Monsignor by His Holiness Pope Paul VI in April 1965. Msgr. Phillips was the 19th President of Mt. St. Mary's College. He was known as the restorer of the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg.