Father Leon R. Wagner, 94, died March 7. He was the retired pastor of St. Mary Parish, Riverside.

Born in Evanston, he attended St. Joseph School, Wilmette; Quigley Preparatory Seminary; and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, before being ordained in 1949.

Father Wagner was assistant pastor at St. Anthony of Padua; St. Joseph, Waukegan; St. Matthias; St. John Brebeuf, Niles; Divine Infant Jesus, Westchester; and Queen of All Saints Basilica. In 1975, he was assigned as pastor at St. Mary, Riverside, where he served until his retirement.

Father Michael A. Goergen, 82, died March 8. He was pastor emeritus of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish.

Born in Chicago, Father Goergen attended St. John Bosco School, Quigley Preparatory Seminary and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary before being ordained in 1962.

He was assistant pastor at St. Eulalia, Maywood; Queen of All Saints Basilica; and Queen of the Universe. He was associate pastor of St. Christina, and in 1982 he was assigned as pastor of St. Nicholas of Tolentine. In 1995, he was assigned as pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine, where he served until retirement.

Deacon John Mellon, 85, died Feb. 4 in Evanston. He was ordained in 1985 and served at St. Nicholas Parish in Evanston.

Deacon Mellon had worked as an English professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was married to his late wife, Mary Gael, for more than 40 years.

He is survived by his children Christina, Elizabeth Jane and John Mellon.

Deacon Joseph Siranovic, 84, died March 2 in Elmhurst, Illinois.

He was ordained in 1976 and served at St. Bruno (1976-1995), Notre Dame de Chicago (1995-2003) and St. Domitilla, Hillside (2003-2012). As a deacon, he led religious education programs, prepared parents for baptism and baptized children, served as a field advocate for the Marriage Tribunal, preached at Masses and led RCIA programs.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Dawn; his children Mark Siranovic and Michelle Paprocki; and three grandchildren.

Deacon William Sullivan, 80, died March 8. He was ordained in 1986 and served at St. Barnabas Parish.

Deacon Sullivan was retired from the Cook County Assessor’s Office, and he was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard.

He is survived by his wife, Noreen; his children William Sullivan, Megan Rees and Mara Arakelian; six grandchildren; and his siblings Patricia Roach, Margaret Murnane and John Sullivan.