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Veteran Catholic journalist Raymond Boyle dies at age 81

Published: 2003-11-24

MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (CNS) -- Raymond M. Boyle, a veteran Catholic journalist who worked for Maryknoll magazine and other Catholic publications, died Nov. 14 in Ossining. He was 81. A funeral Mass was celebrated Nov. 18 at St. Ann's Church in Ossining, followed by burial in Canajoharie. Boyle, who was born in Utica and graduated from Syracuse University, began working for the Catholic press after serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired in 1986 as assistant managing editor of Maryknoll after serving on the magazine's editorial staff for 36 years.