Fr. Anthony (Russell) Haglof
of the Holy Family

Birth: April 16, 1939
Brockton, Massachusetts Profession: August 15, 1965 Ordination: May 13, 1971
Death: April 19, 2022

Fr. Anthony (Russell) Haglof of the Holy Family was born on April 16, 1939, to Charles and Constance (nee Cavanaugh) Haglof, in Brockton, Massachusetts.  He made his profession as a Discalced Carmelite Friar on August 15, 1965, and was ordained a priest on May 13, 1971. Among his priestly ministries, Fr. Anthony served his brothers as a member of the Formation Team for the Postulancy, local superior of the of the monastery in Brighton, Massachusetts, and the desert community in Hinton, West Virginia. On April 19, 2022, while residing at the monastery in Washington, DC, Fr. Anthony was missed at Vespers. Upon visiting his room, he was found sitting peacefully in his chair as if asleep, but instead, he had been called home to God. Community members recalled seeing Fr. Anthony in the kitchen shortly before the bell rang for prayer; a reminder to us all of the truth that we do not know either the day or the hour. Fr. Anthony is buried at the Carmelite Cemetery in Hubertus, Wisconsin. 

Fr. Anthony was survived by sister, Linda (John) Trent of Duxbury, MA; his brother John C. (Edwina) Haglof, of Brockton, MA, his brother Robert (Susan) Haglof of Lakeville, MA; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends who loved him and will miss him very much. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Kenneth Francis (Judith) Haglof and a sister Barbara Silveria.