Obituaries

Sister Marie St. James Nulty, longtime principal, dies at 89

The Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary led six Catholic elementary schools and taught or served at others during her 65 years of active ministry.

Sister Suzanne Snyder, minister to the marginalized, dies at 84

A Sister of the Holy Child Jesus for 64 years, she served in prison ministry in Los Angeles and at-risk children in San Diego, plus assignments in California and Oregon.

Sister Lorraine DeViller, S.H.C.J., dies at 92

The Sister of the Holy Child Jesus was educated at Villanova University and taught at St. James School and St. Edward School in Philadelphia plus several other states.

Sister Helen Schwarz, Catholic schools leader, dies at 92

The Sister of the Holy Child Jesus was a West Philadelphia native who taught mostly on the West Coast. She led secondary schools for the Los Angeles Archdiocese for 18 years.

Father John McBride, former pastor and teacher, dies at 86

The pastor emeritus of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Hilltown, where he led construction of a new church and expanded the school, also taught at Cardinal O'Hara High School.

Sister Susan Immaculate Platt, I.H.M., dies at 75

The native of Philadelphia, raised in Secane, served most of her 57 years of ministry in Delaware County and Philadelphia Catholic schools, teaching thousands of students.

Sister Julia Burkart, a Ph.D. sociologist, dies at 92

The Medical Mission Sister taught sociology at the college level for a dozen years, preceded and followed by varied ministries abroad and across the United States.

Born into mission work, Sister Patrice McSweeney dies at 88

The Medical Mission Sister was born in Colombia, as a child lived in Venezuela and later served there as a sister for some 40 years. She earned a nursing degree at Penn.

Medical Mission Sister Jacinta Conlon dies at 97

Her long mission of service around the world included caring for her order's foundress, Mother Anna Dengel, until her death. Sister Jacinta battled health issues until succumbing to Covid-19.

Sister Aletta Dorothy Donahue dies at 97

The Trenton native was a Franciscan sister for 71 years. Between quarter-century teaching assignments in two dioceses, she cared for family members until their deaths.