Obituaries
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.
Franciscan Sister Annette Marie Lucchese dies at 78
The Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia earned degrees at Seton Hall and Fordham universities. She served primarily in New Jersey and Brooklyn, and in leadership of her congregation.
Sister Frances Marie Devinney, longtime teacher, dies at 83
The Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary taught Catholic elementary school students in grades five through eight for 36 years.
Father John Bradley, former Phila. pastor, dies at 91
After nine years in the U.S. Army and at St. Joseph's College, the North Philadelphia native entered St. Charles Seminary, where he made lifelong priest friends.
Msgr. John Graf, longtime pastor in West Grove, dies at 71
Ordained in 1974, the Philadelphia native was assistant chancellor for the archdiocese then was pastor of Assumption B.V.M. Parish for 21 years before retiring in 2010.