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Permanent Deacon Walter Kelly Jr. dies at 79
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer As a customer service manager for the National Telephone Directory, Deacon Walter Kelly was accustomed to addressing complaints about printing mistakes. According to those close to him, Deacon Kelly’s diplomatic demeanor at his job mirrored his gentleness in the permanent diaconate. Deacon Walter F. Kelly Jr., a retired permanent […]
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Compiled by Angela Arrington Sister Maria Auxilia Darby, S.S.J.Sister Maria Auxilia Darby, S.S.J., formerly Anna C. Darby, died March 28, 2009. She was 94. She was born in Philadelphia to John L. Darby and Anna V. Mc Evoy. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph on Sept. 8, 1932, and shortly after served in the […]
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Compiled by Angela Arrington Sister Marian Rose Porter, I.H.M.Sister Marian Rose Porter, I.H.M, formerly Mabel Marie Porter, died March 21, 2009, at Camilla Hall, Immaculata. She was born in Philadelphia and professed her first vows in 1939. She went on to teach in elementary schools throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and served at Cardinal Dougherty […]
Father Robert Roedel dies on Palm Sunday
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Building A Successful Photography Busine It was fitting that Father Robert Roedel, a retired priest of the Philadelphia Archdiocese, died on Palm Sunday. “He was a great servant of God – now he’s home,” said 24-year-old Dennis Curran, a member of Assumption B.V.M. Parish in Feasterville, where Father Roedel […]
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Compiled by Angela Arrington Sister Virginia Chapin, I.H.M.Sister Virginia Chapin, I.H.M., formerly Sister Stephen Marie, died March 16, 2009, at Camilla Hall, Immaculata. She was born in Philadelphia and entered the congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1950. She professed her first vows in 1952. She went on to […]
Famed Phila. basketball coach, Prep alum dies
By John RajcaSpecial to The CS&T Legendary Philadelphia basketball coach and supporter of Catholic education Edward J. (Eddie) Burke died March 23, 2009. He was 63. Burke grew up in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia and attended St. Joseph’s Preparatory School. He jokingly stated some time ago, “My sister said she’d get me a Corvette […]
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Compiled by Angela Arrington Sister Mary of Fatima White, I.H.M.Sister Mary of Fatima White, I.H.M., formerly Mary Laura White, died March 7, 2009, at Paoli Hospital. She was born in Philadelphia and entered the congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1949. She professed her first vows in 1951. Sister […]
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Compiled by Angela Arrington Rev. Edmund C. Regensburger, C.Ss.R.Father Edmund C. Regensburger, C.Ss.R., died Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, after a short illness. He was 89. Father Regensburger was born in Philadelphia. He and his family were members of the former St. Boniface Parish in North Philadelphia. He professed vows in the Redemptorist order on Aug. […]
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Compiled by Angela Arrington Sister Eileen F. Hughes, I.H.M.Sister Eileen F. Hughes I.H.M., formerly Sister Eileen Immaculate, died Feb. 13, 2009, at Camilla Hall after a struggle with metastasized melanoma. She was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Notre Dame High School in Moylan. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate […]
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Compiled by Angela Arrington Alan W. MaguireAlan W. Maguire of Rhawnhurst died Feb. 25, 2009. He was 80. He served for many years in the United States Navy on the USS Tanner and later for the police department in the foot traffic spanision. He also worked as a thermographer and for the Chase Paper Company […]