Obituaries
Mercy Sister Mary Franceline Marsh dies at 101
At only 4 foot 9 inches, the diminutive sister nevertheless handled any discipline matter that arose as a teacher at Cardinal Dougherty High School. She spent decades serving at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Darby.
Sister Angela Erhard dies at 92; longtime service in Maryland
The Franciscan sister, who grew up in Philadelphia, ministered for 42 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore in education and elder care, which she continued in the Philadelphia Archdiocese in her later years.
Franciscan Sister de Paul Schmidt dies at 105
In her long ministry of 89 years as a sister of the Bernardine order, she served as a teacher and school staff in five states.
IHM Sister Anne Marie Meehan dies at age 88
The former Most Blessed Sacrament parishioner joined the Immaculate Heart of Mary sisters in 1949. After many years as a teacher, in her final years she visited the sick and elderly of Holy Innocents Parish, Philadelphia.
Sister Philomena Hartley, 84, dies after 66 years in religious life
One of 11 children, the graduate of Little Flower High School in Philadelphia entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1952 and taught in three dioceses, including Philadelpha.
Bernardine Franciscan Sister dies at age 98
Sister Sebastian Krasowski, a native of Conshohocken, entered the Bernardine order in 1941 and served in five states as an elementary teacher, superior and local minister.
Phila. native Sister Mary Karis dies at 92
She attended school at St. Anne's in Port Richmond and a vocational school, then taught in six dioceses including the Philadelphia Archdiocese over a ministry of 71 years with the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Immaculate Heart Sister Mary Ellis dies at age 44
Entering religious life in 1995, Sister Mary taught in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and served in Chile and Peru. Her last assignment was Directress of Novices for the I.H.M. Congregation.
Bensalem native Sister Marie Moser, I.H.M., dies at 91
In her 68 years of religious life, the Immaculate Heart of Mary sister taught in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and in the Dioceses of Allentown, Harrisburg and Arlington.
Sister Beata Jurewicz, longtime health care leader, dies at 89
The Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth had intended to serve as a teacher but instead became a nurse and nursing supervisor, and later the administrator of St. Neumann Nursing Home for 22 years.