Obituaries
Sister of St. Joseph, a longtime teacher, dies at 93
Sister Anna Marie Mack earned master's degrees in music and English and taught in schools in Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey throughout her 70 years of religious life.
I.H.M. sister dies at 84; taught in schools for 50 years
Sister Margaret Holzenthaler, I.H.M., primarily taught in Catholic schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese and six other dioceses. She also ministered at Mercy Suburban Hospital, Norristown.
Sister of St. Joseph remembered for spirited ministry in Wallingford
Sister Eileen Mary Mortimer, S.S.J., served St. John Chrysostom Parish for nearly 50 years, embracing parish life with joy enthusiasm. She was an expert in Montessori education.
Manayunk native sister dies in Fla., was longtime DRE
Sister M. Lorraine Gondkofski entered the I.H.M. order from St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in 1956. She went on to serve in education in several dioceses. She died at age 78.
Franciscan sister, 70 years in health care ministry, dies at 94
Sister Rosa Carmichael, O.S.F., became a registered nurse after entering her congregation in 1943. She served in nursing for 43 years in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, among other areas.
Immaculate Heart Sister Charles Miriam dies at age 94
Serving at John W. Hallahan Catholic High School for Girls for more than 25 years, Sister Charles Miriam Keltz, I.H.M., entered the congregation in 1942.
Sister of St. Francis dies at 91 after 70 years of ministry
Sister Trinita Balbach, O.S.F., served mostly in education and, in later years, in fundraising and parish ministry, primarily in Florida dioceses. The Wilmington, Del., native is survived by a sister in the same order.
Sister Thomasina ministered 62 years in religious life
Sister Thomasina, the former Helen Farley, was a Sister of St. Joseph who taught in elementary and secondary schools, as well as Chestnut Hill College.
Sister Miriam Robert dies at age 83
A native of St. Edmond Parish in South Philadelphia, Sister Miriam Robert Heinze, I.H.M., served with the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for 64 years.
Former president and dean of Chestnut Hill College dies at 98
Sister Mary Xavier Kirby, a Sister of St. Joseph, ministered for 76 years in the congregation, mostly in education, where she led Chestnut Hill College for many years.