Sister Philip Marie Wendel, I.H.M., dies at age 94

The sister from Lancaster, Pa., taught in schools throughout eastern Pennsylvania and Miami during her 76 years of religious life.

Sister Marita Catherine Leinmiller dies at age 86

The I.H.M. sister taught in Catholic schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese and served as a pastoral minister in a New Jersey parish for 20 years.

Sister Mary Appolonia Matijasic, I.H.M., dies at 93

Sister Mary taught for 40 years at Immaculata University, as well as in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the Diocese of Allentown, and Chile.

Father Stephen White, civil lawyer and parish priest, dies at 62

Ordained in 1986 and known for his "brilliant" mind and ability to weave old songs into his homilies, he had been retired due to health reasons.

Sister Emily Wright, math teacher for 30 years, dies

I.H.M. sister, a teacher for almost 50 years, dies at 95

Sister Catherine Dunleavy entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1941 and taught in elementary schools until 1990.

Deacon who ‘couldn’t do enough for the Church’ dies at 88

Permanent Deacon James Burns served at St. Eleanor Parish in Collegeville, and did so much that "the Church was his hobby," according to his family.

I.H.M. sister who served for 71 years dies at age 95

Sister Paul Bernard Blankemeyer taught at St. Aloysius Academy in Bryn Mawr and Annunciation School in Philadelphia.

Sister Helene Joseph Kollar, longtime teacher, dies

The Sister Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary taught in the Philadelphia Archdiocese and other dioceses. She was 70.