Obituaries
Deacon William Shire Jr. dies at 70
Deacon William F. Shire Jr. was a permanent deacon at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Levittown since he was ordained May 31, 2008 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. “Bill Shire is someone everybody referred to as just a good man,” said Father Michael C. DiIorio, pastor of St. Michael the […]
Father Jerome Pohl, active in ministry to Polish community, dies at 79
St. Joseph Church in Oborniki, Poland, was standing room only for the Jan. 13 funeral of Father Jerome Pohl, who died Jan. 9 in Philadelphia. School students, young adults and numerous orders of nuns and priests filled the pews and aisles in tribute to a priest whose whole life was devoted to God and to […]
Father Santo R. Garzarelli dies
Father Santo R. Garzarelli, a retired priest and resident of St. Francis Country House in Darby, died on Thursday, Jan. 19. Father Garzarelli was ordained for the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) in 1961, and was incardinated into the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1975. He served in Hong Kong, India, and New Guinea, and […]
Sister Francis Paula Bader, O.S.F.
Sister Francis Paula Bader, O.S.F., formerly Helen Margaret Bader, died Jan. 2 at Assisi House in Aston. She was 94, and a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 76 years. Sister Francis Paula was born in Baltimore, Md., where she was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish. […]
Sister Elizabeth Ann Rafferty, S.B.S.
Sister Elizabeth Ann Rafferty, S.B.S., died Jan. 2 at St. Michael Hall in Bensalem. She was born in Baltimore, Md., on June 5, 1938, and became a postulant for the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1956. In 1957 she was accepted as a novice and was given the name Sister Mary Dismas. She made […]
Sister Margaret Fennel, S.B.S.
Sister Margaret Fennell, S.B.S., died Jan. 9 at St. Michael Hall, Bensalem. She was born in County Clare, Ireland, Sept. 3, 1919. She went to the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1935 as an apostoline, along with several other young Irish women. She was accepted at a postulant in 1937, and in 1938 became […]
Father Anselm Martin, O.F.M. Cap., dies at 93
Father Anselm Martin, OFM Cap., died Jan, 11 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He was 93. Born to Philip and Eleanora (Melchior) Martin in 1919, he was given the name George and baptized at St. Augustine Church in (Lawrenceville) Pittsburgh, Pa. He was admitted to St. Fidelis High School Seminary in Herman, Pa., […]
Sister Therese Immaculate, O.S. F.
Sister Therese Immaculate, O.S.F., formerly Angelina Di Condina, died Jan. 7 at St. Joseph Villa in Reading. She was 76. Born in Philadelphia, she entered the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters, serving for 58 years. Within the Philadelphia Archdiocese she served at Our Lady of Loreto, St. Hugh and Holy Name parishes in Philadelphia; St. Titus Parish […]
Sister Mary Christina, O.P.
Sister Mary Christina, O.P., formerly Mary Heitman, died Jan. 3 at the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne Home in Philadelphia. She was 89. She was born Sept. 21, 1922 and professed her vows Sept. 14, 1953. A funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 7. Interment was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Sister M. Patricia Anthony Dalton, I.H.M.
Sister M. Patricia Anthony, I.H.M., formerly A. Patricia Ann Dalton, died Dec. 28, 2011 at Camilla Hall in Immaculata. She was 66 years old and in the 47th year of her religious life. Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, she entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1964, […]