Obituaries
Reverend Victor F. Sharrett
Reverend Victor F. Sharrett, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Patrick Parish, Kennett Square died on Monday, May 8, 2023.
Rosalie M. Mirenda, president emeritus of Neumann University, dies at 85
Rosalie's career evolved into a nurse educator, dean, provost and, ultimately President of Neumann University in Aston, PA. After serving 21 years as president, Rosalie retired from the presidency as President Emeritus in 2017.
Sister Rita Edward Karnell, SSJ, dies at age 90
Sister Rita Edward Karnell SSJ (formerly Sister Rita Edward), age 90, died May 6, 2023, at Saint Joseph Villa.
Sister Mary Denise Clifford, SSJ, dies at 80
Sister Mary Denise Clifford SSJ, (formerly Sister John Denise), age 80, died May 2, 2023, at Chestnut Hill Hospital.
Sister Ignatia Maria Smith, SSJ, dies at 100
Sister Ignatia Maria Smith SSJ, (formerly Isabel Josephine Smith), age 100, died April 28, 2023, at Saint Joseph Villa.
Sister Susan Hurlbrink, SSJ, dies at 85
Sister Susan Hurlbrink SSJ, (formerly Sister Ann David), age 85, died April 22, 2023, at Saint Joseph Villa.
Sr. Mary Patricia Johnson, OSF, who spent 55 years in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, dies at 88
Sister Mary Patricia Johnson, OSF (formerly Sister Mary Amata), 88, died in Assisi House on Monday, May 8, 2023.
Sister Christopher Marie Wagner, who ministered for 41 years in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, dies at 76
Sister Christopher Marie Wagner, OSF, 76, died in Assisi House on April 20, 2023.
Sister Justina Marie Miller, who ministered in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for 13 years, dies at 92
Sister Justina Marie Miller, OSF, 92, died in Assisi House on Thursday, April 6, 2023. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 74 years.
Sister Kathleen Bernadette Moss dies at 96
Sister Kathleen Bernadette Moss SSJ, age 96, died March 26, 2023, at Saint Joseph Villa. Sister Kathleen ministered in the Dioceses of Arlington, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia.