Obituaries
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.
Sister Clare DiGregorio dies at 91
Sister Clare DiGregorio SSJ (formerly Sister Grace Bernard), age 91, died March 21, 2023. Sister Clare ministered in the Dioceses of Allentown, Newark, Philadelphia, and Wilmington.
Sister Assunta Prunty dies at 95, ministered in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for 22 years
Sister Assunta Prunty, OSF, 95, died in St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday, April 16, 2023. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 69 years.
Deacon John Kreczkevich dies, served for over 25 years at Saint Barnabas Parish in Philadelphia
Retired Deacon John Kreczkevich, died on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.
Sister Marie Albert Hetzel, longtime educator, dies at 92
Sister Marie Albert Hetzel, SSJ, age 92, died March 9, 2023.
Sister Jacinta Marie Brazil, OSF, dies at 82
Sister Jacinta Marie Brazil, OSF, died Tuesday, March 21, 2023. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 65 years.
Sister Joan Cooper dies at 94, ministered for 70 years in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Sister Joan Cooper, OSF, 94, died in Assisi House on Saturday, March 18, 2023. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for over 72 years.