Obituaries
Sister Ann Marie Sullivan dies at 86
Sister Ann Marie Sullivan SSJ (Formerly Sister Coronata Maria), age 86, died August 8, 2022, in Lankenau Hospital.
Sister Dolores Donovan dies at 91
Sister Dolores Donovan, OSF, (formerly Sister Redempta) 91, died in Assisi House in Aston on August 5, 2022. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 69 years.
Sister Jean L. Holtz dies at 93
Sister Jean L. Holtz SSJ (Formerly Sister Charles Immaculate), age 93, died July 26, 2021, at Saint Joseph Villa.
Sister Margery Lowry, ministry co-founder, dies at 79
A member of the Sisters of Mercy, she helped establish Mercy Neighborhood Ministries to expand educational opportunities for children in North Philadelphia.
Sister Barbara Ann Beck, spiritual director, dies at 83
A professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, she served extensively throughout the Camden and Allentown Dioceses, as well as in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Father Wilfred Maloney, longtime pastor and educator, dies at age 92
The Allentown native was pastor emeritus of St. Alphonsus Parish in Maple Glen and a former faculty member at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Chestnut Hill College and several Catholic high schools.
Sister Eleanor Mary Bringenberg dies at 91
The Sister of St. Joseph ministered in the Dioceses of Allentown and Harrisburg, and in the Archdioceses of Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Sister Ann Coyle, longtime educator, dies at 90
The Sister Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, formerly Sister Philip Marie, I.H.M., was raised in St. Edmond Parish in Philadelphia and entered religious life after graduation in 1952. She earned a Master's degree in economics, and served in numerous schools as an educator.
Sister M. Ann Coyle dies at 90
Sister M. Ann Coyle, IHM (Formerly Sister Philip Marie Coyle, IHM) died in Lankenau Hospital on June 30, 2022 in the 70th year of her religious life.
Sister Joan Ann Koliss dies at 80
Sister Joan Ann Koliss, OSF, 80, died in Roxborough Memorial Hospital on July 12, 2022. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 59 years.