Obituaries
Sister St. Joseph Brennion dies at 92
Sister St. Joseph Brennion, OSF, 92, died in Assisi House on Saturday, October 8, 2022.
Sister Anita Cattafesta dies at 91
Sister Anita Cattafesta, OSF (formerly Sister Rita), 91, died in Assisi House on Thursday, October 6, 2022.
Sister Margaret Mullin dies at 89
Margaret Mullin, SHCJ, a Sister of the Holy Child Jesus for 69 years, died peacefully on Sunday, October 2, 2022.
Sister Jeanne Adams dies at 94
Jeanne Adams, SHCJ, a Sister of the Holy Child Jesus for 75 years, died peacefully on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Monsignor Francis X. Dreger dies at 95
Reverend Monsignor Francis X. Dreger, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Cecilia Parish, Philadelphia, died on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
Sister Patricia Friel dies at 84
Sister Patricia Friel SSJ (formerly Sister Anne Terrance, SSJ), age 84, died September 10, 2022, at Saint Joseph Villa.
Sister Annemarie Crowley dies at 84
Sister Annemarie Crowley SSJ (formerly S. William Annice SSJ), age 84, died September 1, 2022, at Saint Joseph Villa.
Sister Mary Louise Gallagher dies at 93
Sister Mary Louise Gallagher, IHM (Formerly Sister Marie Eloise, IHM) died in Camilla Hall on August 25, 2022 in the 75th year of her religious life. Sister died just shy of her 93rd birthday.
Sister Mary Louise Heinle dies at 94
Sister Mary Louise Heinle (formerly Sister Kathleen Joseph), OSF, 94, died in Assisi House on September 5, 2022. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 73 years.
Deacon Paul McBlain, former CatholicPhilly columnist, dies at 84
Assigned to St. Joseph Parish in Collingdale, the Yeadon native was active in diaconate ministry even after his 2013 retirement, co-writing a column with his wife on real-life family issues.