Obituaries
Msgr. John O’Brien, longtime inner city pastor, dies at 89
Ordained a priest for the Philadelphia Archdiocese in 1961, the Norristown native ministered mostly in North Philadelphia parishes. He was pastor of St. Raymond Parish, where his funeral will be celebrated June 18.
Sister Kathleen Leary, writer and editor for CS&T, dies at 88
After teaching for decades, in 1985 she began a ministry writing hundreds of stories on local Catholics for The Catholic Standard and Times over 11 years. A native of Chester, she was a Sister of St. Joseph for 71 years.
Sister Jean Clare Rohe dies at 104
Sister Jean Clare Rohe, OSF, 104, the oldest member of the congregation, died in Assisi House on Monday, May 16, 2022.
Sister Ann Newell dies at 86
Sister Ann Newell, IHM, (formerly known as Sister Loyola Marie) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton.
Sister Francis Paul Torre dies at 95
Sister Francis Paul ministered in three dioceses including the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Judith Ann Baehr, former CS&T journalist, dies at 76
The native of Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Southwest Philadelphia lived a full life in education, journalism, linguistics and music, and worked at the archdiocesan newspaper and the Child Nutrition Program.
Permanent Deacon Frank Bizal dies at 92
After serving in the Korean War as a paratrooper, he worked in several states during a 33-year career as a mechanical engineer and relocated to Pennsylvania, where he was ordained a deacon in 1990 serving at SS. Philip and James Parish, Exton.
Sister Mary King, after 61 years of school ministry, dies at 88
The Sister Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, formerly Sister Mary Kevin, I.H.M., was raised in Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Philadelphia and entered religious life after graduation in 1952. She served in many schools as an educator.
Music teacher, caregiver Sister Barbara Bamberger dies
The longtime I.H.M. sister, educator and staffer at Camilla Hall died there at age 82 in the 62nd year of her religious life as a Sister Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Rita Baldwin of Philadelphia dies at 89
Originally from South Philadelphia and later Tacony, she and her husband Lou Baldwin raised nine children. After they were grown she indulged in a love for travel, teaching the Catholic faith and avidly following the Phillies.