Obituaries
Msgr. John Breslin dies; was pastor, archdiocesan leader
Ordained in 1961, Msgr. Breslin was pastor of two parishes and served as director of the archdiocesan Cemeteries Office, director of the Office for the Archdiocesan Synod and was regional vicar for Delaware County.
Sister Janet Baker, facilitator and teacher, dies at 83
A longtime teacher, she expanded her ministry as consultant to religious communities and schools. For years she aided the archdiocesan synod in Philadelphia and spent many years working as a trusted group facilitator across the archdiocese.
Sister Maria Antonieta Garcia-Nicoletti, I.H.M., dies at 82
The native of Lima, Peru spent most of 62 years as a Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in South America, with a brief assignment to St. David School, Willow Grove.
Franciscan Sister Mary Carmel Molloy, congregational leader, dies at 81
The native of Galway, Ireland -- who returned there as a sister for several years to tutor students -- had a wide-ranging ministry across the U.S. including service as a member of the sisters' congregational council in Aston.
After 64 years in classroom, Sister Claire Hutchinson dies
Formerly Sister Agnes Cecilia, the I.H.M. sister died Nov. 2 at age 88. Most of her ministry was spent teaching children, including 22 years at St. Matthew School in Philadelphia.
Sister Grace Martina Moore dies at 91
The Sister of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill took the religious name Sister Mary Moore when she entered the congregation in 1947. She ministered in archdioceses of Baltimore and Philadelphia, and the dioceses of Camden and Raleigh.
St. Joseph Sister Patricia Ann Cullen, 92, passes
The former Sister Joseph Raphael ministered since 1946 in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the dioceses of Allentown and Harrisburg.
Sister Joseph Andre Intrieri dies at 81
The native of Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill neighborhood and graduate of Our Mother of Consolation School, she joined the Sister of St. Joseph in Chestnut Hill in 1960, and served in three dioceses.
Sister Dorothy Mayer, I.H.M., passes at age 81
The former Sister Mary Annunciata pronounced first vows in 1961 and went on to serve at nine Catholic elementary and high schools before going to Camilla Hall.
Sister Mary Cyril, longtime teacher, dies at 100
The Shenandoah, Pa. native entered the I.H.M. sisters in 1939 and, after beginning teaching in 1942, spent more than 50 years in Catholic schools across the Philadelphia region and serving at Camilla Hall, where she died.