Obituaries
Sister Thomasina ministered 62 years in religious life
Sister Thomasina, the former Helen Farley, was a Sister of St. Joseph who taught in elementary and secondary schools, as well as Chestnut Hill College.
Sister Miriam Robert dies at age 83
A native of St. Edmond Parish in South Philadelphia, Sister Miriam Robert Heinze, I.H.M., served with the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for 64 years.
Former president and dean of Chestnut Hill College dies at 98
Sister Mary Xavier Kirby, a Sister of St. Joseph, ministered for 76 years in the congregation, mostly in education, where she led Chestnut Hill College for many years.
Sister Margaret Mary Donohoe, S.S.J., dies at age 82
The member of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 66 years served in education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Diocese of Camden, and in varied social and health care ministries.
Sister Alice Patricia Waters, teacher and aide at St. Luke School, dies at 91
a href="http://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2016/01/Sister-Alice-Patricia-Waters.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-71547">The Washington, D.C., native entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1948 and went on to a long career teaching in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Dioceses of Wilmington and Allentown.
Sister Loretta, longtime teacher and parish DRE, dies at 73
Sister Loretta Marchetti was a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 53 years. She earned degrees from Chestnut Hill College and La Salle University and served actively until 2007.
Sister Regina Doyle, teacher and child care minister, dies at 71
The Port Richmond, Philadelphia, native served for 53 years with the Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia and the Harrisburg Diocese.
Retired pastor and Air Force chaplain dies at 89
The viewing at St. Joseph Parish in Downingtown will be Tuesday night with the funeral to follow the next morning for Msgr. Robert T. McManus, pastor emeritus of the parish and a retired colonel.
Msgr. Michael Burke, pastor emeritus, dies at 79
The archdiocesan priest influenced many at St. Charles Seminary, then went on to pastor three parishes, most recently SS. Philip and James in Exton. He had lived at St. Eugene Parish, Primos, in retirement.
Msgr. Shoemaker, pastor of Yardley parish, dies at 75
Msgr. Samuel E. Shoemaker had been pastor of St. Ignatius Parish for almost 27 years. He was also a former chancellor of the archdiocese, and is remembered by clergy and parishioners for his leadership.