Deacon Albert George of South Philadelphia dies at 66

The permanent deacon and retired Boeing specialist had a saying he and his wife shared: “Each for the other and both for the Lord.” Those were the last words the couple spoke before he died.

Sister Rose Spingler, IH.M., longtime Cardinal Dougherty teacher, dies

The religious sister ministered for 57 years with the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, mostly in high schools.

Sister Eleanor Shields, teacher and principal, dies at 92

The Sister of St. Joseph was a Philadelphia native who taught in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and in other Catholic schools in the region during her 70 years of religious life.

Sister Philip Marie Wendel, I.H.M., dies at age 94

The sister from Lancaster, Pa., taught in schools throughout eastern Pennsylvania and Miami during her 76 years of religious life.

Sister Marita Catherine Leinmiller dies at age 86

The I.H.M. sister taught in Catholic schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese and served as a pastoral minister in a New Jersey parish for 20 years.

Sister Mary Appolonia Matijasic, I.H.M., dies at 93

Sister Mary taught for 40 years at Immaculata University, as well as in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the Diocese of Allentown, and Chile.

Father Stephen White, civil lawyer and parish priest, dies at 62

Ordained in 1986 and known for his "brilliant" mind and ability to weave old songs into his homilies, he had been retired due to health reasons.

Sister Emily Wright, math teacher for 30 years, dies

I.H.M. sister, a teacher for almost 50 years, dies at 95

Sister Catherine Dunleavy entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1941 and taught in elementary schools until 1990.