Obituaries
Franciscan sister dies, served mostly as a teacher for 67 years
Sister Adele Siwak, O.S.F., died Nov. 6 at age 88. She taught for a combined 60 years in schools of the Philadelphia and Baltimore archdioceses.
Longtime rector of Cathedral Basilica dies
Msgr. James Howard led the parish of the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul for 27 years, longer than any other rector. He also was chaplain for Philadelphia police and firefighters for 41 years.
Funeral rites set for Gloria Salvatore of Somerton
The wife of the late state Senator Hank Salvatore died Oct. 24 and will be buried after her funeral Mass at St. Christopher Church in Northeast Philadelphia.
Father John Fitzgerald, known for ministry to the grieving, dies at 85
The retired pastor and principal co-founded To Live Again, a group that ministers to people who have had a loss especially of a spouse. He also actively supported Project Rachel, for women recovering from the pain of abortion.
Franciscan sister, a teacher for 55 years in archdiocese, dies at 93
Sister Rose Immaculate Waller, 93, died Oct. 21 in Assisi House, Aston. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years. She ministered mostly in education, and was an avid and widely exhibited nature photographer.
Franciscan Sister, professed for 63 years, dies at 87
Sister Regina Mary Leonard, O.S.F., ministered primarily in education, parish ministry and in pastoral care to the sick.
Sister Maureen Dennis McCormack, IHM, dies at 83
Sister Maureen Dennis McCormack died Sept. 16 at Camilla Halll, Immaculata, PA, in the 65th year of her religious life. She was 83 years old.
Morton parish stunned by loss of permanent deacon
Deacon David N. Fosbenner, 69, died last Saturday. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish where he was assigned will miss his good homilies, friendship and commitment to the parish, said its pastor.
San Diego Bishop Flores dies at 66
SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- A late vocation to the priesthood, Bishop Cirilo B. Flores worked as a lawyer for 10 years before returning to the seminary. He was ordained in 1991. He was a bishop for three years before serving as coadjutor bishop of San Diego, but spent only one year as the ordinary before his death.
Franciscan Sister Margaret Jones, teacher and pastoral minister, dies
Sister Margaret Jones, O.S.F., died Sept. 6 at age 77. She was one of the founders of St. Mary's Franciscan Shelter in Phoenixville, and a teacher at St. Pius X High School in Pottstown, among other schools in many states.