Obituaries
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.
Sister Mary Clark, an expert on St. Augustine, dies at 100
Sister Mary T. Clark, a member of the Religious of the Sacred Heart who was an expert on St. Augustine, died Sept. 1 at Teresian House in Albany. She was 100.
Hatfield man, 4th degree Knight of Columbus, dies at 78
Joseph F. Schnell, a Roman Catholic High School graduate, retired engineer and member of St. Stanislaus Parish in Lansdale, died Aug. 27.
Father John J. Dinda, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Joseph Parish, Spring City, Pennsylvania, dies
Father John J. Dinda, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Joseph Parish, Spring City, Pennsylvania, died on Friday, August 8.
Sister Maria Consuelo Sparks, I.H.M., dies at age 74
Sister Maria Consuelo Sparks died July 30 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata in the 56th year of her religious life. She was 74 years old.
Immaculate Heart Sister James Grace passes at age 65
The sister from Immaculate Conception Parish in Germantown spent almost all of her 47 years in religious life teaching first and second graders in the Philadelphia Archdiocese and Camden Diocese.
Teacher, tutor, Immaculate Heart sister dies at 81
Sister Jane Frances Chila, I.H.M., grew up in Stella Maris Parish in South Philadelphia before entering the convent and teaching in archdiocesan schools for more than 20 years.
Sister Rita Louise Guerrieri, I.H.M., beloved teacher in archdiocese, dies at 71
The Immaculate Heart Sister spent her entire religious life serving the people of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. She was the principal of various schools for more than 25 years.
Sister Joanna Mary Pepper, I.H.M., dies at age 101
Immaculate Heart Sister Joanna served 80 years in the congregation and had been the oldest living graduate of Immaculata University, from which she graduated in 1934.
Father James McLaughlin, longtime teacher in three high schools, dies at 70
The retired priest will be buried Thursday after a funeral Mass at Corpus Christi Parish, Lansdale, where he was assigned before he retired in 2010.