Obituaries
Redemptorist Father Joseph Oppitz
Redemptorist author, missionary, pastor and professor, who survived the sinking of the Andrea Doria, Father Joseph William Oppitz, C.S.S.R., died Oct. 6 under the care of his religious community in the St. John Neumann Residence at Stella Maris in Timonium, Md. Father Oppitz was born Aug. 12, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland. He professed his first […]
Sister Eleanor Therese Day, S.S.J.
Sister of St. Joseph Eleanor Therese Day, formerly Marie Angela Day, died Sept. 27. She was 81. She was born in Philadelphia and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from Holy Child Parish Sept. 10, 1947. She served in the Archdioceses of Philadelphia and Newark, N.J., and the Dioceses of Allentown, Arlington, Va., and Camden, […]
Sister Rita D. Cody, I.H.M.
Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Rita D. Cody, formerly Sister Patrick Marita, died Sept. 20 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata. She was 78. Born in Darby, she entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1953 from Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Darby. She professed her first […]
Sister Miriam Margaret Mathews
Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Miriam Margaret, formerly Anastasia Mathews, died Sept. 19 in Aria Health-Torresdale Hospital. She was 82. Born in Reading, Pa., she entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1947 from St. Joseph Parish in Reading. She professed her first vows in […]
Sister Ann Edgar Hess, S.S.J.
Sister of St. Joseph Ann Edgar Hess, formerly Mary Dorothy Hess, died Sept. 12. She was 69. She was born in Bayonne, N.J., and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from St. Andrew Parish in Bayonne Sept. 8, 1959. She served in the Archdioceses of Philadelphia, Newark, N.J. and Baltimore, Md. She was predeceased by […]
Sister Joan Riethmiller, S.S.J.
Sister of St. Joseph Joan Riethmiller, formerly Sister Richard Christi, died Sept. 11. She was 70. She was born in Philadelphia, and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from St. James Parish in Elkins Park. She served in the Archdioceses of Philadelphia and Camden, N.J. A funeral Mass was celebrated Sept. 16 at St. Joseph […]
Sister M. Imelda Doyle, S.B.S.
Sister of the Blessed Sacrament M. Imelda Doyle died Sep. 10, at Aria Hospital in Philadelphia. She was born Margaret in Tarbert, County Kerry, Ireland, Jan. 18, 1918. She came to St. Elizabeth Convent, Bensalem, Pa., as an apostoline Sept. 9 1935 and was accepted as a postulant Sept. 3, 1938. Later she was accepted […]
Sister Theresa Hopkins, I.H.M.
Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Theresa Hopkins, formerly Sister Mary Fidelia, died Sept. 10 in Camilla Hall in Immaculata. She was 79. She was born in Philadelphia and entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1953 from St. Rose of Lima Parish in Philadelphia and […]
Sister Ellen Mary Grover, S.S.J.
Sister of St. Joseph Ellen Mary Grover, formerly Helen Jane Grover, died Sept. 9. She was 91. She was born in Philadelphia and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from Immaculate Conception Parish in Philadelphia Sept. 9, 1937. She served in the Archdioceses of Philadelphia and Newark, N.J., and in the Diocese of Allentown. She […]
Sister Catherine Albert, S.S.J.
Sister of St. Joseph Catherine Albert, formerly Sister Michael Teresa, died Sept. 8. She was 80. She was born in Orange, N.J., and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from Our Lady of the Valley in Orange, N.J. Sept. 14, 1948. She served in the Archdioceses of Philadelphia and Newark, N.J., and in the Diocese […]