Obituaries
Anne Wiesenhutter, Catholic school teacher for 40 years, dies at 68
Anne P. Wiesenhutter, 68, of Warwick, formerly of Hatboro, died Saturday, June 29 after a long battle with cancer. She was born July 27, 1944, in Philadelphia, the daughter of Mary and Henry Flood. She married Walter J. Wiesenhutter on Aug. 20, 1966. Anne Wiesenhutter graduated from St. Hubert’s High School, Philadelphia, in 1962. She […]
Beloved Deacon Joseph Cella, active city police sergeant, dies suddenly
Deacon Joseph M. Cella Jr., 56, a permanent deacon assigned to Our Lady of Consolation Parish in the Tacony section of Philadelphia, died suddenly, Tuesday, July 23. He was also a Philadelphia Police sergeant and an investigative supervisor for the Major Crimes Unit. He was planning to retire from the department next year.
Sister Maureen Joseph Caranci, I.H.M., dies at 89
Sister Maureen Joseph, I.H.M., formerly Marie Caranci, died July 16 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata, in the 65th year of her religious life. She was 89 years old. Born in Philadelphia, Sister Maureen entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1948 from St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Philadelphia, and […]
Teacher for 46 years in area schools, Franciscan Sister Clare Marita Pearce dies at 88
Sister Clare Marita Pearce, O.S.F., 88, died July 22 in Assisi House, Aston. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 66 years. Sister Clare Marita (Clare Elaine Pearce) was born in Philadelphia where she was a member of St. Columba Parish in North Philadelphia and a graduate […]
Priest who was driving force behind Worldwide Marriage Encounter dies
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (CNS) — The leadership of Worldwide Marriage Encounter mourned the death of Jesuit Father Chuck Gallagher, considered the driving force in creating what is the original faith-based marriage enrichment program. Father Gallagher died July 21 in New Jersey after a short illness. He was 85. Funeral arrangements were pending. “It is with […]
Franciscan Sister Martina Butalla, teacher and health care aide, dies at 86
Sister Martina Therese Butalla, O.S.F., 86, died in Assisi House on July 18. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 66 years. Sister Martina Therese (Jane Francis Butalla) was born in Enout, Pa. Prior to her entrance into the congregation in 1944, she was a member of […]
Sister Mary Gregoria Pogera, I.H.M., taught for more than 50 years
Sister Mary Gregoria, I.H.M., formerly Catherine Pogera, died July 11 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata, in the 83rd year of her religious life. She was 99 years old. Born in Port Carbon, Pa., Sister Mary entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1929 from St. Stephen Parish, Port Carbon […]
Longtime La Salle U. Scripture scholar, Brother Edward Davis, dies at 84
Brother Edward Davis, F.S.C., a La Salle University religion professor who taught courses on the Bible, died June 29 of liver cancer at De La Salle Hall, a nursing facility for Christian Brothers in Lincroft, N.J. He was 84.
Deacon Harper of St. Athanasius Parish dies at 67, known for spirituality, service
Deacon Sidney M. Harper, 67, a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, died June 29. Born in Philadelphia the son of William and Edna Harper, he attended St. Elizabeth School, Holy Child School and Cardinal Dougherty High School and Cheney University. “Our parents weren’t Catholic, but we went to Catholic school and were raised Catholic,” said his sister, Beverly Harper. “My parents insisted we go to Mass every Sunday, and every morning, before anyone else was awake, Sidney and my mother would pray together.”
Sister Frances, Catholic school teacher since 1942, dies at 93
Sister M. Frances Cabrini, formerly Elda Anna Berardocco, died June 24 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata. She was 93 and in her 72nd year of religious life. Born in Philadelphia, Sister Frances entered the congregation in 1941 from St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Philadelphia and professed her first vows in 1943. From 1942 until 1958 she […]