Obituaries
Sister Mary De Angelis, former principal of St. Nicholas of Tolentine, dies at 92
Sister Mary De Angelis, 92, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at Saint Joseph Hall, Villa Walsh, Morristown, N J. Viewing will be held Wednesday, September 25, 2013, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at St. Lucy Chapel, Villa Walsh, Morristown, New Jersey, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 4 p.m. by Rev. John Rossi, Director of Catholic Identity, at Paul VI High School in the Diocese of Camden. Interment will take place following the liturgy at Ave Maria Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Doyle Funeral Home, Morristown, N J.
Sister of St. Joseph Mary Theresa Vesey, immigrant from England, dies at 92
Sister Mary Theresa Vesey, S.S.J., died Aug. 27 and was buried at St. Joseph Villa Aug. 30. She was 92. Sister Mary was born in an English mining town, Wigan, which was unique in its totally Catholic population, and Mary was embraced by members of the entire town. Seeking employment, her family moved to America […]
Sister Mary Martin, S.H.C.J., longtime educator, dies at 86
Sister Mary Martin, who was a Sister of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ) for 60 years, died Sept. 5 at Holy Child Center in Rosemont. She was 86. Born in Philadelphia, Sister Mary was one of 14 children of Josephine (Monaghan) and Lewis Martin. In 1945, she graduated from West Philadelphia High School and five […]
Permanent Deacon Steven Santoleri, ordained one year early, dies at 55
Deacon R. Steven Santoleri, 55, in ministry at St. Cornelius Parish in Chadds Ford, died Sept. 13. He was ordained by Bishop Daniel E. Thomas on June 2, 2012, one year ahead of his scheduled ordination date because of his very grave diagnosed cancer. Bishop Thomas will also be celebrant and homilist at Deacon Santoleri's scheduled Sept. 17 funeral Mass.
Deacon Davaro of St. Dorothy’s, Drexel Hill, dies at 87
Deacon John J. Davaro, 87, a retired permanent deacon formerly assigned to St. Dorothy Parish, Drexel Hill, died Sept. 11. Deacon Davaro, who attended the former St. Agatha School in West Philadelphia, graduated from St. Thomas More High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Following service he entered the American […]
Deacon Leo Gladnick, servant of two parishes, dies at 85
[caption id="attachment_26422" align="alignright" width="150"] Deacon Leo Thomas Gladnick, 85, a permanent deacon assigned to Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Warminster, and formerly Ascension of Our Lord Parish, Philadelphia, died Sept. 4. He was ordained May 25, 1986 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul by Cardinal John Krol.
Carmen Errotaberea, 91, was social worker for Philadelphia Archdiocese
Carmen L. Errotaberea (nee Silva) of Monroe Township, N.J., died Aug. 16 at the Cranbury Center, a Genesis Healthcare facility in Monroe. She was 91. Born in Havana, Cuba, she and her husband Rogelio immigrated to the United States in February 1961 with their two oldest children. She worked for the Philadelphia Archdiocese as a […]
Franciscan Sister Patricia Przybylski, who served in parish ministry, dies at 72
Sister Patricia Przybylski, O.S.F., formerly Sister Robert Michael, died Aug. 27 in Assisi House, Aston, one day before her 73rd birthday. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 51 years. Sister Patricia was born in Baltimore, Md., where she was a member of the Shrine of the Little […]
Msgr. D’Angelico, pastor of Southampton parish, dies at age 66
Msgr. Anthony J. D’Angelico, 66, pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Southampton, died Aug. 22. Born in Philadelphia, the son of the late Anthony and Madeline (Perrucci) D’Angelico, he attended Resurrection of Our Lord School in Philadelphia and Bishop Egan High School in Fairless Hills before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. He was ordained May 18, 1974 by Cardinal John Krol at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul and his first assignment was as parochial vicar at St. Donato Parish, Philadelphia.
Franciscan Father Lynch, 96, dies in New Jersey
Father Robert B. Lynch, O.F.M., 96, a professed Franciscan friar for 75 years and a priest for 70 years, died Aug. 13 at Holy Name Friary, Ringwood, N.J. Father Lynch was born in Philadelphia to Francis and Kathryn (nee Duffy) Lynch and baptized at St. Carthage Church in Philadelphia. He attended St. Joseph Preparatory School […]