Obituaries
Dorothy Gill
In loving memory of Dorothy Gill July 5, 1927 Wish we could be together on our birthday So you could be told in person How loved you are, How important you are, How often you are thought about, How continually you are cared about, How much you are missed. Wishing you were here, Happy birthday […]
Kevin Joseph Schenk
In loving memory of my son, Kevin Joseph Schenk 3/19/1985 to 7/4/2009 On his three year anniversary. “My Kevin from heaven,” July 4th will forever remain with us for the rest of our lives. We never got the chance to say goodbye. The pain of that day will live with us forever. The hole in our hearts will never heal. Kevin, you were truly sent to me from heaven above, to hold, to love. Kevin, in your brief length of time in this ordinary place we were blessed to have had you. Gone but never forgotten. We love you so and our whole lives have changed. Daddy, Mommy, Kasey, Grandmom and Molly
Sister Rita Francis Fiefhaus, O.S.F.
Sister Rita Francis Fiefhaus, O.S.F., 94, died May 25 in Assisi House. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years. Sister Rita Francis was born Mary Isabel Fiefhaus in Philadelphia, where she was a member of St. Bonaventure Parish. She entered the congregation in 1938 and […]
Sister Theresa Charles Grant, F.M.S.C.
Sister Theresa Charles Grant, F.M.S.C., died at the Sisters’ Infirmary in Peekskill, N.Y., on Thursday, May 24. Sister Theresa Charles was a member of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart since 1936 and was professed in 1938. Sister Theresa Charles received her bachelor’s degree from Ladycliff College in Highland Falls, N.Y., and her […]
Sister Rosemary Haslam, S.S.J.
Sister Rosemary Haslam, S.S.J., formerly Sister Muriel Loretta, died May 27 at the age of 76. Sister Rosemary was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of Joseph W. and Ruth D. Staub-Haslam. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from St. Bridget Parish in Philadelphia on September 10, 1953. Sister Rosemary served in the Archdioceses of […]
Sister Brigid Marie Mcllearney, S.B.S.
Sister Brigid Marie Mcllearney, S.B.S., died May 8 at St. Michael Hall, at the motherhouse in Bensalem. She was born Veronica Bernice in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 11, 1922. Sister Brigid entered the convent Aug. 28, 1944. On July 16, 1945, she became a novice and was given the name, Sister Mary Brigid Marie. She […]
Sister Margaret Aloysius McGrail, O.S.F.
Sister Margaret Aloysius McGrail, O.S.F., 87, died May 2 in Assisi House. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 63 years. Sister Margaret Aloysius was born Jean Agnes McGrail in Baltimore, Md., where she was a member of the Shrine of the Little Flower Parish and a […]
Sister Kathleen O’Neill, S.H.C.J.
Sister Kathleen O’Neill, who was a Sister of the Holy Child Jesus for 63 years, died April 2 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. She was 84. Born in Philadelphia, Sister Kathleen entered the congregation in 1945 and became known by her former religious name, Mother Mary Agatha. Sister Kathleen held a bachelor’s degree from Villanova […]
Sister M. Blandina O’Neill, S.S.J.
Sister M. Blandina O’Neill, SSJ, formerly Mary M. O’Neill, died May 3 at the age of 95. Sister Blandina was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of Thomas and Mary McGinty O’Neill. Sister Blandina entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Philadelphia on Jan. 6, 1935. She served in the Archdioceses […]
Sister Loretta Marie Schultz, S.S.N.D.
Sister Loretta Marie Schultz, a lifelong educator who taught primary and secondary grades in schools throughout the Mid-Atlantic for more than 50 years, died April 22 at Maria Health Care Center in Baltimore, Md. She was 90 years old and had been a professed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 68 years. […]