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Trappist monk, last survivor of Algerian monastery attack, dead at 97

Trappist Father Jean-Pierre Schumacher, the last survivor of the 1996 attack on the Tibhirine monastery in Algeria, died at the age of 97.
'Chick' McGinty remembered as one who ‘belonged to the Lord’

Rosemarie “Chick” McGinty went by numerous titles during her 94 years of earthly life.
Rosemarie “Chick” McGinty, the first lay woman named director of a diocesan office, dies

Rosemarie “Chick” McGinty, known as a trailblazer for her work ...
Colin Powell is recalled for priority on education, hard work, goals

Colin Powell once visited a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Washington
Sister who crusaded against nuclear weapons dies at 91

Sister Megan Rice, whose yearlong crusade against nuclear weapons included serving two years ...
Sister Eleanor O’Connell, former pastoral associate in Marlton parish

St. Joseph Sister Eleanor O’Connell, who served for 31 years as a pastoral associate in St. Joan of Arc Parish, Marlton, died Sept. 12. She was 85.
Marie Margaret Desire, wife of deacon, dies

Marie Margaret Desire, wife of Deacon Luders Desire, died Sept. 8 in her home in Burlington Township. She was 61.
Bishop Pilla dies at 88; he led Church efforts to unify Clevelanders

Retired Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland, who led initiatives to bring diverse communities together to overcome poverty, racism and social inequity, died Sept. 21 at age 88, the Diocese of Cleveland said.
Margarita Laó Ramos, mother of Catholic Charities director

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Sept. 17, 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Church, Trenton ...
Sister Mary DiLeone, former teacher in Atlantic Highlands school

Sister Mary DiLeone, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, died Aug. 26 in Stella Niagara Health Center, Stella Niagara, N.Y., at age 88.
Funeral services set for Anthony Neil Gervasio, brother of Msgr. Gervasio

Funeral services will be held Sept. 9 and 10 in St. Anthony Church, Hamilton, for Anthony Neil Gervasio who died Sept. 5 in the hospice unit at the University of Penn at Princeton. He was 90.
Brooklyn auxiliary who was first Haitian American bishop in U.S. dies at 86

Retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy A. Sansaricq of Brooklyn, died at the rectory...
El diácono José J. Beauchamps de la Catedral Santa María de la Asunción,fallece

El diácono José J. Beauchamps, quien ministraba en la Catedral Santa María de la Asunción, Trenton, falleció el 28 de julio en su residencia en Ewing. Tenía 88 años.
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO president, dies; Catholic faith shaped his career

Richard Trumka, 72, president of the AFL-CIO since 2009 died Aug. 5.
Deacon Jose J. Beauchamps of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, dies

Funeral services were held Aug. 4 in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, for Deacon Jose J. Beauchamps who died July 28 in his Ewing residence. He was 88.
Katie Smith, preschool aide in St. Paul School, Princeton

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated July 27 in St. Paul Church, Princeton, for Kathleen M. (Katie) Smith, 31, a preschool aide and substitute teacher in St. Paul School.
Inez “Ginny” V. Fama, CRE in Hainesport parish

Inez “Ginny” V. Fama, the longtime religious education coordinator in Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Hainesport, died July 25 in her Southampton home. She was 79.
Sister Mary Jane Veldof, former principal of Red Bank and Brick schools

Mercy Sister Mary Jane Veldof, who served in the ministry of education in both school and diocesan levels, died July 20 in McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung. She was 83.
Award-winning veteran Catholic journalist Gerald 'Jerry' Costello dies

Gerald "Jerry" Michael Costello, a Catholic press veteran died July 19 a five-year struggle with Parkinson's disease.
Funeral services for Mercy Sister Diane Szubrowski

Mercy Sister Diane Szubrowski, former president of the New Jersey Regional Community of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas died July 7 in McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung, following a brief illness. She was 83.
Funeral services for Dora Mercedes Blanchett, mother of priest

Dora Mercedes Blanchett, mother of Father Edward Blanchett, pastor of Visitation Parish, Brick, died July 4 in New Brunswick. She was 79.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Costello, former educator in Asbury Park school

Sister Mary Elizabeth Costello, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died June 26 in Our Lady of Peace Residence, Scranton, Pa.
Beloved Coach John McKenna, who was all about bringing students closer to Christ, dies

John McKenna, who served the Diocese as moderator for the Catholic Athletes for Christ Program, and was longtime faculty member in Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville, died June 21 in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia. He was 67.
Brother Thomas Carney, ministered in Christian Brothers Academy

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated June 21 in Christian Brothers Academy’s Henderson Theater for Christian Brother Thomas Carney, who died at the Lincroft order’s De La Salle Hall June 16 after an extended illness. He was 73.
Father Dennis M. Foley, Redemptorist priest

Redemptorist Father Dennis Maurice Foley of San Alfonso Retreat House, West End, died June 6 at age 87.

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