OBITUARIES

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 he put on education, hard work, goals

Colin Powell once visited a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Washington  ...

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.

Deacon Hames T. Heller, served for 22 years in Forked River parish

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated May 20 in St. Pius X Church, Forked River, for Deacon James T. Heller who died May 14. He was 99.

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.

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.

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...


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