OBITUARIES

Dr. Jewel Brennan remembered for living special vocation with love, joy

Funeral services are scheduled for June 3 in St. Gregory the Great Church, Hamilton Square, for Dr. Jewel Emily Brennan, a longtime parishioner, Hamilton resident and a consecrated virgin, who died May 27 at age 77.

Metuchen diocesan seminarian recalled as 'prayerful and loving'

A seminarian from the Diocese of Metuchen was killed in a hit-and-run accident in New York City, ...

Arthur J. O’Connell, eldest brother of Bishop O’Connell, dies at age 73

Arthur J. O’Connell, Jr., 73, brother of Most Rev. David M. O’Connell, C.M., Bishop of Trenton, and Daniel O’Connell, Associate Director for Curriculum and Instruction in the Diocese of Trenton’s Department of Catholic Schools, died April 24. 

German, Swiss Catholic leaders recall Father Küng as theologian who loved the Church

German and Swiss bishops who knew Father Hans Küng described him as a man who loved the Catholic Church.

Father Jackiewicz remembered for kindness, love of serving faithful

Father Frederick W. Jackiewicz, who died March 30, was warmly remembered as man who loved the priesthood and going out of his way to serve others.

Sally B. Hammerstone, former principal of St. Hedwig School, Trenton, dies

Funeral services were held in Toms River April 6 for Sally B. Hammerstone, who died March 29 at age 82.

Funeral services planned for Father Frederick W. Jackiewicz, a retired priest of the Diocese

Father Frederick W. Jackiewicz, who would have marked his 50th anniversary of priestly ordination in May, died March 30, at age 76.

Funeral services scheduled for Beatrice Sarah Murday, longtime director of religious education

Beatrice Sarah Murday, who served for many years as director of religious education in St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish, Avon, died March 14 at age 101.

Maryknoll sister who ministered in Africa for nearly 40 years dies at 79

Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin, who ministered in southern Africa for nearly 40 years and later became president of her religious order, died March 7 in Maryknoll, New York, at age 79.

Deacon James Kelly of Nativity Parish, Fair Haven, dies

Funeral services will be held March 3 and 4 in Nativity Church, Fair Haven, for Deacon James Aloysius Kelly, who died Feb. 26 at age 78.

Funeral services scheduled for Mary Lou Nelson Oliva, active member in Spring Lake parish

Mary Lou Nelson Oliva, a longtime member of St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish, Spring Lake, and parish archivist died Feb. 26 in Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. She was 84.

Gerard Quinn, father of Atlantic Highlands pastor, dies

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 26 in St. Agnes Church, part of Our Lady of Perpetual Help-St. Agnes Parish, Atlantic Highlands, for Gerard “Jerry” Quinn who died Feb. 22 in his home in Leonardo following a brief illness. He was 91.

Human rights advocate Sister Dianna Ortiz dies after brief illness

Ursuline Sister Dianna Ortiz was teaching indigenous children as a missionary in Guatemala when ...

Sister Roberta Ann Bucci, former educator in Middletown, Toms River schools, dies

Sister Roberta Ann Bucci, a Dominican Sister of Hope, died Feb. 17 in St. Mary Assisted Living Facility on the campus of Morris Hall, Lawrenceville. She was 94.

Father Gerald A. Marchand, weekend assistant in Point Pleasant, dies at age 92

Father Gerald A. Marchand, who served as a weekend assistant in St. Martha Parish, Point Pleasant, died Feb.15, 2021. He was 92.  


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