OBITUARIES

Archbishop John Myers, 79, helped calm N.J. Catholics after 9/11 attacks

As Archbishop John J. Myers was installed to lead the Archdiocese of Newark in 2001, he inherited a faith community that was reeling from the 9/11 terrorist attacks on neighboring New York City.  

Father Thomas J. Triggs, former pastor, remembered as faithful servant

Father Thomas J. Triggs, the retired pastor of St. Mary Parish, Colts Neck, who died Sept. 17 on his 73rd birthday, was remembered as a priest who lived out his saying ‘yes’ to God through his preaching and service.

Young grandson of Princeton parish’s Deacon Knipper remembered

It is with great sorrow that we announce the Aug. 31, 2020, death of our beloved Julian. Julian Tao Knipper died in a tragic accident on his family farm in Crampagna, France.

Soldier, Brick parishioner lauded for being ‘peacemaker’

The late Staff Sgt. Vincent P. Marketta exemplified the core values of the U.S. Army, observed Father Edward Blanchett during a Mass of Christian Burial Sept. 18 in Visitation Church, Brick.

Bangladeshis mourn U.S. missionary who served more than six decades

Holy Cross Father Timm is remembered as a humanist and internationally acclaimed scientist who discovered several new species of ...

Leading Catholic pro-life advocate and legislative lobbyist dies at 88

Patricia Kelly, a tireless advocate for the pro-life cause whose gentle but persistent lobbying efforts helped secure a ban on physician-assisted suicide in Maryland, died Sept. 4 at Portumna, her family farm in Carroll County.

Sister McNamee, 'one of the giants in Catholic education,' dies at 89

Sister Catherine McNamee, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet and longtime Catholic educational leader, died Aug. 30 at the age of 89.

Famed Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson dies at 78

John Thompson, the Hall of Fame college basketball coach who guided Georgetown University in Washington to a national championship in 1984, died Aug. 31 at age 78.

Sister Marie Cecilia Irwin, native of Trenton, dies

Franciscan Sister Marie Cecilia Irwin died Aug. 17 in Assisi House, Aston, Pa. She was 89.

Sister Mary Catherine Gurley, who served 13 years in Trenton Diocese, dies

Franciscan Sister Mary Catherine Gurley, who studied and ministered in the Trenton Diocese, died Aug. 6 in Assisi House, Aston, Pa.

Sister Dorothy Franz, taught in former Hamilton grammar school

Franciscan Sister Dorothy Franz died Aug. 7 in Gilchrist Hospice, Towson, Md., at age 80.

Bridget Alma McGlynn Gowen, mother of priest, dies

Bridget Alma McGlynn Gowen died July 14 in her home in Manasquan at age 85.

Sister M. Isabel Schratwieser, taught in Mount Holly, Asbury Park schools

Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister M. Isabel Schratwieser died July 16 in Our Lady of Peace Residence, Scranton, Pa.

Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, former Trenton auxiliary bishop, dies at 84

Retired Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, a native son and former auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, died July 11 at age 84, ...

Sister Aletta Dorothy Donahue, Hamilton native

Franciscan Sister Aletta Dorothy Donahue, formerly Sister Charles Francis, 97, died June 11 in Assisi House, Aston, Pa.


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