OBITUARIES

Mercy Sister Marina O'Donnell, former teacher in St. Paul School, Princeton

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Dec. 21 in McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung, for Mercy Sister Marina O’Donnell who died Dec. 18. She was 90.

Sister Mary deSecours McIntosh taught in several schools in the diocese

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Dec. 26 in McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung, for Mercy Sister Mary deSecours McIntosh who died Dec. 20. She was 98.

Brenda Farr Engel, attorney

A memorial service was held Dec. 24 in Princeton United Methodist Church, Princeton, for Brenda Farr Engel who died Dec. 21 after a long battle with cancer. She was 59.

Dr. Francis John Cottone of Lawrenceville

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Dec. 28 in St. Ann Church, Lawrenceville, for Dr. Francis John Cottone who died Dec. 24 in St. Joseph Skilled Nursing Home at Morris Hall, Lawrenceville. He was 83.

Funeral services for Deacon Alvin C. Miester

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 8 in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting, for Deacon Alvin C. Miester who died Jan. 2 in St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. He was 72.

Franciscan Sister Kathleen Garrity, served in Diocese of Trenton for 13 years

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 8 in Assisi House, Aston, Pa., for Franciscan Sister Kathleen Garrity who died Jan. 3. She was 83.

Sister Mary Peter Coakley, noted Georgian Court professor

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. in McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung, for Mercy Sister Mary Peter Coakley who died  Jan. 15. She was 97.

Sister Mary Doris Wiswell, co-founder of Emmaus House, Ocean Grove

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 14 in Emmaus House, Ocean Grove, for Mercy Sister Mary Doris Wiswell who died Jan. 10. She was 85.

Funeral services for Deacon Jay Cleveland Harbeck

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. in Holy Cross Church, 30 Ward Ave., Rumson, for Deacon Jay Cleveland Harbeck who died Jan. 18. He was 78.

Marie Agnes Berger was active in parish nursing ministry

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 21 in St. Charles Borromeo Church, Cinnaminson, for parishioner Marie Agnes Berger who died Jan. 17. Ms. Berger was active in the parish nursing ministry and was an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion.

Father Charles R. Valentine, retired Englishtown pastor, dies at 85

Father Charles R. Valentine, who served as pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Englishtown, from 1971 to 2004, died Jan. 28 in Kennedy Medical Center, Stratford. He was 85.

Diocese mourns passing of Father Francis E. Santitoro

Father Francis E. Santitoro, the founding pastor of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Toms River, died Jan. 29 in St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. He was 75.

Sister Mary Celestine Palz, served in education ministry

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 6 in McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung, for Mercy Sister Mary Celestine Palz who died Feb. 2. She was 91.

Rose F. Fradusco Alito, mother of Supreme Court Justice

Rose F. Fradusco Alito, a member of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton, and mother of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Jr., died Feb. 7 in her home in Hamilton Township. She was 98.

Father James Cammisa, served in Trenton and Metuchen Dioceses

Father James Cammisa, a priest for 63 years, died Feb. 8, one day after celebrating his 99th birthday.


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