OBITUARIES
William E. Grogan, father of priests
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated June 20 in Our Lady of Charity Church, Brookhaven, Pa., for William E. Grogan, Sr., father of newly ordained Father James J. Grogan, who is now parochial vicar in Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown. Mr. Grogan passed away of natural causes …
Deacon John David Grant, served in St. Alphonsus Parish, Hopewell
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated July 20 in St. Alphonsus Church, Hopewell, for Deacon John David Grant who died July 15 in Merwick Rehabilitation Center, Plainsboro. He was 69.
Funeral services for Dr. Owen A. Chang
Dr. Owen A. Chang, father of Father John Chang, pastor of St. Raphael-Holy Angels Parish, Hamilton, died Aug. 3 at age 85.
Funeral services for Carolyn Sondeen, wife of deacon, retired diocesan employee
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Aug. 17 in St. Charles Borromeo Church, Cinnaminson, for Carolyn L. (Vient) Sondeen who died Aug. 8. She was 71.
Hermine Theresa Hollendonner Kelty, wife of late Deacon Kelty
Funeral services were held Aug. 25 in the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, Pennington, for Hermine Theresa Hollendonner Kelty, who died Aug. 18 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., at age 92. She was the wife of the late Deacon William H. Kelty, who served in the Trenton Diocese and died in 1986.
Carolyn Sondeen, wife of deacon, retired diocesan employee
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Aug. 17 in St. Charles Borromeo Church, Cinnaminson, for Carolyn L. (Vient) Sondeen who died Aug. 8. She was 71.
Patricia A. McHugh, wife of Deacon Joseph P. McHugh
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Aug. 15 in St. Peter Church, Merchantville, for Patricia A. McHugh who died Aug. 12 at age 80. She was the wife of Deacon Joseph P. McHugh, a deacon ordained for the Diocese of Trenton.
Sister Serafina D'Alessio, served in Villa Victoria Academy
Funeral services were held Aug. 14 in St. Lucy Chapel at Villa Walsh, Morristown, for Filippini Sister Serafina D’Alessio, who died Aug. 12 in St. Joseph Hall, Villa Walsh.Celebrant and homilist of the Mass of Christian Burial was Father Edward Kelty. Interment was in Ave Maria Cemetery.
Auxiliary Bishop Thomas A. Donato of Newark, N.J., dies of cancer at 75
NEWARK, N.J. -- Auxiliary Bishop Thomas A. Donato, a native of New Jersey who ministered and served in the Archdiocese of Newark throughout his 50-year priesthood, died Aug. 25 of cancer at the age of 75.
Elizabeth M. Darcy, mother of Sister of Mercy
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Aug. 29 in St. James Church, Red Bank, for Elizabeth M. Darcy who died Aug. 25 in the Atrium at Navesink Harbor. She was 99.
Sister Anne McMahon, served in Hamilton school; diocesan orphanage
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 7 in Assisi House, Aston, Pa., for Franciscan Sister Anne McMahon who died Oct. 4. She was 98.
Sister Nancy Grassia, former supervisor of diocesan education
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 17 in the chapel of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, Stella Niagara, N.Y., for Franciscan Sister Nancy Grassia who died Oct. 14. She was 79.
Terrence P. Farley, founding member of Blue Mass committee
Terrence P. Farley, 72, a founding member of the Annual Diocesan Celebration of Law Enforcement – also known as the Blue Mass -- died Oct. 31 in his home in Seaside Park surrounded by his family.
Deacon John J. Fitzsimmons, ordained in Diocese's first class of deacons
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 17 in St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold for Deacon John J. Fitzsimmons, who died Feb. 12 in Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. He was 85.
Funeral services scheduled for Susan McManus Dowiak, youth minister in Moorestown parish
Susan McManus Dowiak, the long-time youth minister in Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown, died May 19 following a lengthy illness.
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