Sister
M. Margarella O’Neill dies at age 86
Franciscan Sister M. Margarella O’Neill, who served as president
of Neumann College in Aston from 1983 to 1989, died Saturday, March 18,
2006. She was 86. Her funeral Mass was scheduled to be celebrated at 3
p.m. Thursday, March 23 at Assisi House, the Aston retirement community
for the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia.
A complete obituary will be published in next week’s issue of The
Catholic Standard & Times.
Compiled
by
Joe Novetsky
Sr. Mary Annette
Sister Mary Annette, O.P., the former Mary Catherine Shuman, who spent
51 years as a nursing sister and for many years as administrator at Sacred
Heart Home for Incurable Cancer, died Feb. 24 at the age of 82.
Sister Patricia Brennan
Sister Patricia Ann Brennan, S.S.J., the former Sister Robert Loretta
Brennan, died March 6, 2006 at the age of 72. Born in Pottsville, Sister
Patricia entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1952. Sister Patricia served
in the Philadelphia and Newark Archdioceses and the Allentown, Harrisburg
and Venice, Fla., Dioceses. The funeral Mass was celebrated March 13 at
St. Joseph Villa, Flourtown. Burial was at the community cemetery. Sister
Patricia was the sister of Loretta Womer, Margaret Wynosky and Robert
Brennan, and sister-in-law of Jack Rich. She was preceded in death by
a sister, Terry Rich, and a brother-in-law, Franklin Womer. Also survived
by nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews and members of her congregation.
Sister Elizabeth Daley
Sister Elizabeth Daley, S.S.J., the former Sister Elizabeth James, died
Feb. 22, 2006. She was 71. Born in Heckscherville, Sister Elizabeth entered
the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1961. She served in the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Newark Archdioceses and the Allentown and Metuchen Dioceses. The funeral
Mass was celebrated Feb. 24 at St. Joseph Villa, Flourtown. Burial was
at the community cemetery. Sister Elizabeth was the sister of Edward Daley.
She was preceded in death by brothers Joseph, John and James, and sisters
Mary F. Daley and Helen T. O’Connor. Also survived by nieces, nephews
and members of her congregation.
Marie Dougherty
Marie Dougherty (born Collins), 102, died Feb. 17, 2006. She was the wife
of the late William Dougherty. Born in Philadelphia, she was a 1922 graduate
of John W. Hallahan High School and a member of the Cathedral Basilica
of SS. Peter and Paul Parish. The funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 22
at St. Francis Country House, Darby. Burial was at SS. Peter and Paul
Cemetery, Springfield. Surviving are nieces and nephews, and grand nieces
and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph, and a sister,
Elizabeth Kane.
Sister Catherine Lafferty
Sister Catherine Lafferty, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, the former
Sister Mary Charles, died March 4, 2006 at the age of 80. Sister Catherine
Lafferty was a 1942 graduate of West Catholic Girls’ High School.
She was a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur for 63 years. She
was a former member of Most Blessed Sacrament Parish and taught from 1967
to 1970 at Notre Dame High School, Moylan. She served for 15 years at
Villa Julie College, Stevenson, Md. From 1976 to 1979, she was in the
congregation’s communications office in Rome. She was in residence
at Villa Julie Residence in Stevenson. The funeral Mass was celebrated
March 8 at Stevenson. Burial was at the congregation cemetery. Surviving
are a sister, Sister Rose Lafferty, SND de N; a sister-in-law, Elizabeth
Lafferty, and members of her congregation.
Sister Catherine Lengle
Sister Catherine Lengle, S.S.J., formerly Sister James Laboure, died Feb.
22, 2006. She was 68. Sister Catherine entered the Sisters of St. Joseph
in 1955. She served in the Philadelphia Archdiocese and the Harrisburg
Diocese. She also served in Liberia. The funeral Mass was celebrated Feb.
27 at St. Joseph Villa, Flourtown. Burial was at the community cemetery.
She was the sister of Philip, Robert, Allen, Louise Chicora and the late
James Lengle; sister-in-law of Mary Lengle. Also survived by nieces and
nephews, and members of her congregation.
Sister Celine Marie
Sister Celine Marie, I.H.M., the former Marion Murphy, died March 3, 2006.
She was 96. Born in Philadelphia, Sister Celine Marie served in the Philadelphia
Archdiocese in elementary and secondary education. She also taught in
the Allentown and Harrisburg Dioceses. The funeral Mass was celebrated
March 8 at Camilla Hall, Immaculata. Burial was at Immaculata. She is
survived by a nephew, James Eagle, and by members of her congregation.
She was predeceased by a sister, Eleanor Eagle, and a cousin, Sister Mary
Josepha McFadden.
Sister Mary O’Connor
Sister Mary Audrey O‘Connor, S.S.J., formerly Rita O’Connor,
died March 5, 2006 at the age of 83. Born in Bridgeport, Sister Mary Audrey
entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1940. She served in the Philadelphia,
Newark and Washington Archdioceses and the Allentown Diocese. The funeral
Mass was celebrated March 8 at St. Joseph Villa, Flourtown. Burial was
at the community cemetery. She was the sister of Edward, John and Sister
Daniel Margaret O’Connor, and sister-in-law of Doris, Lee, Genevieve
and Dolores O’Connor. She was preceded in death by brothers James
and William O’Connor. Also survived by nieces, nephews and members
of her congregation.
Sister Gertrude Regina
Sister Gertrude Regina, O’Carm., a Carmelite Sister, formerly Elizabeth
Ann Maloney, died Feb. 3, 2006. She was 73. Born in Philadelphia, she
was a 1950 graduate of Little Flower High School. She served at Sacred
Heart Manor, Germantown; Garvey Manor, Hollidays Burg, Pa.; Mary Manning
Walsh Home, New York City, N.Y., and St. Rita Home, Columbus, Ohio. The
funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 6 at Sacred Heart Manor. Surviving are
a sister, Rita McGough; a niece, and three nephews.