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ADAM DICKERSON
Sister Maureen Winifred Kelly
Sister Maureen Winifred Kelly, I.H.M., formerly Madeline Kelly, died on
Feb. 5, 2008 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata. She was 74.
Born in Philadelphia, she served in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for
43 years, teaching both on elementary and secondary levels and serving
in administrative posts on the elementary level. Her last mission was
at Holy Innocents School where she served for eight years. She was predeceased
by a brother, Joseph, and a cousin, Sister Brigetta McHale, I.H.M. A funeral
Mass was celebrated Feb. 8 at Camilla Hall, with burial at Immaculata.
She is survived by two brothers, Thomas and Dennis; a sister, Sister Anne
Kelly, I.H.M; a sister-in-law; nieces and nephews; grandnieces and grandnephews,
and members of her religious community.
Sister Edith McLaughlin
Sister Edith McLaughlin, O.S.F., formerly Sister Mary Thomasita, died
on Feb. 14, 2008 in Assisi House, Aston. She was 82 years old and a professed
member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 61 years. Born
in McKeesport, she moved with her family to Baltimore as a girl, where
she graduated from high school and worked before entering the religious
community. She earned a bachelor’s degree in history from San Diego
College for Women and ministered primarily in elementary education. She
taught in the Archdiocese of Baltimore; the dioceses of San Bernardino,
Calif., and Baker, Oregon, and the St. Patrick Indian Mission in Anadarko,
Okla. In 1999, she moved to Assisi House, where she served in prayer ministry
until her death. A funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 20 at Assisi House.
Burial was in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Aston. She is survived by a
niece, a nephew and her Franciscan family.