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Bishop Pilla dies at 88; he led Church efforts to unify Clevelanders

Retired Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland, who led initiatives to bring diverse communities together to overcome poverty, racism and social inequity, died Sept. 21 at age 88, the Diocese of Cleveland said.
Margarita Laó Ramos, mother of Catholic Charities director

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Sept. 17, 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Church, Trenton ...
Sister Mary DiLeone, former teacher in Atlantic Highlands school

Sister Mary DiLeone, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, died Aug. 26 in Stella Niagara Health Center, Stella Niagara, N.Y., at age 88.
Funeral services set for Anthony Neil Gervasio, brother of Msgr. Gervasio

Funeral services will be held Sept. 9 and 10 in St. Anthony Church, Hamilton, for Anthony Neil Gervasio who died Sept. 5 in the hospice unit at the University of Penn at Princeton. He was 90.
Martin F. McKernan, Jr., was a ‘true servant of the Church’

Martin F. McKernan Jr., who dedicated much of his lifelong law career to representing the Catholic Church, died Aug. 3 following a short illness at the age of 75.
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO president, dies; Catholic faith shaped his career

Richard Trumka, 72, president of the AFL-CIO since 2009 died Aug. 5.
Deacon Jose J. Beauchamps of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, dies

Funeral services were held Aug. 4 in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, for Deacon Jose J. Beauchamps who died July 28 in his Ewing residence. He was 88.
Katie Smith, preschool aide in St. Paul School, Princeton

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated July 27 in St. Paul Church, Princeton, for Kathleen M. (Katie) Smith, 31, a preschool aide and substitute teacher in St. Paul School.
Inez “Ginny” V. Fama, CRE in Hainesport parish

Inez “Ginny” V. Fama, the longtime religious education coordinator in Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Hainesport, died July 25 in her Southampton home. She was 79.
Sister Mary Jane Veldof, former principal of Red Bank and Brick schools

Mercy Sister Mary Jane Veldof, who served in the ministry of education in both school and diocesan levels, died July 20 in McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung. She was 83.
World's oldest cardinal, biblical scholar Cardinal Vanhoye, dies at 98

French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, a well-known New Testament scholar and the world's oldest cardinal, died in Rome July 29, just five days after celebrating his 98th birthday.
Award-winning veteran Catholic journalist Gerald 'Jerry' Costello dies

Gerald "Jerry" Michael Costello, a Catholic press veteran died July 19 a five-year struggle with Parkinson's disease.
Mercy Sister Diane Szubrowski remembered for friendship, compassion

“[Sister] Diane was approachable, always pleasant and had a calming effect on others,” ...
Funeral services for Mercy Sister Diane Szubrowski

Mercy Sister Diane Szubrowski, former president of the New Jersey Regional Community of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas died July 7 in McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung, following a brief illness. She was 83.
Funeral services for Dora Mercedes Blanchett, mother of priest

Dora Mercedes Blanchett, mother of Father Edward Blanchett, pastor of Visitation Parish, Brick, died July 4 in New Brunswick. She was 79.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Costello, former educator in Asbury Park school

Sister Mary Elizabeth Costello, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died June 26 in Our Lady of Peace Residence, Scranton, Pa.
Beloved Coach John McKenna, who was all about bringing students closer to Christ, dies

John McKenna, who served the Diocese as moderator for the Catholic Athletes for Christ Program, and was longtime faculty member in Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville, died June 21 in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia. He was 67.
Phelan, retired coach at Maryland's Mount St. Mary's University, dies at 92

Early in the 1995-96 college basketball season, tiny Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, upset Georgia Tech, a member of the mighty Atlantic Coast Conference.
Brother Thomas Carney, ministered in Christian Brothers Academy

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated June 21 in Christian Brothers Academy’s Henderson Theater for Christian Brother Thomas Carney, who died at the Lincroft order’s De La Salle Hall June 16 after an extended illness. He was 73.
Father Dennis M. Foley, Redemptorist priest

Redemptorist Father Dennis Maurice Foley of San Alfonso Retreat House, West End, died June 6 at age 87.
Funeral services for Dr. Jewel Brennan, Hamilton parishioner, consecrated virgin

A Mass of Christian Burial was held June 3 in St. Gregory the Great Church, Hamilton Square, for Dr. Jewel Emily Brennan, a longtime parishioner, Hamilton resident and a consecrated virgin, who died May 27 at age 77.
Father Anthony Krisak, priest of the Diocese, dies at 71

Father Anthony F. Krisak, a priest of the Diocese of Trenton, died June 3 at 71. Father Krisak was living in Maryland at the time of his death.
Longtime teacher remembered for dedication, ‘unique creativity’

Prayers, love and support of the community accompanied the family of Lara H. Enright May 18 at a memorial service held at J. Allen Funeral Home, Morrisville, Pa. ...
Dr. Jewel Brennan remembered for living special vocation with love, joy

Funeral services are scheduled for June 3 in St. Gregory the Great Church, Hamilton Square, for Dr. Jewel Emily Brennan, a longtime parishioner, Hamilton resident and a consecrated virgin, who died May 27 at age 77.
Marie Terese Tobin, mother of Cardinal Tobin, dies

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., shared the sad news that Marie Terese (Kerwin) Tobin, the mother of Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., of Newark, passed away May 23.

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