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In Remembrance

Please pray for the repose of the souls of the clergy of the Diocese on the anniversary of their death.
Bishop to celebrate funeral Mass for Father Vincent Coppola Oct. 8

Holy Cross Father Vincent Coppola, who served as parochial vicar of St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish, Lavallette, and Sacred Heart Parish, Bay Head, died Oct. 2 in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia following a lengthy illness. He was 57.
Archbishop John Myers, 79, helped calm N.J. Catholics after 9/11 attacks

As Archbishop John J. Myers was installed to lead the Archdiocese of Newark in 2001, he inherited a faith community that was reeling from the 9/11 terrorist attacks on neighboring New York City.
Father Thomas J. Triggs, former pastor, remembered as faithful servant

Father Thomas J. Triggs, the retired pastor of St. Mary Parish, Colts Neck, who died Sept. 17 on his 73rd birthday, was remembered as a priest who lived out his saying ‘yes’ to God through his preaching and service.
Young grandson of Princeton parish’s Deacon Knipper remembered

It is with great sorrow that we announce the Aug. 31, 2020, death of our beloved Julian. Julian Tao Knipper died in a tragic accident on his family farm in Crampagna, France.
Soldier, Brick parishioner lauded for being ‘peacemaker’

The late Staff Sgt. Vincent P. Marketta exemplified the core values of the U.S. Army, observed Father Edward Blanchett during a Mass of Christian Burial Sept. 18 in Visitation Church, Brick.
Bangladeshis mourn U.S. missionary who served more than six decades

Holy Cross Father Timm is remembered as a humanist and internationally acclaimed scientist who discovered several new species of ...
In Remembrance -- Sept. 16, 2020 -- Oct. 15, 2020
Leading Catholic pro-life advocate and legislative lobbyist dies at 88

Patricia Kelly, a tireless advocate for the pro-life cause whose gentle but persistent lobbying efforts helped secure a ban on physician-assisted suicide in Maryland, died Sept. 4 at Portumna, her family farm in Carroll County.
Sister McNamee, 'one of the giants in Catholic education,' dies at 89

Sister Catherine McNamee, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet and longtime Catholic educational leader, died Aug. 30 at the age of 89.
Famed Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson dies at 78

John Thompson, the Hall of Fame college basketball coach who guided Georgetown University in Washington to a national championship in 1984, died Aug. 31 at age 78.
Sister Marie Cecilia Irwin, native of Trenton, dies

Franciscan Sister Marie Cecilia Irwin died Aug. 17 in Assisi House, Aston, Pa. She was 89.
In Remembrance -- Aug. 16, 2020 -- Sept. 15, 2020
Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, former Trenton auxiliary bishop, dies at 84

Retired Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, a native son and former auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, died July 11 at age 84, ...
Sister Mary Catherine Gurley, who served 13 years in Trenton Diocese, dies

Franciscan Sister Mary Catherine Gurley, who studied and ministered in the Trenton Diocese, died Aug. 6 in Assisi House, Aston, Pa.
Sister Dorothy Franz, taught in former Hamilton grammar school

Franciscan Sister Dorothy Franz died Aug. 7 in Gilchrist Hospice, Towson, Md., at age 80.
Bridget Alma McGlynn Gowen, mother of priest, dies

Bridget Alma McGlynn Gowen died July 14 in her home in Manasquan at age 85.
Sister M. Isabel Schratwieser, taught in Mount Holly, Asbury Park schools

Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister M. Isabel Schratwieser died July 16 in Our Lady of Peace Residence, Scranton, Pa.
In Remembrance -- July 16, 2020 -- Aug. 15, 2020
St. Francis Medical Center mourns ‘immeasurable’ loss of hospital chaplain

Father Carmen Anthony Carlone, who was hailed as the “heart and soul” of St. Francis Medical Center as chaplain for the past 10 years, died May 29. He was 77.</span></p>
Sister Aletta Dorothy Donahue, Hamilton native

Franciscan Sister Aletta Dorothy Donahue, formerly Sister Charles Francis, 97, died June 11 in Assisi House, Aston, Pa.
Father Leo Dusheck, lived, served in Diocese for 20 years

Divine Word Father Leo Dusheck, who was a 20-year resident in the Divine Word Residence, Bordentown, from 1999-2019, died June 15 in Techny, Ill. He was 86.
Sister Mary Schmidling, former Red Bank Catholic High School educator

Sister Mary Schmidling, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died May 17 in Our Lady of Peace Residence, Scranton, Pa.
Death notice for Mildred Shatt Olshevski

Mildred Shatt Olshevski, wife of the late Deacon Stanley Olshevski and member of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro, died May 16.
Bishop George Murry dies after two-year battle with leukemia

Bishop George V. Murry, the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown, died June 5 after a two-year battle with leukemia.

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