Tag: Obituary
Josephite priest who served in Wilmington dies at 87
GULFPORT, Miss. – Father John Joseph McBrearty, a Josephite priest who served briefly in the Diocese of Wilmington, died suddenly on Dec. 1. He...
Longtime teacher Father Edward Roszko dies at 76
CHILDS, Md. – Father Edward J. Roszko Jr., an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales who enjoyed a long teaching career, died Nov. 6....
Bishop Brucato dies; as priest he spent 22 years as military...
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Retired Auxiliary Bishop Robert A. Brucato of New York, a former vicar general and chancellor of the archdiocese, died Nov....
Wilmington native Sister Mary George Barlow dies at 89
WILMINGTON – A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Mary George Barlow will be celebrated Nov. 2 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in...
Oblate Father Anthony Larry, Wilmington native, dies at 78
CHILDS, MD. — Father Anthony J. Larry, 78, a Wilmington native and an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, died Sept. 10. He was...
Former diocesan principal Sister Angela Patrice Power dies at 100
ASTON, Pa. – Sister Angela Patrice Power, who ministered in the Diocese of Wilmington for 20 years , died Sept. 12 in Assisi House....
Former St. Matthew’s teacher Sister Lisbeth Hartnett dies at 97
Sister M. Lisbeth Hartnett, who taught in the Diocese of Wilmington in the 1960s, died Aug. 8 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in...
Wilmington native, Ursuline Sister Joanne Desmond, dies at 93
WILMINGTON — Sister Joanne Desmond, a Wilmington native who spent 74 years with the Ursuline Sisters, died May 19 in Wilmington. She was 93.
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Oblate Father Joseph McKenna, hospital chaplain, dies at 89
WILMINGTON – Father Joseph J. McKenna, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, died May 14. He was 89 and had been a professed...
Services set for Father Nicholas R. Waseline, pastor of St. Anthony’s
WILMINGTON — Father Nicholas R. Waseline, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales who was the pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in...