Catherine Balzarett has been a generous donor to IHM since 2018, a commitment rooted in her long-standing friendship with Sister Patricia McDermott. The two first met in 2010, when Sister Patricia was serving as retreat director at Loyola Retreat House in Maryland. Catherine, who was raised Catholic but had become distanced from the Church, attended …
Sister Janice Marie Firn died in Camilla Hall on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 not long after her 87th birthday. Sister died in the 68th year of her religious life. Janice Firn was born on November 20, 1938. Her parents George and Helen M. (Griffin) Firn raised Janice and her four brothers in Immaculate Conception Parish …
Sister Miriam Scully (formerly Sister Patricia Miriam) died in Camilla Hall on December 10, 2025 not long after her 93rd birthday. Sister was in the 75th year of her religious life. Miriam D. Scully was born on November 21, 1932 to her parents, John Anthony and Mary T. (Powers) Scully. Miriam and her sister, who …
Sister M. Margaret Peter Carolli (formerly Dolores Marion Carolli) died in Camilla Hall on November 20, 2025. Sister was in the 61st year of her religious life. Born Dolores Marion Carolli on October 15, 1946 to her parents, Peter and Marguerite (Cerrato) Carolli, Dolores and her parents were an integral part of St. Edmond Parish …
Sister Jude Mary O’Donnell (formerly Mary V.) died in Camilla Hall on November 2, 2025. Sister was in the 69th year of her religious life. Born Mary V. O’Donnell on May 1, 1932 to her parents, Patrick and Sarah (McCormick) O’Donnell, both from Ireland, she was one of a family of six children. Mary attended …
Sister M. Theresa John Talbot died in Camilla Hall on October 6, 2025, several days after her eightieth birthday. Sister served 60 years as a Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Born Katherine A. Talbot on October 3, 2025 to her parents, John and Katherine (Brown) Talbot, who raised their family of four …
Sister Rene Marie Wentzel (formerly Sister Rene Marie) died on October 5, 2025 in Camilla Hall. Sister Rene was in the 50th year of her religious life. Mary Rene was born on May 15, 1957 in Reading, PA. Her parents Edward and Dorothy Marie (Marinitz) Wentzel raised their family of four children in SS. Cyril …
Sister Marita Christi Blinebury died in Camilla Hall on October 4, 2025. Sister was in the 75th year of her religious life. Mary Antoinette Blinebury was born on June 13, 1932. Her parents Gilbert and Catherine (Finchen) Blinebury raised their family of seven children in St. Matthew Parish in Philadelphia. Mary attended St. Timothy Elementary …
Sister Marita Rose Donnelly died in Camilla Hall on October 1, 2025, not too long before her 94th birthday. Sister Marita Rose died in the 76th year of her religious life. Margaret Donnelly was born on November 6, 1931. Her parents Joseph and Marie Donnelly raised their family of four in St. William Parish in …
Sister Celeste Marie Kambic died in Camilla Hall on September 25, 2025, just shy of her 93rd birthday. Born Margaret Mary Kambic on October 7, 1932 in Steelton, Pennsylvania to her parents, Joseph J. and Catherine E. (Restak) Kambic, she was raised in a family of five children in Steelton, Pennsylvania, within their home parish, …