Sister Judith Mary Stecklair, IHM

Sister Judith Mary Stecklair, formerly known as Florence L. Stecklair, died in Camilla Hall on March 15, 2023. Florence was born on February 28, 1934. Her parents, Francis and Josephine (Kelly) Stecklair, raised their family of six children in Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Philadelphia. Florence attended Most Blessed Sacrament Elementary School (1939-1947) and West …

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Sister Michael Maureen McArdle, IHM

Sister Michael Maureen McArdle died in Camilla Hall on March 10, 2023. Sister was in the 72nd year of her religious life. Sister died shortly before her 90th birthday. Mary Teresa McArdle was born on March 29, 1933. Her parents Joseph and Anne (Ryan) McArdle raised their daughter in Holy Angels Parish in Philadelphia. Mary …

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Sister Jane Dolores Biddle, IHM

Sister Jane Dolores Biddle died in Camilla Hall relatively shy of her 93rd birthday.  Sister was in the 72nd year of her religious life. Mary Jane Biddle was born on June 3, 1930. Her father, Charles Biddle, and her mother Mary (McCarthy) Biddle raised their family of two girls in St. Francis de Sales Parish …

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Sister Thaddeus Marie Del Ricci, IHM

Sister Thaddeus Marie died in Paoli Hospital, in the 71st year of her religious life. Elizabeth Marie Del Ricci was born on September 1, 1930. Her parents Samuel and Catherine (DiNofa) Del Ricci were born and raised in Italy. When they came to the United States, they settled in St. Joan of Arc Parish in …

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Sister Marie Elaine Farabaugh, IHM

Sister Marie Elaine Farabaugh died on her 91st birthday in Camilla Hall, in the 73rd  year of her religious life. Anne Elaine Farabaugh was born on February 23, 1932, in New York; her parents later settled in Lansdowne, PA. Sister’s parents Cletus F. Farabaugh and Ellen V. Farabaugh (Rodgers) raised their family of three girls …

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Sister M. Jane Frances Rearden, IHM

Sister Jane Frances Rearden (Formerly Sister Marie Dorothy) died in Camilla Hall on January 19, 2023, in the 65th year of her religious life. Jane was born on August 3, 1934. Her parents Anthony and Agnes (Vogel) Rearden were born and raised in Reading, PA where they raised their family. Jane attended St. Margaret Elementary …

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Sister Mary A. Leonard, IHM

Sister Mary Leonard (Formerly Sister M. Margaret James) died in Camilla Hall on January 15, 2023, in the 65th year of her religious life. Mary was born on April 13, 1938; her parents James and Mary (Lynch) Leonard raised their family six children in St. Clement Parish in Philadelphia. Mary attended St. Clement Elementary School …

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Sister M. Anne Kelly, IHM

Sister M. Anne Kelly, formerly Sister Dennis Maureen, died in Camilla Hall on December 30, 2022, in the 67th year of her religious life. Nancy was born on August 3, 1937. Her dear parents Eanies and Winifred (Walsh) Kelly were born in Ireland, when they settled in Philadelphia, they raised their family of two girls …

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Sister Marita Immaculate Buckley, IHM

Sister Marita Immaculate Buckley died in Camilla Hall on December 17, 2022, in the 69th year of her religious life. Mary Jane Buckley was born on April 25, 1935. Sister’s parents Robert and Mary (Connolly) Buckley raised their family of four in Good Shepherd Parish in Philadelphia. Mary Jane attended Good Shepherd Elementary (1941-1949) and …

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Sister M. Anna L. Bradbury, IHM

Sister Nancy Bradbury (Formerly Sister Albert Marie) died in Paoli Hospital on December 7, 2022, the 65th year of her religious life. Nancy was born on February 14, 1938. Sister’s parents Albert and Anna (Krupsky) Bradbury raised their family of three daughters in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in South Philadelphia. Nancy attended Our …

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