Sister Frances Acton, OSF ASTON, Pa. — Sister Frances Acton, a Wilmington native who was a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years, died Sept. 24 in Assisi House. She was 96. Sister Frances was born Frances Teresa Acton in Wilmington and was a member of Holy Rosary Parish […]
Deacon John W. Freebery Deacon John “Jack” Freebery Jr., a member of the first class of permanent deacons in the Diocese of Wilmington, died Sept. 11. He would have celebrated his 80th birthday on Sept. 19. Deacon Freebery was born in Wilmington and attended St. Thomas the Apostle and Corpus Christi schools before going to […]
Msgr. George J. Brubaker Services for Msgr George J. Brubaker, who died Sept. 7 at 78, will be held Sept. 14 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington. A visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m., and the Mass of Christian Burial will follow at noon. The cathedral is located at Sixth and West streets. […]
Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Msgr. George J. Brubaker, a priest of the Diocese of Wilmington more than 46 years, died Monday morning, Sept. 7, at the age of 78. Msgr. Brubaker was ordained May 24, 1980. He has been associate pastor at St. John the Baptist, Newark, and pastor at St. John the Apostle, Milford; […]
Greg Erlandson I wonder if you can tell the age of a person by the number of dead people’s phone numbers he still has saved on his phone? It could be like judging the age of a tree by the rings on its core. A young person may have only a few. I feel like […]