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1910 – 1983 (May 28) James Joseph Sinnott was born September 1, 1910 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania to Francis P. Sinnott and Anne C. O’Connor. He was baptized September 4, 1910 at St. Patrick Church, Pottsville, and received the Sacrament of Confirmation December 3, 1916 in the same church. James received his elementary education at St. […]

1891 – 1954 (October 21) James Raymond Simpson, son of George Simpson and Mary Ahearn, was born in Yonkers, New York, on January 21, 1891. He entered the preparatory seminary at Villanova in 1908 and was admitted to the novitiate in 1912. He made his profession of simple vows on June 20, 1913, and was […]

1928 – 2008 (April 8) Ralph Charles Shurer was born on May 20, 1928, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, one of two sons and three daughters of Hiram Shurer and Agnes Lorsong. Ralph was baptized on May 27, 1928, at Saint Boniface Church, Williamsport, and attended Saint Boniface Parish School, from 1934 to 1942, and Augustinian Academy, […]

1913 – 2007 (March 6) Ralph Vincent Shuhler was born on January 27, 1913, in Salina, Kansas, the son of Joseph Shuhler and Caroline Betz. He was the youngest of ten boys, all of whom preceded him in death. Ralph was baptized on February 16, 1913, in Sacred Heart Church, Salina, before his family moved […]

1900 – 1953 (October 27) Charles Albert Shine was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on November 13, 1900, the son of Timothy Shine and Anna O’Connor, and was baptized in Saint Mary’s Church on November 18. He attended Saint Lawrence O’Toole and Saint Mary Parochial Schools, Lawrence, and Saint John’s Preparatory School in Danvers. In June, […]

1916 – 1993 (May 20) James George Sherman was born on September 19, 1916 in Wappingers Falls, New York, the only child of George M. Sherman and Mary Fitzhenry, and was baptized on October 8, 1916 in Saint Mary’s Church there. He attended the parish school, graduating in 1930. In September of that year, at […]

1840 – 1912 (January 19) Francis Michael Sheeran, son of Bernard Sheeran and Bridget Murphy, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, on December 6, 1840. He received his high school education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Villanova in 1857. In 1858, together with Father Middleton, he entered the novitiate at Tolentino, Italy and made his […]

1881 – 1956 (January 25) John Thomas Sheehan was born in Philadelphia, PA on June 9, 1881, to Daniel Sheehan and Catherine O’Brien, parishioners of Old Saint Augustine Parish. John entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1898, made his simple profession on February 2, 1899 and  solemn profession on April 20, 1902. That Fall […]

1896 – 1949 (December 25) William Francis Sheedy, son of William Sheedy and Bridget Mullen, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on June 4, 1896, and was baptized at Saint Mary’s Church there three days later. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, in June, 1915, and made his simple profession on June 25, 1916. Solemn […]

1874 – 1916 (September 1) Francis Patrick Sheahan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Patrick Sheahan and Bridget Hogan, on September 18, 1874, and was baptized nine days later at St. Philip Neri Church, Philadelphia. He attended Saint Joseph Parochial School and the Spring Garden Institute, where he studied architectural drawing. He applied to the […]