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1923 – 2006 (November 25) Thomas Joseph Shea, was born on July 8, 1923, in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Thomas J. Shea and Catherine C. Murphy. He had two sisters, Regina and Catherine. He was baptized on July 22, 1923 at St. Monica Church, Philadelphia, and attended St. Barnabas Parochial School, and West Catholic […]

– 1856 (February 21) Philip Shea, son of Edward Shea and Judith Pembroke, was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland. He received the religious habit at Villanova, Pennsylvania, in September of 1846, and was professed as a lay brother on September 8, 1852, with Brothers Joseph Whittendale and James O’Brien. Brother Philip worked as clothes warden […]

1890 – 1931 (November 18) Edward Joseph Shea, the son of Thomas Shea and Mary English, was born in Camillus, Onondogo County, New York, on January 20, 1890. He attended local elementary schools and Camillus High School, before entering the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania in June, 1910. He made simple profession of vows on June […]

1918 – 2001 (November 25) Albert Clement Shannon, son of Leonard B. Shannon and Marie O’Loughlin, was born in Brookville, Pennsylvania, on March 19, 1918, and was baptized there the same day in the Church of The Immaculate Conception. He attended the parochial school from 1924 to 1932, and then entered Saint Vincent Latrobe in […]

1920 – 1969 (July 22) James McCort Seymour was born in Tyrone, PA on March 22, 1920, one of two sons and three daughters of John E. Seymour and Mary Kelleher. After attending Saint Matthew Parochial School and Tyrone Public High School, he entered Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, where he spent two years as a […]

1912 – 1992 (November 13) Joseph Aloysius Senke was born September 21, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois to John Senke and Mary Mockkitis, and was baptized on October 13, 1912 at Holy Cross Church there. He began his secondary education at Fox Valley Catholic High School, Aurora, Illinois, but transferred to Augustinian Academy, the preparatory seminary […]

1900 – 1989 (February 15) John Leo Seary, Jr. was born May 6, 1900 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of ten children of John Leo Seary and Cecelia Jordan.. He was baptized May 27, 1900 at Saint Francis Xavier Church, and was confirmed May 26, 1910 at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, both in […]

1931 – 2013 (July 22)  Joseph Cletus Schnaubelt was born on May 30, 1931, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph A. Schnaubelt and Margaret McIntire. He was baptized on June 14, 1931 at Mount Carmel Church, Altoona, and attended Saint Mary Parish School there, and Altoona Catholic High School. In 1948 he transferred to […]

1871 – 1894 (May 31) Charles Schmalz was born in Rauenthal, Germany on February 26, 1871, to Richard Schmalz and Katharine Speck. He immigrated to the United States where he was vested as a novice at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on December 8, 1892. Several months later, in March, 1893, he underwent the amputation of his foot […]

1882 – 1930 (January 9) George Joseph Scannell was born in Philadelphia, PA on September 19, 1882, one of four sons and four daughters of David Scannell and Mary Tole. He entered the novitiate at Villanova on July 4, 1907, and professed vows on July 6, 1908. On September 30th, he left for Italy with […]