Rev. JOSEPH A. NEWELL S.J.

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JOSEPH NEWELL Obituary

REV. JOSEPH A.
NEWELL, S.J.
Of Manresa Hall, 261 City Ave., Merion Station, PA. Beloved son of the late Michael and Ellen (nee Cannon) Newell. Brother of Michael Newell and his late wife Mary, James Newell and his wife Peggy, Sr. Ann Newell, IHM, Sr. Catherine Newell, S.S.J., Sr. Dorothea Newell, S.S.J. and Eleanor, wife of the late Francis Hofkes. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Reverend clergy, religious, relatives and friends are invited to his Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial on Wed., July 28 at 10:30 A.M. in St. Matthias Church, 128 Bryn Mawr Ave., Bala-Cynwyd, PA 19004. Int. SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield, Delaware Co., PA. There will be a Viewing on Tuesday, July 27 from 2 P.M. until 4:30 P.M. at Manresa Hall (address above) and Wed. morning from 9-10:30 A.M. in St. Matthias Church (address above). Donations in Father's name may be sent to: Jesuit Seminary Guild, 7400 York Rd., Baltimore, MD 21204

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Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News from Jul. 26 to Jul. 27, 2010.

Memories and Condolences
for JOSEPH NEWELL

9 Entries

April 7, 2011

I worked with Joe at St. Aloysius in DC from 1978 to 1980 and just learned of his death. He was a kind and gentle soul. May he rest in peace.
Pat Davis

August 3, 2010

Fr. Joe was the most loving and caring pastor I have ever known. Our children considered him an honorary grandfather and part of the family. I will always think of heaven as "one big banquet with everyone enjoying each other's company and celebrating special days." Joe was so special to everyone who knew him. he inspired me to go back to college and finish my education. My husband who is not Catholic thought of him as his pastor.
Maria Horton

August 2, 2010

We were very sorry to hear of the death of Fr. Joe. He had been our pastor at St. Barnabas Church in Arden, NC. After Fr. Joe arrived, he quickly became like a member of our family. He especially loved children. I have great memories of him after Sunday Mass, in the recreational hall, stooping down with a huge smile to hug one of the little ones who had just come crashing up to him. As with others, he kept up with us and our children after he transferred out of the parish.
Another memory is his homily about the proper attitude while driving in busy traffic. Instead of becoming annoyed at the other drivers, he suggested giving them a smile and saying, “Bless you, Brother” or “Bless you, Sister.” And Fr. Joe would have meant it.

He was very generous with his love, and we were blessed to have known him.

Jim and Jeanne McGlinn, Asheville, NC

Sharon Fender

August 1, 2010

Fr. Joe was a wonderful friend to me and my family and kept up with me for years after he left the St. Baranabas parish in Arden, NC. He watched my daughters grow up and was able to fly to Atlanta when my oldest daughter was married. He was very intelligent, kind, compassionate, and an extra enthusiastic Democrat. I will miss him tremendously! We have lost a wonderful priest and fine person. Sharon Fender, Asheville, NC

August 1, 2010

Our family just returned from vacation and was saddened to hear of Father Joe's passing. He was a kind and gentle soul to our church family here at St. Stephen's in Sanford, NC. Our personal family was most touched when he traveled to Boone, NC, for our daughter's wedding. We will always remember his "sticky notes" throughout the parish house, reminders to keep him "on track." Love and prayers to his family,
George and Kathy Kostrewa

Rob & Mary Alice Girardi

July 28, 2010

We are parishioners of St. Barnabas in Arden, NC where Fr. Joe was our priest when we first arrived in 1986 and for several years after. He is responsible for putting us together with our closest friends here in the Asheville area who have become more family than friends.

He dubbed us "The Happy Herd". He spend much time with our 8 families and 18 children (at that time) and our families are blessed to have known him, loved him and been loved by him.

God bless Fr. Joe and may He keep him in the palm of His hand.

Andy & Bunny O'Sullivan

July 27, 2010

Thank you for being our Partor at St. Stephen in Sanford, NC. May God Bless you and your family.

Marian Carlino

July 27, 2010

I would like to express my condolences to Father Joe's family. I am a parishioner at St. Joseph Church in Somers Point, New Jersey. Father Joe was a great help to me when he was serving at our parish. He was supposed to lessen his load there but instead, he worked very hard. He helped me discern a job change (1998) and opened up Scripture to me because he always tried to make it relevant to life today. He also said that Christian truth may hurt but not as much as lies. He was famous for explaining his "senior moments." I just referred to him on Saturday morning, July 24, 2010 in a reflection at our Saturday morning communion service because he explained that when a homily is prepared, "the homilist should have the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other." When we went to a conference at St. Joseph University in April 1999 he was at home.
Father Joe was a good servant to me.
Thank you for sharing him with the rest of us!

July 26, 2010

Father Joe married us and baptized our only child. He was a great friend of forty years, dating back to Woodstock and Wheeling College. He was a loved pastor and priest. We'll miss him. Ed and Teresa Mullen

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