Funeral Mass was celebrated March 16 at Good Shepherd Church, Beverly Hills, for Father Charles W. Harman, a retired priest of the archdiocese, who died March 8 at age 78.

A native of Beverly Hills, Father Harman attended Beverly Hills Catholic School (now Good Shepherd School), St. Monica High School and Loyola University before entering World War II. Upon returning, he attended the junior seminary and was ordained from St. John's Seminary for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on May 5, 1954.

He served as associate pastor at St. Jerome (Westchester), St. Robert Bellarmine (Burbank, where he assisted at Bellarmine-Jefferson High School), St. Anthony Claret (Anaheim), St. Anne (Santa Ana, where he also served as district moderator of the Catholic Youth Organization), and Sts. Felicitas and Perpetua (San Marino).

Father Harman served as Pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (Los Angeles) from 1973-1984. He next served as associate pastor of Cathedral Chapel (Los Angeles) until his retirement in 1994.

Father Harman is survived by his sister, Sister of Charity Mary Viviana, and his brother, Gerald. Committal Service was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Los Angeles.

Sister Lemon, survivor of Pearl Harbor, dies at 104
St. Joseph of Carondelet Sister Adele Marie Lemon, who hid in sugar cane fields with fellow religious sisters during the 1941 Sunday morning bombing of Pearl Harbor, died Feb. 23 at age 104. She would have celebrated her 85th anniversary as a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet on March 19.

Born in Wilcox, Arizona, she entered religious life one month short of her 20th birthday. During her first 15 years of ministry, Sister Lemon taught school in San Francisco and Fresno.

On Aug. 24, 1938, along with eight other pioneer sisters opening the first overseas CSJ mission, she was welcomed to Hawaii by crowds carrying fragrant leis and singing an "Aloha" greeting. She taught 8th and 9th graders at St. Theresa School in Honolulu for 11 years before the Pearl Harbor attack, which she described in her book, "To You From Hawaii."

One of Sister Lemon's students (who later became Sister Ann Faber), remembered how her teacher would play lively music on the piano and harmonica to distract the children during WWII. Before returning to the mainland in 1949, Sister Lemon wrote two additional books about Hawaii: a children's book, "The Magic Wishbone," and a small catechism "Quiz Book" which was translated into Melanesian and Tagalog.

Stateside, Sister Lemon taught high school for the next 32 years in Inglewood, Oxnard, San Diego, San Francisco and Tucson. In 1957, she was given a Del Amo grant to study at the University of Valencia in Spain and another in 1960 to teach English at the University in Santander, Spain. At age 81, her last year of teaching, Sister Lemon was invited, along with five other Sisters, to take a trip to China.

She ministered as a patient visitor at Daniel Freeman Hospital for a number of years before retiring to Carondelet Center in 1991. "Sister Adele Marie had the ability to accept life with great dignity and joy. Her manner of being and great sense of humor never diminished in spite of her age," recounted a fellow community member. Sister Lemon's funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 28 at Carondelet Center in Los Angeles.

Sr. Helene McCambridge, IHM
Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Helene McCambridge, a member of her community for 71 years, died Dec. 9 at Immaculate Heart Convent in Los Angeles.

A native of Denver, she attended St. Anthony High School in Long Beach and entered the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart novitiate in 1934. Her first teaching assignments were at Holy Spirit and Immaculate Conception schools in Los Angeles.

She went on to teach at Catholic schools in Merced, San Luis Obispo, San Bernardino and at St. Anthony. She served as the first principal of Paraclete High School in Palmdale (1963-64), then taught English and business education for 14 years at Mary Star of the Sea High School, San Pedro, part of which time she also served as superior and vice-principal.

She served eight years (1986-94) as General Superior of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart. Sister McCambridge is survived by her brother Frank; two nieces, Eileen Pontius and Merilee McCambridge Amos; and a grandnephew, David Amos.

Josephine Dober
Funeral Mass was held Feb. 28 at Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Paramount for Josephine E. Dober, 92, who died Feb. 25. She was the mother of Father Edward Dober, pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Fabian Caberte
Funeral services were recently held in the Philippines for Fabian Caberte who died Feb. 14 after struggling with lung cancer. Fabian was the brother of Divine Word Father Constancio ("Bert") Caberte, associate pastor at St. Elizabeth Church in Altadena.

Paul R. Montoya
Funeral Mass was held Feb. 2 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Santa Clarita for Paul R. Montoya, 89, who died Jan. 27. Paul was the father of Msgr. Paul M. Montoya, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Survivors include Msgr. Montoya and his brother, David.

Robert Neiman
Funeral services were held recently in Indian Wells for Robert Neiman, who died Feb. 7 in Palm Springs. He was the father of Father John Neiman, associate pastor at St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Temple City.

Harris W. Gehl
Funeral Masses were celebrated March 11 at St. Martha's Church in Murrieta and March 13 at St. Bede Church in La Caņada for Harris William Gehl, 85, who died March 6. A member of the Knights of Columbus for 65 years, he was the father of Msgr. James Gehl, pastor of St. Bede.