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Photo of Marjorie Adams, SSJ

Marjorie Adams, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Agatha
Home parish:  St. John the Evangelist, Girard, PA

Photo of Ann Amen, SSJ

Ann Amen, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Francis, Quincy, IL

Photo of Marie Paul Ashworth, SSJ

Marie Paul Ashworth, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Andrew, Erie, PA

Photo of Peggy Balizet, SSJ

Peggy Balizet, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name:  Sr. John Daniel
Home parish: St. Agatha, Meadville, PA

Photo of Mary Joan Beauseigneur, SSJ

Mary Joan Beauseigneur, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Bernard, Bradford, PA

 

Photo of Mary Francis Becker, SSJ

Mary Francis Becker, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Luke, Erie, PA

Photo of Clare Marie Beichner, SSJ

Clare Marie Beichner, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Michael, Fryburg, PA

Photo of Marie Celeste Bindseil, SSJ

Marie Celeste Bindseil, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. John the Baptist, Erie, PA

Photo of Teresa Marie Bohren, SSJ

Teresa Marie Bohren, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Mary’s, Reynoldsville, PA

Photo of Hildegarde Boxer, SSJ

Hildegarde Boxer, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: Sacred Heart, Erie, PA

Photo of Ann Marie Cappello, SSJ

Ann Marie Cappello, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: Sacred Heart, Erie, PA

Photo of Rose Marie Chisholm, SSJ

Rose Marie Chisholm, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: Sacred Heart, Watertown, MA

Photo of Rebecca Ann Costa, SSJ

Rebecca Ann Costa, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sister Josita
Home parish: St. Andrew, Erie, PA

Photo of Josephine DePetro, SSJ

Josephine DePetro, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Mary Anthony
Home parish: Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Bradford, PA

Photo of Lucille DeStefano, SSJ

Lucille DeStefano, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Leo, Ridgway, PA

Photo of Perpetua Dickant, SSJ

Perpetua Dickant, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  September 2, 1954

Final profession: August 15, 1960

Home parish: St. Leo, Ridgway, PA

Photo of Phyllis DiFuccia, SSJ

Phyllis DiFuccia, SSJ

Sister

Former Religious Name: Sister Paula Marie
Home parish: St. Peter Cathedral, Erie, PA

Photo of Jean Baptiste DiLuzio, SSJ

Jean Baptiste DiLuzio, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  February 2, 1944

Final profession: August 15, 1949

Home parish: Holy Rosary, Erie, PA

Photo of Claudia Dombrowski, SSJ

Claudia Dombrowski, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: Blessed Sacrament, Erie, PA

Photo of Antonia Domeracki, SSJ

Antonia Domeracki, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Entrance:  June 28, 1940

Final profession: August 15, 1946

Home parish: St. Gregory, North East, PA

Sister Antonia died on May 6, 2016. May she rest in peace.

Photo of Ann Donohue, SSJ

Ann Donohue, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sr. Mary Timothy
Home parish: St. Bernard, Bradford, PA

Photo of Mary Thomas Downing, SSJ

Mary Thomas Downing, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Deceased: August 16, 2018

Entrance:  February 2, 1947

Final profession: August 15, 1952

Home parish: St. Ann, Erie, PA

Photo of Mary Drexler, SSJ

Mary Drexler, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sr. Mary Kristen
Home parish: Sacred Heart, Erie, PA

 

Photo of Mary Ellen Dwyer, SSJ

Mary Ellen Dwyer, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sr. Mariella

Entrance:  August 30, 1955

Final profession: August 15, 1961

Home parish: St. Bernard, Bradford, PA

Photo of Rose Anne Fedorko, SSJ

Rose Anne Fedorko, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sr. Helen Therese
Home parish: Holy Rosary, Johnsonburg, PA

Photo of André Feulner, SSJ

André Feulner, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sr. Mary André

Entrance:  August 31, 1955

Final profession: August 15, 1961

Home parish: St. Ann, Erie, PA

Photo of Nancy Fischer, SSJ

Nancy Fischer, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  September 1, 1968

Final profession: September 10, 1978

Home parish: St. John the Baptist, Erie, PA

Photo of Joseph Marie Fitzgerald, SSJ

Joseph Marie Fitzgerald, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Peter Cathedral, Erie, PA

Photo of Mary Helen Forney, SSJ

Mary Helen Forney, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  September 2, 1954

Final profession: August 15, 1960

Home parish: St. Mary of Angels, Olean, NY

Photo of Michaela Fox, SSJ

Michaela Fox, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Joseph, Sugar Grove, OH

Photo of Margaret Frank, SSJ

Margaret Frank, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Immaculata
Home parish: St. Leo Ridgway, PA

Photo of Mary Fromknecht, SSJ

Mary Fromknecht, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Ann Raymond

Entrance:  August 27, 1958

Final profession: August 15, 1966

Home parish: St. John the Baptist, Erie, PA

Photo of Linda Fusco, SSJ

Linda Fusco, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  March 1, 1992

Final profession: September 22, 2001

Home parish: St. Joseph, Sharon, PA

Photo of Bernadine Gehringer, SSJ

Bernadine Gehringer, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Mary Michael

Entrance:  August 31, 1955

Final profession: August 15, 1961

Home parish: St. John the Baptist, Erie, PA

Photo of Leonella Gingenbach, SSJ

Leonella Gingenbach, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Entrance:  August 31, 1951

Final profession: August 15, 1957

Home parish: St. Patrick, Erie, PA

Photo of Josette Gocella, SSJ

Josette Gocella, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Bernard, Bradford, PA

Photo of Ann Louis Grandinetti, SSJ

Ann Louis Grandinetti, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Bernard, Bradford, PA

Photo of Margaret Ann Hardner, SSJ

Margaret Ann Hardner, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Patrick, Erie, PA

Photo of Michele Healy, SSJ

Michele Healy, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Leo, Ridgway, PA

Photo of Mary Herrmann, SSJ

Mary Herrmann, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name:  Sr. Rosemary

Entrance:  September 8, 1960

Final profession: August 15, 1968

Home parish: St. Ann, Erie, PA

Photo of Susan Herzing, SSJ

Susan Herzing, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  September 8, 1966

Final profession: September 15, 1974

Home parish: St. Mary, St. Marys, PA

Photo of Phyllis Hilbert, SSJ

Phyllis Hilbert, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Joseph Therese

Entrance:  August 28, 1957

Final profession: August 15, 1965

Home parish: St. Luke, Erie, PA

Photo of Mary Carol Hoke, SSJ

Mary Carol Hoke, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  August 3, 1951

Final profession: August 15, 1957

Home parish: St. Brigid, Meadville, PA

Photo of Martha Howick, SSJ

Martha Howick, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Mary Walter
Home parish: St. Agatha, Meadville, PA

Photo of Agnes Marie Hughes, SSJ

Agnes Marie Hughes, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Peter & Paul, Philipsburg, PA

Photo of Ann Marie Joint, SSJ

Ann Marie Joint, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister John Patrick
Home parish: St. Ann, Erie, PA

Photo of Marie Stephen Kebort, SSJ

Marie Stephen Kebort, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Brigid, Meadville, PA

Photo of Mary Claire Kennedy, SSJ

Mary Claire Kennedy, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Joseph, Erie, PA

Photo of Kathleen Kirsch, SSJ

Kathleen Kirsch, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sister Mary Leo
Home parish: Holy Rosary, Erie, PA

Photo of Mary Rita Kuhn, SSJ

Mary Rita Kuhn, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  September 1, 1950

Final profession: August 15, 1956

Home parish: St. Andrew, Erie, PA

Photo of Emilie Rose LeBoeuf, SSJ

Emilie Rose LeBoeuf, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sister Dorothea
Home parish: St. Bernard, Bradford, PA

Photo of Joyce A. Lowrey, SSJ

Joyce A. Lowrey, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sister Virginia
Home parish: St. Bartholomew, Pittsburgh, PA

Photo of Mary Irene Lunger, SSJ

Mary Irene Lunger, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Leo, Ridgway, PA

Photo of Catherine Manning, SSJ

Catherine Manning, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister James Miriam
Home parish: St. Bernard, Bradford, PA

Photo of Frances Therese Matia, SSJ

Frances Therese Matia, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: Sacred Heart, Houtzdale, PA

Photo of Phyllis McCracken, SSJ

Phyllis McCracken, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  August 29, 1971

Final profession: August 6, 1977

Home parish: St. Patrick, Erie, PA

Photo of Mary Rachael McGuire, SSJ

Mary Rachael McGuire, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  September 4, 1940

Final profession: August 15, 1946

Home parish: St. Agatha, Meadville, PA

Photo of Mary Kay McNelis, SSJ

Mary Kay McNelis, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sister Carmelita
Home parish: St. Andrew, Erie, PA

Photo of Rita McNulty, SSJ

Rita McNulty, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Photo of Mary Arlene Menz, SSJ

Mary Arlene Menz, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Joseph, Erie, PA

Photo of Veronica Mittal, SSJ

Veronica Mittal, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Andrene

Entrance:  August 28, 1957

Final profession: August 15, 1965

Home parish: Sacred Heart, Sharon, PA

Photo of Margaret Joseph Mokes, SSJ

Margaret Joseph Mokes, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Francis, Clearfield, PA

Photo of Carol Morehouse, SSJ

Carol Morehouse, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Peter Cathedral, Erie, PA

Photo of Marie Eileen Moyer, SSJ

Marie Eileen Moyer, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Entrance:  August 27, 1958

Final profession: August 15, 1966

Home parish: Our Lady of the Angels, Cuba, NY

Photo of James Francis Mulligan, SSJ

James Francis Mulligan, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  August 31, 1947

Final profession: August 15, 1953

Home parish: St. Brigid, Meadville, PA

Photo of Ann Patrice Murnock, SSJ

Ann Patrice Murnock, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Michael, Forest City, PA

Photo of Elizabeth Ann Niebauer, SSJ

Elizabeth Ann Niebauer, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  August 27, 1958

Final profession: August 15, 1966

Home parish: Blessed Sacrament, Erie, PA

Photo of Margaret O’Brien, SSJ

Margaret O’Brien, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Mary Matthew
Home parish: St. Joseph, Oil City, PA

Photo of Rosemary O’Brien, SSJ

Rosemary O’Brien, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Cordelia

Entrance:  August 27, 1958

Final profession: August 15, 1966

Home parish: St. Joseph, Oil City, PA

Photo of Geraldine Olon, SSJ

Geraldine Olon, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Joseph, Oil City, PA

Photo of Joachim Onuffer, SSJ

Joachim Onuffer, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Lewis Run, PA

Photo of Maria Onuffer, SSJ

Maria Onuffer, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Maria Goretti
Home parish: Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Lewis Run, PA

Photo of Bernardine Pais, SSJ

Bernardine Pais, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Bernard, Bradford, PA

Photo of Mary Kevin Palazzetti, SSJ

Mary Kevin Palazzetti, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Francis, Bradford, PA

Photo of Colette Palmer, SSJ

Colette Palmer, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: Sacred Heart, Erie, PA

Photo of Margaret Pellerite, SSJ

Margaret Pellerite, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Anthony Marie
Home parish: St. Francis, Clearfield, PA

Photo of Nancy Prenatt, SSJ

Nancy Prenatt, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Ann Charles
Home parish: St. Venentius, Rouseville, PA

Photo of Mary Alice Reed, SSJ

Mary Alice Reed, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Entrance:  December 8, 1944

Final profession: August 15, 1950

Home parish: St. Andrew, Erie, PA

Photo of Martha Ann Rinderle, SSJ

Martha Ann Rinderle, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Joseph Home, Erie, PA

Photo of Carmel Rojek, SSJ

Carmel Rojek, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Joseph Cupertino, Ellicott City, MD

Photo of Mary Rose Romeo, SSJ

Mary Rose Romeo, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sister Mara Joseph
Home parish: St. Jude, Erie, PA

Photo of Betty Ruza, SSJ

Betty Ruza, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Mary Olive
Home parish: Holy Family, Erie, PA

Photo of Maria Assumpta Ruza, SSJ

Maria Assumpta Ruza, SSJ

Sister

Entrance:  August 31, 1955

Final profession: August 15, 1961

Home parish: Holy Family, Erie, PA

Photo of Mary DePaul Sabella, SSJ

Mary DePaul Sabella, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Philip, Crossingville, PA

Photo of Mary Julia Scully, SSJ

Mary Julia Scully, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Entrance:  February 6, 1944

Final profession: August 15, 1949

Home parish: St. Peter Cathedral, Erie, PA

Photo of Angela Marie Servidea, SSJ

Angela Marie Servidea, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: Holy Rosary, Johnsonburg, PA

Photo of Leonie Shanley, SSJ

Leonie Shanley, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Helena, Hobbs, NM

Photo of Mary Carmel Skeabeck, SSJ

Mary Carmel Skeabeck, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Ann, Erie, PA

Photo of Nancy Sonnenfeld, SSJ

Nancy Sonnenfeld, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Frederick Claire
Home parish: St. John the Baptist, Erie, PA

Photo of Ann Stephanie Stano, SSJ

Ann Stephanie Stano, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Stanislaus, Erie, PA

Photo of Marianne Stuckert, SSJ

Marianne Stuckert, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Joanne

Entrance:  August 30, 1967

Final profession: August 7, 1976

Home parish: Blessed Sacrament, Margate, NJ

Photo of Moira Sullivan, SSJ

Moira Sullivan, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: Holy Rosary, Johnsonburg, PA

Photo of Jude Marie Talerico, SSJ

Jude Marie Talerico, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Bernard, Bradford, PA

Photo of Mary Arnold Tann, SSJ

Mary Arnold Tann, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Andrew, Erie, PA

Photo of Marilyn Terwilliger, SSJ

Marilyn Terwilliger, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sister Rosaire Marie

Entrance:  August 30, 1952

Final profession: August 15, 1958

Home parish: St. Bernard, Bradford, PA

Photo of Marie Timmons, SSJ

Marie Timmons, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Louis Martin
Home parish: St. Andrew, Erie, PA

Photo of Ann Loretta Urmann, SSJ

Ann Loretta Urmann, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Leo, Ridgway, PA

Photo of Anastasia Valimont, SSJ

Anastasia Valimont, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: Sts. Peter & Paul, Karthaus, PA

Photo of Barbara Ann Vavreck, SSJ

Barbara Ann Vavreck, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: Sts. Peter & Paul, Hawk Run, PA

Photo of Sally Villa, SSJ

Sally Villa, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Joseph, Erie, PA

Photo of Ricarda Vincent, SSJ

Ricarda Vincent, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. Andrew, Erie, PA

Photo of Stephanie Wagner, SSJ

Stephanie Wagner, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: Immaculate Conception, Johnstown, PA

Photo of Mary Ann White, SSJ

Mary Ann White, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: Our Lady of Fatima, Farrell, PA

 

Photo of Carol Wilcox, SSJ

Carol Wilcox, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sister Mary

Entrance:  September 8, 1960

Final profession: August 15, 1969

Home parish: St. Bernard, Bradford, PA

Photo of Norbert Wiley, SSJ

Norbert Wiley, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Entrance:  September 8, 1939

Final profession: August 15, 1945

Home parish: Sacred Heart, Erie, PA

Photo of Dorothy Wilwohl, SSJ

Dorothy Wilwohl, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Edward Marie
Home parish: Holy Rosary, Erie, PA

Photo of Naomi Wood, SSJ

Naomi Wood, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Former religious name: Sister Ann Catherine
Home parish: Holy Rosary, Johnsonburg, PA

Photo of Dorinda Young, SSJ

Dorinda Young, SSJ

Deceased Sister

Home parish: St. Andrew, Erie, PA

Photo of Barbara Ann Zakutney, SSJ

Barbara Ann Zakutney, SSJ

Sister

Former religious name: Sister Mary Zita
Home parish: Sacred Heart, Houtzdale, PA

Photo of Millicent Zimmer, SSJ

Millicent Zimmer, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: St. John the Baptist, Erie

Photo of Marilyn Zimmerman, SSJ

Marilyn Zimmerman, SSJ

Sister

Home parish: Holy Rosary, Erie, PA