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André Feulner, SSJ
Sister
Home Parish: St. George, Erie
Sister Andre Feulner recalls being influenced by Maryknoll magazine while in college. She felt a missionary call and went to the Sisters of St. Joseph, who were closer to home. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1955 from St. George Parish in Erie, and professed her final vows in 1961.…
Nancy Fischer, SSJ
Sister
Entrance: September 1, 1968
Final profession: September 10, 1978
Home parish: St. John the Baptist, Erie, PA
Mary Helen Forney, SSJ
Sister
Home parish: St. Mary of Angels, Olean, NY
Sister Mary Helen Forney, (Virginia Forney), was born in Olean, N.Y. After graduating from Olean High School in 1953, she felt an invitation to become a Sister and requested information from the Sisters of St. Joseph. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania from St.…
Margaret Frank, SSJ
Sister
Former Religious Name: Sister Immaculata
Home parish: St. Leo Ridgway, PA
Sister Margaret Frank, SSJ, was born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania. She graduated from St. Leo High School and Elementary School, Ridgway. She received an M.Ed. from Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, in 1974 and a BA from Villa Maria College, Erie in 1964.…
Mary Fromknecht, SSJ
Sister
Sr. Mary Fromknecht, SSJ, was drawn to religious life at a young age through the example of the Sisters of St. Joseph who taught her for twelve years. As she reflected on the Gospel of John, particularly Jesus’ words to Peter, “Do you love me?” and “Feed my sheep,” she gradually came to understand these words as a call to live out her Baptismal commitment through a life of service within the Church.…
Linda Fusco, SSJ
Sister
Home parish: St. Joseph, Sharon, PA
Sr. Linda Ann Fusco was born in New York City. She was baptized at Saint Ann’s Parish in New York where she also received her first Holy Communion and Confirmation.
In 1966 her family moved to Farrell Pennsylvania where Sr. Linda graduated from Farrell Area High School in 1968.…
