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Michele Healy, SSJ
Sister
Home Parish: St. Leo, Ridgway, PA
Sister Michele Healy first heard the call to religious life while riding a bus home to Ridgway during her college years. As a student at Clarion University, she regularly traveled by bus between school and home, and on one of those trips she met Sister Teresina Onofrio, SSJ, who was traveling to her home in Bradford.…
Mary Herrmann, SSJ
Sister
Former Religious Name: Sister Rosemary
Home Parish: St. Ann, Erie
Sister Mary Herrmann (formerly Sister Rosemary) was born in Erie, PA to Leo & Elizabeth Herrmann. She felt a desire to become a Sister from her earliest memories. When she began attending school, she knew that she wanted to become a Sister of St.…
Susan Herzing, SSJ
Sister
Home parish: St. Mary’s, St. Marys, PA
Sister Susan Herzing, SSJ
Sister Susan Herzing, SSJ, is known for her healing hands as a massage therapist and her lifelong commitment to serving others through education, pastoral ministry, and community life. Born on July 11, 1945, in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, she entered the Sisters of St.…
Phyllis Hilbert, SSJ
Sister
Former Religious Name: Sister Joseph Therese
Home Parish: St. Luke, Erie, PA
Sister Phyllis Hilbert, SSJ, (formerly Sister Joseph Therese) has dedicated her life to serving others, inspired by the example of her parents, Joseph (Tex), a police officer, and Mary, a nurse. Their commitment to caring for those in need, along with the influence of the Sisters of St.…
Mary Carol Hoke, SSJ
Sister
Home parish: St. Brigid, Meadville, PA
Before entering the Sisters of St. Joseph, Sister Mary Carol Hoke spent four and a half years working as a secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Highways. During those years, she attended daily Mass and received Communion regularly, and it was during this time that she began to recognize a call to religious life.…
Martha Howick, SSJ
Sister
Former Religious Name: Sister Mary Walter
Home Parish: St. Agatha, Meadville, PA
Sister Martha Howick, SSJ (formerly Sister Mary Walter), has devoted her life to education, parish ministry, and sharing the gifts of faith with others. Born on May 8, 1936, in Meadville, Pennsylvania, she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from St. Agatha Parish in her hometown on August 27, 1959.…
