Are you looking to connect or re-connect with one of our Sisters? If so, this is the right place!
Search by Sisters’s name, and don’t worry if you don’t know her last name — this is searchable by first name.
Feel free to click the Get In Touch link to send a message a Sister. If that Sister is deceased, but you want to make an inquiry, send an email to SSJNews@ssjerie.org. (Please note: messages sent to sisters via the website may not be private — please do not include personal or confidential information.)
Did you know that after Vatican II, many sisters returned to using their birth names rather than the religious names they were given when they entered the congregation? We’ve included current and former names to make your search easier. Just search by the name you remember.
If you would like to make a donation in honor or memory of a Sister, click here.
Can't find a Sister? Click here.
Linda Fusco, SSJ
SisterBiography
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. She then attended New Castle Business College where she received a diploma in 1970 for Executive Secretary studies. She taught religious education in Our Lady of Fatima and Saint Ann’s in Farrell as well as Saint Joseph’s in Sharon. She was also a member of the liturgy committee, and a lector at Saint Joseph’s. Sr. Linda was a member of the board of directors at Dwelling Place, a House of Prayer in Sharon for several years. Prior to entering the Sisters of St. Joseph, she worked at various places in the area as a secretary, sales clerk, bookkeeper, mobile home sales, and an accounting clerk for FNB Data Center.
Sr. Linda entered the Sisters of Saint Joseph on March 1, 1992 from Saint Joseph’s in Sharon. She professed her final vows on September 22, 2001. She graduated from Gannon University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and also received the Paul Dobruchin award for the love of learning. Sr. Linda taught at Blessed Sacrament School from 1996 to 2025 and has also served with our Vocation Ministry and on the Diocesan Vocation Committee. She attended the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago for various workshops related to vocation ministry.
