Obituaries
Read the most recent obituaries of our Sisters who have passed. Feel free to share a comment or memory or donate in her memory.
We remember . . . Rose Marie Chisholm, SSJ
Rose Marie Chisholm, SSJ, 99, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on April 1, 2025, in the 78th year of her religious life. She was born on August 30, 1925, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Hugh and Lillian (Vearse) Chisholm. She graduated from Watertown Senior High School in…
We remember . . . Barbara Ann Vavreck, SSJ
Sister Barbara Ann Vavreck, SSJ, 87, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on January 15, 2025, in Erie, in the 70th year of her religious life. She was born on December 11, 1937, in Philipsburg, PA, to the late Andrew and Barbara (Rusnak) Vavreck. She attended Hawk Run Elementary School and…
We remember . . . Ann Patrice Murnock, SSJ
Sister Ann Patrice Murnock, SSJ, age 100, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on January 8, 2025, in the 72nd year of her religious life. She was the oldest living Catholic Sister in the Erie Diocese. Born in Forest City, Pennsylvania, on December 13, 1924, Sister Ann Patrice was the daughter…
We remember . . . Joseph Marie Fitzgerald, SSJ
Sister Joseph Marie Fitzgerald, SSJ, 85, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on August 12, 2024. She was in the 66th year of her religious life. She was born in Erie, PA, on July 11, 1939, the daughter of the late John and Jeanne M. Loesch Fitzgerald. She entered the Sisters…
We remember . . . Mary Rachael McGuire, SSJ
Sister Mary Rachael McGuire, SSJ, age 105, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on April 27, 2024. She was in the 84th year of her religious life and the second oldest Sister in the Diocese of Erie. Sister was born in New York City, NY, on August 24, 1918, the daughter…
We remember . . . Jean Baptiste DiLuzio, SSJ
Sister Jean Baptiste DiLuzio, SSJ, age 98, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on March 30, 2024. She was in the 81st year of her religious life. Sister Jean was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on June 7, 1925, the daughter of the late Antonio and Ermelinda DeDionisio DiLuzio. She entered the…
PHOTO AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE: (l-r) Eva Mastromatteo of Erie News Now interviews Stephanie Hall, SSJ Associate and Communications Director, and Nancy Fischer, SSJ, as part of a 5-part series during Catholic Sisters Week.
