Sister Mary Eileen (Lucian) Mackaness, CSJ, 90, died Monday, January 11, 2016, in her 71st year as a Sister of St. Joseph. The daughter of the late William and Julia McNickles Mackaness, Sr. Mary Eileen entered the Congregation from St. Joseph Parish in Bloomfield, Pittsburgh. For more than 25 … [Read more...]
Sister Mary Louise Collins
Sister Mary Louise Collins (Sr. Aurelia), CSJ, 80, died Sunday, October 11, 2015, in Villa St. Joseph in her 61st year as a Sister of St. Joseph. Daughter of the late Thomas A. and Nora Lynch Collins, Sister Mary Louise entered the Congregation from St. Stephen’s Parish in Pittsburgh. For more … [Read more...]
Sister Patricia Tittler
Sister Patricia Tittler, (Sr. Sebastian), CSJ, 78, died, Thursday, August 27, 2015, in Sewickley Valley Hospital in her 60th year as a Sister of St. Joseph. The daughter of Paul and Elsie Coons Tittler, Sister Patricia entered the Congregation from St. Theresa Parish in Altoona, PA. Sister … [Read more...]
At 91, Sister Ruth keeps serving
On some days, it’s hard to keep in step with Sister Ruth Colaiaine. She starts her day with personal prayer in her room. She makes her way to the Motherhouse Chapel for daily Mass. She spends hours coordinating the annual lottery calendar, and she makes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the … [Read more...]
Sister Fran welcomes ‘first grader’ and her family
Kelly (Vavro) Malena recalls her first-grade teacher, Sister Frances Hurley, as a “wonderful teacher and a loving person” at St. Bernadette School in Monroeville. Kelly also remembers the rocking chair and “hug rug” that comforted the children in Sister Fran’s classroom – and her family’s annual … [Read more...]