Brenda Anderson, SCN, 75 (formerly Sister Mary Brenda) was born in Lebanon, Ky., on Nov. 23, 1947, the eldest of five girls. She died on Dec. 3, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 37 years.

Miriam Frenke, SCN, 89 (formerly Sister Arthur Miriam) was born in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 4, 1937, and given the name Yvonne. She was the youngest of four. She died on Nov. 16, 2022, in Louisville. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 67 years.

Ann Kernen, SCN, 90, (formerly Sister Anthony) was born in Frankfort, Kentucky on Oct. 18, 1931. She died June 6, 2022, in Louisville, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 70 years.

Anne Elizabeth Elampalathottyil, SCN, died on May 29, 2022, at 1. a.m. after a prolonged, age-related illness. She was 86 and a Professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 62 years. Sister Anne was born to Abraham and Eley Elampalathottyil on Feb. 1, 1936, at...

Elizabeth Emmanuel Vattakunnel, SCN, died on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at 12:05 a.m. at Nazareth Hospital Mokama. She was 92 years old and in her 62nd year of religious life. Sister Elizabeth Emmanuel Vattakunnel, fondly called Kunjamma, was born on Jan. 1, 1930, in...

Anne Marie Thayilchirayil, SCN, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. in Kurji Holy Family Hospital, Patna. She was 84 years old and in her 62nd year of religious life. Anne Marie was born on Feb. 7, 1938, to Mr. PJ Joseph and Mariamma Cherian at...

Mary “Kathleen” Sheehan, SCN, 89, (formerly Sister Mary Aurelia) was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on April 10, 1932. She died Jan. 7, 2022, at Nazareth Home in Louisville, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 67 years. Sister Kathleen’s...

Jacinta Patrick, SCN, 89, (born Dorothy Marie) was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 14, 1932. She died Dec. 23, 2021, at Flaget Hospital in Bardstown, Kentucky. She entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity as a candidate in 1951. In 2008, she transferred her...

Sister Mary Clement Pavlik, a Sister of Charity of Nazareth, was called to her heavenly home on Oct. 29, 2021, at the age of 105 and in the 91st year of her religious life. Sister entered the Congregation of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Matthew Parish in...

“What is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?” Says the Lebanese Poet Khalil Gibran. When I received the call yesterday morning on Oct. 28 from Sister Philo Kottoor, the...

Amala Valayathil, SCN, 74, a native of Kottayam district, Kerala, India, died at Ruban Memorial Hospital, Patna, India, June 25, 2021. She was a professed Sister for 46 years.

Maria Estelle Chopnak, SCN, 83, a native of Munhall, Pennsylvania, died at Vincentian Home, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 21, 2021. She was a professed Sister for 67 years.  

Anastasia Chernitsky, SCN, 87, died March 27, 2021, at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky. Sister was in her 67th year of professed religious life.

Miriam Elizabeth Brown, SCN, 98, a native of Olive Hill, Kentucky, died March 24, 2021, at the Nazareth Motherhouse, Nazareth, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 76 years.

Madonna Michaels, SCN, was called to her heavenly home on Friday, March 19, at the age of 84 and in the 63rd year of her religious life. Sister entered the Congregation of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Alphonsus Church in Wexford, Pennsylvania in 1958 and transferred her vows to the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth when the Vincentians joined the Congregation in 2008.

Colette Baran, SCN, was called to her heavenly home on March 16, 2021, at the age of 91 and in the 73rd year of her religious life. Sister entered the Congregation of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Mary Church in Uniontown, Pennsylvania in 1948 and transferred her vows to the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth when the Vincentians joined the Congregation in 2008.

John Ann Kulina, SCN, 103, (formerly Anna Marie) was born in Blaine, Ohio. She died March 6, 2021, in Nazareth, Kentucky, one month short of her 104th birthday. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 73 years. Sister John Ann served her SCN Community at...

Clement Marie Sabol, SCN, 74, (formerly Pauline Therese) was born in Pittsburgh. She died March 2, 2021, at Nazareth Home in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1963, Sister Clement entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity and made vows in 1966. After the Congregation merged with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth she transferred her vows in 2008.

Elizabeth MacDougall, SCN, 81, (formerly Sister Marie Anthony) was born in Jeffersonville, IN. She died Jan. 29, 2021, at Nazareth Home in Louisville, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 60 years.

Patricia Ann Healey, SCN, 84, (formerly Sister Helen Daniel) was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. She died Jan. 6, 2021, at Nazareth Home in Louisville, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 61 years.

Mary Wedding, SCN, 93, (formerly Sister Marie Veronica) was born in Fancy Farm, Kentucky. She died on Dec. 29, 2020, in Nazareth, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 76 years. Sister Mary served in educational ministries for many years,...

Patricia Norton, SCN, 83, (formerly Sister Patrick Maria) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She died on Dec. 24, 2020, at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 63 years. Sister Pat served in educational...

Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN, 85, a native of Bradford, Massachusetts, died November 29, 2020, at the SCN Motherhouse, Nazareth, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 62 years.

Elaine McCarron, SCN, 88, (formerly Sister Michael Maria) was born in Washington, D.C. She died on September 21, 2020, in Louisville, KY. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 67 years. Sister Elaine served in educational ministries, teaching primary...

Charlotte Gambol, SCN, was called to her heavenly home on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, at the age of 90 and in the 73rd year of her religious life.

Patricia Hill, SCN, 88, (formerly Sister Patricia Marie) was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She died on July 28, 2020, in Nazareth, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 68 years.

Irene Satory, SCN, 89, (formerly Sister Louis Anthony) was born in Adena, OH. She died July 10, 2020, at Nazareth Home in Louisville, KY. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 65 years. Sister Irene served in elementary education. She taught first...

Helen Blodgett, SCN, 71, was born in Danbury, CT. She died May 22, 2020 in Danbury, CT. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 43 years.

Grace Maria Saia, SCN, 91, was born in Helena, AR. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY, on February 19, 2020. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 68 years.

Helen Glidden, SCN, 95, (formerly Sister Mary Thomasine) was born in Lynn, MA. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY, on January 8, 2020. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 73 years. Sister Helen served in educational ministries as a teacher...

Sister Helen Chervanek, a Sister of Charity of Nazareth, was called to her heavenly home on Jan. 1, 2020, at the age of 89 and in the 69th year of her religious life. Sister entered the Congregation of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from Saint Ann Parish in Homestead, Pennsylvania, in 1950.

Mary Regina Atkins, SCN, 86, (formerly Sister Mary Mark) was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, on Dec. 30, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 65 years.

Maureen Coughlin, SCN, 92, (formerly Sister Maureen Francis) was born in Brockton, MA. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY, on December 27, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 69 years.

Betty Fracchia, SCN, 78, (formerly Sister Joseph Paul) was born in Memphis, TN. She died Nov. 17, 2019, in Memphis. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 57 years. Sister Betty’s first ministries were in elementary education. She taught at St. Anne...

Janice Campbell, SCN, 84, (formerly Sister Timothy Joseph) was born in Roanoke, VA. She died November 13, 2019 at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 60 years. Sister Janice’s first ministries were in education. She...

Jean Vessels, SCN, 94, (formerly Sister Jane Louise) was born in Louisville, KY. She died on October 31, 2019, at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 74 years. Sister Jean served in educational ministries, teaching in...

Beatrice (Bea) Ann Keller, SCN, 79, was born in Detroit, MI. She died October 31, 2019 at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 25 years. Years before entering the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, she married her high...

Rose Eleanor Perry, SCN, 86, (formerly Rosalie Perry) was born in Frankfort, Kentucky. She died Oct. 27, 2019, at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 65 years. Sister Rose Eleanor served as a teacher beginning in...

Maurice Wayda, SCN, died peacefully at the Vincentian Home on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at the age of 94.

Mary Stephen Breznay, SCN, 87, died on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Vincentian Home, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was in her 70th year of religious life. Sister entered the Congregation of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from Saint Michael Parish in Munhall,...

Emily Nabholz, SCN, 91, (formerly Sister Bernard Maria) a native of Conway, Arkansas, died on Oct. 8, 2019, at Flaget Hospital, Bardstown, Kentucky. She was a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 69 years. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Nazareth...

Mary Ellen Doyle, SCN, 87, (formerly Sister Mary Benedict) was born in Oak Park, Illinois. She died on September 24, 2019, at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 67 years. Sister Mary Ellen served as a teacher for...

Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN, 93, a native of Dyersville, Tennessee, died on August 29, 2019, at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 74 years. Her early ministries were in education. Sister Maria Cecilia taught in...

Shirley Nugent, SCN, 87, (formerly Sister Daniel Maria) was born in Brighton, MA. She died on July 11, 2019 at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 66 years. Her first ministries were in education, as a grade-school...

Alice Teresa Wood, SCN, 102, was born in Hollywood, MD. She died on June 14, 2019 at Nazareth, KY. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 83 years. Early in her ministry, Sister Alice Teresa served as a teacher at St. Mary in Martins Ferry, Ohio and at...

Rita Spalding, SCN, 86 (formerly Sister Mary Aquin) was born in Lebanon, KY. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY, on June 4, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 61 years. Sister Rita served in educational ministries, teaching grade school...

Phyllis Hannon, SCN, 84, formerly Sister Bartholomew, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, died at Nazareth Home in Louisville, Kentucky on May 29, 2019. She was in her 66th year of religious life. Sister Phyllis served in educational ministries, teaching at many...

Mary Kenneth Hrbal, SCN, 89, was called to her heavenly home on Sunday, May 26, 2019, in the 72nd year of her religious life. Sister entered the Congregation of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Johnston, Pennsylvania in 1947 and...

Seema Monippallikalayil, SCN (63), a native of Ayarkunnam, Kannur district, had been a professed Sister for 39 years. Sister Seema’s eighty-eight year old mother is living with her son and his family in Kerala.  Seema’s identical twin, Sister Anila, SCN is present...

Anna Marie Conklin, SCN, 86 (formerly Sister Josepha) was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on May 16, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 60 years. Sister Anna Marie served in educational...

Barbara MacDonald, SCN, 95, formerly Sister Anne Clement, was born in Hyde Park, MA. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY, on May 4, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 76 years. Sister Barbara served in educational ministries, teaching...

Janice Richards, SCN, 79, was born in Chicago, IL. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY, on April 28, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 30 years. Sister Janice studied at Spalding University where she received a degree in Social Work....

Mary Elaine Zehnder, SCN, 87, was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on April 10, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 67 years. Sister Mary Elaine served in educational ministry. She taught grade...

Celine Arackathottam, SCN, 86, a native of Karimannor, Kerala, India, died in Bangalore, India, Feb. 25, 2019. Sister Celine was one of 10 children, five of whom embraced religious life. Sister Celine’s brother, Reverend Father Emmanuel, CST, was well-known and...

Celeste Reedy, SCN, 97, (formerly Sister Margaret Alberta) was born in Newport, Kentucky. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on Feb. 22, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 77 years. In Kentucky, Sister Celeste served in...

Lucille Cosby, SCN, 96, (formerly Sister Mary Ida) was born in Richmond, VA. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY, on Feb. 22, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 64 years. Sister Lucille served in educational ministry in Louisville at St....

Mildred “Millie” McGovern, SCN, 86, was born in Hawesville, KY. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY, on Feb. 17, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 65 years. Sister Millie served in educational ministries in Bardstown, KY at St. Joseph;...

Ruth McAllister, SCN, 89, was born in Columbus, Ohio. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on Feb. 8, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 67 years. Sister Ruth served in educational ministries in Louisville at St. Augustine and St....

Sister M. Regina Joscak, a Sister of Charity of Nazareth, was called to her heavenly home on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at the age of 94 and in the 75th year of her religious life. Sister entered the Congregation of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Michael Parish...

Sister M. Georgine Bires, a Sister of Charity of Nazareth, was called to her heavenly home on Sunday, January 27, 2019, at the age of 93 and in the 75th year of her religious life. Sister entered the Congregation of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Joseph...

Anita Hager, SCN, 89, was born in Henderson, Kentucky. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on January 27, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 66 years. Sister Anita served in educational ministries in both grade and high school....

Barbara Von Bokern, SCN, 76, was born in Covington, Kentucky. She died on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2019, at Nazareth, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 55 years. Sister Barbara served in educational ministries, teaching math and religion at...

Marie Smith, SCN, 87, was born in Deer Lodge, Montana. She died on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, at Nazareth, Kentucky. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 67 years. Sister Marie served in educational ministries as a grade school teacher and choir...

A native of Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India, Mary Stella Ambrose, SCN, was born on December 4, 1937, the eldest of seven children to her parents, the late Mr. A. Ambrose and Mrs. Maria Prakasi. She died at 2:45 a.m. on Jan. 13, 2019, at Nazareth Convent...

Katharine “Kitty” Hanrahan, SCN, 94, was born in Louisville, KY. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY, on Monday, December 17. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 71 years. Sister Kitty served in educational ministries as a music teacher from...

Patricia (“Pat”) Ann Haley, SCN, 73, was born in Columbus, GA. She died on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Nazareth, KY. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 52 years. In September 1963, Sister Pat entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Charity of...

Mary Ruth Sedlak, SCN, was called to her heavenly home on Friday, September 28, 2018 at the age of 95 and in the 78th year of her religious life. She entered the Congregation of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Ann Parish in Homestead, PA in 1941. Sister...

Phyllis Ann Dullea, SCN, 95, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 76 years. Sister Phyllis served in educational ministries in Kentucky,...