Barbara Dwyer, SCN

Barbara Dwyer, SCN, 93, a native of Port Jervis, N.Y., died on November 22, 2008, at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Ky. She had been a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 32 years. Sister Barbara transferred to the Congregation from the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy, Charleston, S.C., in 1976.

As a Sister of Charity of Nazareth, Sister Barbara served as librarian at Bethlehem High School, Bardstown, Ky., from 1977-87. After a Sabbatical at the University of Kentucky, Sister served as Chaplain’s Assistant at Jefferson County Jail in Louisville from 1987-99. Sister became a resident at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Ky., in April 2000.

Survivors include one brother, Daniel J. Dwyer and a niece, Barbara Dwyer-Anderson, both of Port Jervis, N.Y., and her Sisters in the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.