M. Bertille Janek, SCN, 92, entered eternal life on December 18, 2010, at Vincentian Home, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sister Bertille entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Mathias Parish in Natrona, Pa., on September 2, 1934, and joyfully served God and the Church for 76 years. During her years of ministry Sister served in the Dioceses of Pittsburgh and Greenburg, Pa., as a teacher in elementary education. In the Diocese of Mobile, Ala., she was the principal of St. Jude Educational Center and in Venice, Fla., she was the CCD Coordinator. Sister was the first Director of the Vincentian Child Care Center in Pittsburgh. Later she assumed the duties of Sacristan at Vincentian de Marillac (formerly Villa de Marillac). Sister began her prayer ministry in 2002 and spent her final years at Lourdes Hall in St. Louise Convent.
Sister Bertille was preceded in death by her parents, Michael and Mary Janek; her brothers, John and Louis Janek, and her sister, Mary. She is survived by nieces, a nephew and her Sisters in Community.
