Theresa Podlucky, SCN, 82, entered eternal life on Friday, December 17, 2010. Born in Johnstown, Pa., Sister Theresa entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from SS. Peter and Paul Parish in Johnstown on February 2, 1947, and served God and the Church for 64 years. Sister Theresa served in the Dioceses of Pittsburgh and Greensburg, Pa., as a teacher in both elementary and secondary schools and as a CCD Coordinator. She spent one year as an instructor in the English language in Ruzomberok, Slovakia. Her other community responsibilities included Vocation Recruiter and Director, Formation Team Director and Aide at the Vincentian Child Development Center. Her final years were spent in the prayer ministry until she became a resident at Vincentian Home where she died.
Sister Theresa received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics from Mount Mercy College (now Carlow University) and a Master of Science in Clothing and Textiles from Penn State University. She also obtained Certification in English from Duquesne University.
Sister Theresa was preceded in death by her parents, Gabriel and Margaret Podlucky; brothers Michael, Gabriel, John and Joseph; and sisters, Julia, Yolanda and her twin, Mary Vogatsky. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, and by her Sisters in Community.
