Monday, January 28, 2013

Juanita Marie Wiley, SCN



Juanita Marie Wiley, SCN, formerly Sister Agnes Charles Wiley, 81, a native of Newport News, Va., died at Nazareth Home on January 25, 2013. She had been a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 64 years.

Sister Juanita Marie served in elementary, secondary and adult education in Maryland, Kentucky, Louisiana and Virginia as teacher for 41 years. In Kentucky, Sister served at St. Gabriel School, Fern Creek from 1962-65. In later years, Sister also served in personal family ministry.

Survivors include cousins and her religious community.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Lucille Massey, SCN



Lucille Massey, SCN, formerly Sister Teresa George Massey, 100, a native of Bowling Green, Ky., died at Nazareth Home on January 9 , 2013.  She had been a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 81 years.
                                                       
Sister Lucille served in elementary education as both teacher and supervisor for 39 years.    In Louisville, Sister served as teacher of Grade I at St. Cecilia School; as supervisor of Elementary Schools for the Archdiocese; as instructor in the Education Department of Nazareth College, now Spalding University and as resident at Nazareth Home.

Survivors include a nephew, John Baker, and her religious community.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Jeanne Mary Wathen, SCN



Jeanne Mary Wathen, SCN, 89, a native of Leonardtown, Md., died at Nazareth Home on January 8, 2013. She had been a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 69 years.

Sister Jeanne Mary served in elementary and secondary education as both teacher and principal for 32 years in Alabama, Kentucky and Ohio. In Louisville, Sister taught at St. Pius X, St. Cecilia and St. Lawrence Schools.  Sister later served in parish ministry and community service.

Survivors include a sister and two brothers, Adrienne and Stephen Wathen of Leonardtown, Md.; Paul Wathen of College Park, Md., and her religious community.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

M. Beatrice Brunner, SCN



M. Beatrice Brunner, SCN, 86, died at Vincentian Home, Pittsburgh, Pa., on January 5, 2013.  Sister had been a woman religious for 67 years.

Sister Beatrice was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Teresa of Avila Parish in Perryville, Pa.  Sister served in both elementary and secondary education for 20 years in the dioceses of Pittsburgh and Greensburg, Pa.; and Mobile and Birmingham, Ala.

In 1967, Sister Beatrice was assigned to Fonthill, Ontario, Canada, where she taught Science at Notre Dame High School for 24 years. After retiring from teaching, she continued her ministry of service as Pastoral Minister to the people of Star of the Sea Parish in St. Catharine, Ontario until 2009. Sister Beatrice then returned to Pittsburgh where she was part of the Sisters’ Prayer Ministry.

She is survived by her sisters Rose and Loretta; her brothers, Raymond and Andrew, and her Sisters in community.