Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Obituaries
Celebrating the Life of Sister Joan Phyllis Dyreks, OSF
Private funeral services for Sister Joan Phyllis Dyreks OSF will take place Friday, July 28, 2023. She will be laid to rest among her Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in a special section of Resurrection Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.
Celebrating the Life of Sister Elaine Urbanek, OSF
Franciscan Sister Elaine Urbanek passes away December 27, 2022, at the age of 99 years.
Celebrating the Life of Sister Rose Marie Przybylowicz, OSF
Sister Rose Marie Przybylowicz, OSF, passed away September 9, 2022. Her life will be celebrated with a Mass of Resurrection Friday, September 23.
Celebrating the Life of Sister Carolyn Mruz, OSF
SISTER CAROLYN MRUZ, OSF
August 15, 1930 – July 18, 2022
Celebrating the Life of Sister Angelita Laws, OSF
SISTER ANGELITA LAWS, OSF
September 9, 1941 – July 1, 2022
Celebrating the Life of Sister Gale Bednarek, 1943-2021
On October 27, 2021, Sister Gale Bednarek, our resident Scripture scholar, left us for the fullness of God’s light and love. Sister Gale was baptized Lucille Michaeline, the name given by her parents Victoria and Lucian Bednarek, at St. Joseph's Church in Chicago...
Celebrating the Life of Sister Victoria Munoz, 1941 to 2021
Our dear Sister Victoria took flight and went home to the Lord on Sunday, July 4, 2021. She had waited a long time for this homecoming often asking what was taking the Lord so long. Then in a flash of light on Independence Day, she was set free. Sister Victoria, born...
Celebrating the Life of Sister Charlotte Struckhoff, OSF 1939-2021
Our dear Sister (Joan) Charlotte Struckhoff left this world peacefully on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
Celebrating the life of Sister Kathryn Ann Geringer, OSF 1941-2020
Sister Kathy, as she was lovingly called, was small in stature but large in spirit and generosity. She passed to her eternal reward on September 7, 2020. Sister Kathy learned from her parents early in life to be grateful for any kindness or gift, no matter how small....
Celebrating the life of Sister Erlinda Gurule, OSF 1939-2020
Our dear, sweet Sister Erlinda Gurule went home to the Lord on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Sister Erlinda was from a large, very close family in Cebolla, New Mexico. She received her call to be a Franciscan Sister at a young age, and loved being a Franciscan Sister of Our...
Celebrating the life of Sister Mary Philip Patin, OSF 1927-2020
Sister Mary Philip Patin died on April 28 at the age of 93. A private burial took place in Resurrection Cemetery on May 1, 2020. There will be a memorial Mass and celebration of Sister’s life at a later date. Born in Sand Lake, Michigan, Sister Patin entered the...
Celebrating The Life of Sister Marilyn Smolinski, OSF 1933-2019
Our dear Sister Marilyn died May 24 at Mother of Perpetual Help Residence in St Louis. She was 86 years old.Baptized Patricia Ann at Immaculate Conception Church in Omaha, NE, she entered religious life in 1952 and pronounced perpetual vows in 1958. She...
Celebrating The Life of Sister Jovita Chierek, OSF
Our dear Sister Jovita went to her rest in the arms of our loving God on February 16. Sister Jovita received all of her sacraments and elementary education at St Stanislaus Parish in St Louis. It is here that her spirit was touched by the Franciscan...
Celebrating The Life of Sister Loraine Brzozowski OSF
Our dear Sister Loraine went to her rest in the arms of our loving God on August 19. Coming to us from Dayton, Ohio, Sister Loraine entered the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in 1950 and professed perpetual vows in 1955. She received her BA from Mary...
Celebrating The Life of Sr. Judith Tokarczyk OSF
Sister Judith, a sister for 69 years, died February 14, 2018 at Mary, Queen and Mother Center in St. Louis. Born in Sioux City, Iowa in 1929, she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in 1945 and professed perpetual vows in 1951. She received...
Celebrating the Life of Sister Maria Tessari
SISTER MARIA TESSARI, O.S.F. 1943-2018 Our dear Sister Maria Tessari went home to the Lord on January 16. She was a truly humble, prayerful woman of faith and courage whose spirit always radiated joy and peace. She was an excellent teacher, a compassionate pastoral...
Celebrating The Life of Sr. Miriam Sitarz OSF
Obituary – Sr. Miriam Sitarz OSF Sister Miriam, 100, a sister for 84 years, died June 3, 2017 at Mary, Queen and Mother Center in St. Louis. Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois in 1917, she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in 1930 and...
Celebrating the Life of Sr. Marcy Romine O.S.F.
Obituary – Sr. Marcy Romine O.S.F. Sr. Marcy Romine, 67, a sister for 47 years, died February 14, 2017 at her apartment in New Orleans, Louisiana. Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1950, she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in 1968 and...
Celebrating the Life of Sr. Gerarda Augustyniak
Obituary – Sr. Gerarda Augustyniak Sister Gerarda Augustyniak, 95, a sister for 78 years, died December 29, 2016 at Mary, Queen and Mother Center in St. Louis. Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1921, she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in...