Posts by Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sister M. Stephana – Hedwig Gemmeke 1903 – 2006  Shortly after beginning her postulancy in Hiltrup, Sister Stephana arrived in New York on the Steamer Bremen. The harvest was great in the United States, so a year after her first profession, Sister Stephana entered the field of teaching in the parish elementary schools of Pennsylvania.…

Sister M. Bridget –  Helen  Ulincy Born: December 20, 1917 in Bethlehem, PA Professed:   August 26, 1937 Died: May 1, 2006 in Reading, PA Sister Bridget was the oldest of eight children. Her parents, immigrants of Slovak heritage, enrolled Helen and her siblings in the parish school of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church in…

Sister Julianna Marie (M. Hiltrud, Hilda Marie) – Julia  Kollar 1910 – 2006   At the age of eleven, Julia arrived in America with her family on the steamer Red Line. They settled in northeastern Pennsylvania where many immigrants from Austria lived. Our sisters taught her in the parish school of Saint Peter’s Church in Coplay.…

Sister M. Dolora – Anna Mary Rose Fixl 1931 – 2005  Sister Dolora’s parents emigrated to the United States from Austria. Sister grew up in Our Lady of Hungary Parish in Northampton, PA where she came to know our sisters.. Upon completion of twelfth grade, she entered our congregation. In 1953, Sister began her life­…

Sister M. Kathleen – Mary E. Lyon 1913 – 2005  Just a week before her death, Sister Kathleen’s condition became critical. Rather than go to the hospital as she had done so often due to difficulty in breathing, Sister chose to remain at home in the care of the sisters and nurses. “One knows when…

Sister M. Borgia – Mathilde Deutsch 1914 – 2007    Sister Borgia’s parents arrived from Austria and made a home in the MSC parish in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. She was the fourth of ten children, three of whom succumbed to illness in childhood. These deaths brought young Mathilde and her family closer to God and the…

Sister M. Adella – Irene Rita Lukac  1924 – 2005 Sister Adella’s mother came to the United States from Slovakia. Eventually, her parents settled in Lansford, PA where in the parish elementary school, Irene Rita Lukac first came to know and love our sisters. In 1938, she entered the aspirancy in Reading. In 1946, Sister…

Sister M. Adelfried – Anneliese Fischer Born: 1913 – 2005  Sister Adelfried entered the aspirancy in Hiltrup in April, 1927 along with our Sisters Ethel and Canice. The three of them came to America on the Steamer “Hamburg” in 1935 and have been together for these 78 years. After her final profession in 1939, Sister…

Sister M. Estelle – Elsie Irene Schrampf 1934 – 2005  Last Friday, Sister Estelle had a routine heart test in preparation for eye surgery. Her doctor immediately scheduled a stress test, which was followed on Tuesday by a heart catheterization. Yesterday she underwent surgery for a quadruple bypass. The attending physician assured her that she…

Sister M. Helene (Heliana) – Rose Ditsky 1909 – 2006  Sister Helene came to know our sisters as a child in the parish school of St. Michael in Lansford. The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart had recently arrived in the United States to work among the immigrants in Lansford and the surrounding parishes. With…