In Memoriam

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…

Sister M. Rosella –  Margaret Jakubco  1915 – 2006  Sister Rosella was the oldest of seven children who, like her siblings, was taught by our sisters in the parish elementary school. Her faith-filled parents supported her entrance into the aspirancy and also that of her sister who entered a year later. Her sister, Sister Frances,…

Sister M. Ethel (Edelgard) – Elizabeth Haveloh 1913 -, 2007  Several months ago, Sister Ethel fell and fractured her leg. Her weakened condition and the need for rehabilitation necessitated her transfer to Manor Care Skilled Nursing Home in Sinking Spring, a few miles from Sacred Heart Villa. This past week, after experiencing seizures, she was…

1942 – 2019 Sister Catherine was born and grew up in Philadelphia.  She attended St. Henry parish school where she was taught by our Sisters and graduated from Little Flower High School. She herself became a teacher but after one year felt God calling her to be a Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart. When…

1949 – 2019 Before Sister Joanna entered our community she was asked why she wanted to become a Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart. Her response was “To give myself totally to the Sacred Heart. To increase my love for Him by sharing this love with others and to do His Will.”  Sister Joanna was…

Sister Charlene Altemose, MSC 1934 – 2017 Sister Charlene touched the lives of many through her varied ministries.  From 1955 to 1966 she taught grades one through eight in St. John, Allentown, SS. Cyril and Methodius in Reading, St. Michael, Lansford, and St. John, Haycock.  Her former students remember her very interesting and enjoyable classes. …