Sisters of Charity
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Sister Juliana Palya
Sister of Charity
Sister M. Juliana Palya, 101, a member of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity of North Hills, died Nov. 10, 2006.
Sister Juliana was in the 86th year of her religious life and entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Mary Parish, Uniontown. She earned a bachelor's degree in education from Duquesne University and was a primary teacher for 53 years in the dioceses of Greensburg, Pittsburgh and Youngstown. She then spent eight years at the Vincentian Child Care Center, before retiring from the host department at the motherhouse.
She was one of 11 children and is survived by brother, Frank Palya of Uniontown; niece, Donna Marie Palya, also a Vincentian Sister of Charity, and many other nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the motherhouse, 8200 McKnight Road. Mass will be in the motherhouse chapel following Wednesday's visitation. Interment will be in the sisters' cemetery on the motherhouse grounds. Donations may be made to the Vincentian Sisters of Charity or their charity of choice. Arrangements were by English Bertucci Funeral Home in Oakmont.
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Sister M. Gerard Hurka
Vincentian
Sister M. Gerard Hurka, 90, a member of Vincentian Sisters of Charity of North Hills, died Feb. 28, 2006, in UPMC Passavant hospital, North Hills.
She was in the 76th year of her religious life.
Sister Hurka entered Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Matthew Parish, South Side. She attended Duquesne University, earning a bachelor's degree in elementary education, and also attended Carlow College for two summers, studying guidance and leadership training in religion.
Sister Hurka taught in elementary schools for 35 years in the dioceses of Pittsburgh, Greensburg and Altoona-Johnstown and for one year in Welland, Ontario, Canada. She then served in social services in Montgomery, Ala., for 16 years before returning to Pittsburgh to serve as a pastoral minister at Vincentian Home for eight years. She retired to the Motherhouse in 1995 and became a member of the prayer ministry group.
Surviving are her sisters, Mary Kowalski, Betty Wesolowski of Pittsburgh and Irene Chervinka of California; brothers, John and George Hurka, both of Pittsburgh, and Joseph Hurka of California; and nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were handled by English-Bertucci Funeral Home Inc. Friends will be received at the Motherhouse on McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, from 1 to 8 p.m. this Friday, March 3, and from 11 a.m. this Saturday, March 4, until celebration of Mass in the Motherhouse Chapel. Interment will be at Sisters' cemetery on the Motherhouse grounds.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Vincentian Sisters of Charity.
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Sister of Charity
Sister M. Germaine Molnar, 94, a member of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity of North Hills, died April 19, 2005, in the Motherhouse infirmary.
The sister was in the 75th year of her religious life, she had entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from Holy Name Parish in Monessen.
She attended Duquesne University and earned a bachelor's degree in business education.
She then attended Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., graduating with a master of arts in the school of social science.
Sister Germaine also took post-graduate courses at Dayton University in Ohio and Scranton University in Pennsylvania.
She taught at St. Matthew School in South Side Pittsburgh for three years and at St. Matthias School in Youngstown, Ohio.
Sister Germaine taught business courses at Vincentian High School for 30 years. She served as congregational secretary for 16 years.
During that period, she served on the general council for four years and was elected vicar, a position she held for four years.
Surviving are nieces and nephews.
Friends were received at the Motherhouse on McKnight Road, Pittsburgh.
Mass will be offered in the Motherhouse Chapel.
Interment was at the sister's cemetery on the grounds.
Donations are suggested to the Vincentian Sisters of Charity.
Arrangements were by English-Bertucci Funeral Home.
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Sister M. Gerard Hurka
Duquesne graduate
Sister M. Gerard Hurka, 90, a member of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity of North Hills, died Feb. 28, 2006, in UPMC Passavant hospital, North Hills.
She was in the 76th year of her religious life. Sister Hurka entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Matthew Parish, Southside. She attended Duquesne University and earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education. She also attended Carlow College for two summers, studying guidance and leadership training in religion.
Sister Hurka taught in elementary schools for 35 years in the dioceses of Pittsburgh, Greensburg and Altoona-Johnstown and for one year in Welland, Ontario, Canada. She then served in social services in Montgomery, Ala., for 16 years before returning to Pittsburgh to serve as a pastoral minister at the Vincentian Home for eight years. She retired to the Motherhouse in 1995 and became a member of the Prayer Ministry Group.
Surviving are sisters, Mary Kowalski, Betty Wesolowski of Pittsburgh and Irene Chervinka of California; brothers, John and George Hurka, both of Pittsburgh, and Joseph Hurka of California; and nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were handled by English-Bertucci Funeral Home Inc. Friends will be received at the Motherhouse on McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, on Friday from 1 to 8 p.m. and Saturday until 11 a.m. Mass will follow in the Motherhouse Chapel. Interment will be at Sisters' cemetery on the Motherhouse grounds.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Vincentian Sisters of Charity.
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Sister Carmelita Alvero
64 years of service
Sister M. Carmelita Alvero, 89, a member of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity of North Hills, died June 21, 2007, in the Vincentian Home.
She entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from Sacred Heart Parish, Quincy, Mass., and was in the 64th year of her religious life. Sister Alvero attended Braddock Hospital School of Nursing, became a registered nurse in 1951 and graduated from St. John Hospital School of Anesthesia in Springfield, Ill.
Before serving as an anesthetist, she was a social worker at Mother Mary Mission, Phenix, Ala., and in Savannah, Ga., for nine years. Sister Alvero worked as a registered nurse and an anesthetist throughout the country, including in local nursing homes in the region.
Surviving are a sister, Kathleen Malley of North Easton, Mass., and nieces and nephews.
Friends were received and a Mass held at the motherhouse in the North Hills. Interment was at the sisters' cemetery on the motherhouse grounds. Donations may be made to the Vincentian Sisters of Charity.
Arrangements were by English Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc., Oakmont.
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Sister M. Germaine Molnar
Taught business
Sister M. Germaine Molnar, 94, a member of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity of North Hills, died April 19, 2005, in the Motherhouse infirmary.
The sister was in the 75th year of her religious life. She entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from Holy Name Parish in Monessen.
She attended Duquesne University and earned a bachelor's degree in business education, then attended Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., graduating with a master of arts in the school of social science.
Sister Germaine also took post-graduate courses at Dayton University in Ohio and Scranton University in Pennsylvania. She taught at St. Matthew School on Pittsburgh's South Side for three years and at St. Matthias School in Youngstown, Ohio.
She taught business courses at Vincentian High School for 30 years and served as congregational secretary for 16 years. During that period, she served on the general council for four years and was elected vicar, a position she held for four years.
Surviving are nieces and nephews.
Friends were received at the Motherhouse on McKnight Road, Pittsburgh. Mass will be offered in the Motherhouse Chapel. Interment was at the sisters' cemetery on the grounds. Arrangements were by English-Bertucci Funeral Home.
Donations are suggested to Vincentian Sisters of Charity.
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