Sister Joan Cooper, O.S.F., dies at 94 March 21, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Joan Cooper will be offered at Assisi House in Aston, Pa., March 27. Sister Joan died March 18. She was 94 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for more than 72 years. Sister Joan was born in Philadelphia and entered the congregation in 1948, professing her first vows in 1951. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Villanova University and master’s degree in secondary education and English from St. Joseph’s College, Philadelphia. Sister Joan taught at Immaculate Conception School in Towson (1948-49). Elsewhere, she served in the Archdiocese of Washington and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Read More Obituaries Father Walter J. McGovern, a ‘people person’ known for his home visits, dies at 92 Xaverian Brother James P. Eckert, who taught at Mount St. Joseph, dies at 79 Jesuit Brother Darrell Burns, former chaplain at Loyola Blakefield, dies at 79 Josephite Father Richard Wagner dies at 91 Sister Mary Louise Zollars, who ministered to poor of Baltimore, dies at 91 Deacon Coster, who served two decades in Westminster, dies at 91 Copyright © 2023 Catholic Review Media Print