Sister Barbara Barry, O.S.F., dies at 89 February 26, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Barbara Barry will be offered March 8 at St. Francis Convent in St. Francis, Wis. Sister Barbara (formerly known as Sister Agnes) died Jan. 27. She was 89. Born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., Sister Barbara entered the Franciscan Sisters of Baltimore in 1997 following the death of her husband, Deacon George Barry, with whom she raised five children. She had become acquainted with the religious community when she worked at the Franciscan Center in Baltimore. Sister Barbara professed first vows in 2000 and final vows in 2003. In 2001 the Franciscan Sisters of Baltimore merged with the Wisconsin-based Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi. In May 2019, Sister Barbara moved to St. Francis Convent in St. Francis, Wis. In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Barbara served at the Franciscan Center and was the local treasurer from 2014 to 2019 at Clare Court Convent in Baltimore. 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 © 2024 Catholic Review Media Print