Sister Ann Belz dies at 88 July 13, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Ann Belz of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was offered July 9 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Ann (formerly Sister Mary Lourdes) died July 4. She was 88. Born in Baltimore and given the name Ann Elizabeth, Sister Ann entered the IHM Congregation on Sept. 7, 1955, made temporary profession of her vows on March 13, 1958, and final profession of her vows on June 22, 1963. Sister Ann earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Marywood College and a master’s degree in music education from Indiana University. Sister Ann served as a teacher at St. Agnes School in Catonsville from 1970 to 1972. Elsewhere, she ministered in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania. more obituaries Brother Allen E. Johnson Jr., F.S.C., dies at 78 Bishop Ricard remembered at Mass of Transferal for making everyone feel they belonged Monsignor Paul Cook remembered for devotion to parishioners and leadership in Archdiocese of Baltimore Monsignor Joseph Lizor, oldest priest in Baltimore archdiocese and former Edgemere pastor, dies at 94 Bishop John H. Ricard, first Black bishop of Baltimore and Pensacola-Tallahassee, dies at 86 Sister Geraldine Kent, S.S.J., dies at 95 Copyright © 2025 Catholic Review Media Print
Monsignor Paul Cook remembered for devotion to parishioners and leadership in Archdiocese of Baltimore
Monsignor Joseph Lizor, oldest priest in Baltimore archdiocese and former Edgemere pastor, dies at 94