Sister Anna Maria Keenaghan, O.S.F., dies at 86 February 23, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Anna Maria Keenaghan (formerly Sister Mary Lydia) will be offered Feb. 23 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Anna Maria died Feb. 19. She was 86 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 67 years. Sister Anna Maria was born in Lumcloon Cloghan, County Offaly, Ireland. She entered the congregation in 1953 and professed her first vows in 1957. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Neumann University (then Our Lady of Angels College) and a master’s degree in education from what is now Loyola University Maryland. Sister Anna Maria ministered for 51 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She taught at St. Anthony School, Baltimore, for 11 years; eight years at St. Stephen School, Bradshaw; and 21 years at St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School, Rosedale. She also served for 11 years at what was then St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson as a chaplain. She also ministered in South Carolina and Pennsylvania. More obituaries Deacon Jack Ames, Project Rachel volunteer and educator, dies at 74 Oblate Sister M. Felicia Avila, who ministered at St. Ambrose, dies at 89 Exploring Catherine O’Hara’s Catholic roots Sister Joan Elias, leader in Catholic education, dies at 94 Deacon Lee Benson, who ministered in Harford County, dies at 73 Jesuit Father Vincent de Paul Alagia dies at 99 Copyright © 2024 Catholic Review Media Print
