Sister Dorothy Elizabeth Real, O.S.F., dies at 87 October 27, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Dorothy Elizabeth Real (formerly Sister Marie Patricia) was offered Oct. 26 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Dorothy died Oct. 19. She was 87 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 63 years. Sister Dorothy was born in Baltimore, where she was a member of St. Anthony parish and a graduate of The Catholic High School of Baltimore. She entered the congregation in 1957 and professed her first vows in 1959. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Neumann University (then Our Lady of Angels College) and ministered primarily in elementary education. Sister Dorothy served in South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Read More Obituaries Sister Kathleen Haughey, S.N.D.de.N., dies at 94 A life well-coached: Lou Holtz remembered for faith, family and football Father Norvel, first Black superior general for U.S. men’s religious community, dies at 90 Deacon Stretmater, father of 11 who ministered at Howard County parish, dies at 101 Beloved Notre Dame coaching legend Lou Holtz remembered for ‘building men, not just players’ Prolific catechist Paul Thigpen, who mused on extraterrestrial life, dies at 71 Copyright © 2022 Catholic Review Media Print
