Sister Janice Marie Hallacher, former principal of Catholic High, dies at 92 July 27, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Janice Marie Hallacher (formerly Sister Victor) was offered July 26 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Janice died July 23. She was 92 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 72 years. Sister Janice was born in Lancaster, Pa. She entered religious life in 1949 and professed her first vows in 1952. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education and a masters degree in mathematics, both from Villanova University. She ministered primarily in education and administration. In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Janice served two years as principal of The Catholic High School of Baltimore. Elsewhere, ministered in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including 67 years in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. She was a former member of her order’s provincial council and was an associate professor at Neumann University for five years before serving in her congregational archives for 26 years. More obituaries Father John C. Devin, C.Ss.R. dies at 92 Brother Michael Duffy, O.F.M. Conv., dies at 65 Jesuit Father McAndrews recalled as ‘brilliant’ educator at Loyola Blakefield Sister Elaine Spangler, former nursing supervisor at St. Joseph Hospital, dies at 90 Iowa pastor found dead in apparent suicide amid ‘acute mental health crisis’ Sister M. Melissa Hester, I.H.M., dies at 101 Copyright © 2024 Catholic Review Media Print
