Sister Mary Ann Potenza, O.S.F., dies at 89 January 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered Jan. 13 for Franciscan Sister Mary Ann Potenza at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Mary Ann (formerly Sister Nicholas) died Jan. 7. She was 89 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 69 years. Born in Philadelphia, Sister Mary Ann entered the congregation in 1951 and professed her first vows in 1953. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary Ann ministered mostly in Pennsylvania and Delaware, but also spent eight years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, serving in education at St. Elizabeth School and the Shrine of the Little Flower School in Baltimore. 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 © 2022 Catholic Review Media Print
