Sister Norma Loraditch dies at 92 April 11, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Norma Loraditch was offered March 26 at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore. Sister Norma died Feb. 26. She was 92. Born Shirley Ann Loraditch in Cumberland, Sister Norma was a parishioner of St. Patrick in Cumberland and a graduate of Catholic Girl’s Central High School there. She was accepted as a candidate for the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1951, professing her first vows in 1954 and perpetual vows in 1960. Sister Norma taught at St. Mark School in Catonsville (1951) and at Notre Dame of Maryland Lower School in Baltimore (July 1952- July 1953 and July 1954-June 1960). She served as a seamstress and library aid at Villa Assumpta (2010-18) and was a minister of prayer and presence (2018-25). Elsewhere, Sister Norma served in Pennsylvania; Virginia; South Carolina; New York, the Diocese of Wilmington, Del.; and the Archdiocese of Washington. More obituaries Jesuit Father Vincent de Paul Alagia dies at 99 Sister Sigrid Simlik, former teacher in Baltimore, dies at 97 A silent life behind three popes: Farewell to Angelo Gugel, the iconic papal butler John L. Allen Jr.: A Man for All Seasons, at a Roman Table Crux editor, veteran Vatican journalist John Allen loses battle with cancer Father Zanardini, top missionary anthropologist among Indigenous groups, dies in Paraguay at 83 Copyright © 2025 Catholic Review Media Print
