\t\t\tSister Josepha Piorkowski, OSF \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Sister Josepha Piorkowski, 94, of the Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of St.<\/p>\n
Francis, died of natural causes on Saturday morning, May 16, 2026, at St. Joseph Villa,<\/p>\n
Reading, PA, where she had resided since 2013.<\/p>\n
Born in Forest City, PA, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine<\/p>\n
(Frackiewicz) Piorkowski.<\/p>\n
Sister Josepha entered the Bernardine Sisters on August 11, 1951, and was in her 75th<\/p>\n
year of religious life. Sister earned a BS degree in Education from Villanova University.<\/p>\n
She served her ministry in Pennsylvania as an elementary teacher, principal, and local<\/p>\n
minister.<\/p>\n
Sister is survived by the members of her Bernardine Franciscan Congregation. There<\/p>\n
are no surviving immediate family members.<\/p>\n
Viewing on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. at St Joseph Villa, Reading, PA.<\/p>\n
Mass on Friday, May 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in St. Joseph Villa Chapel, Reading, PA<\/p>\n
followed by burial in the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters\u2019 Cemetery, Mount Alvernia,<\/p>\n
Reading, PA.<\/p>\n
The Kopicki Bradley Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., Reading, PA is in charge of<\/p>\n
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