RIP  

Sr. M. Rosanne Kmetz, SS.C.M.  (September 18, 2020)

Sister M. Rosanne Kmetz, SS.C.M., 87, died on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Maria Hall in Danville, PA. She was born in Gary, IN on September 23, 1932, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Hreha) Kmetz.  She attended Holy Trinity School in Gary and graduated in 1951 from St. Cyril Academy in Danville. She entered the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius on September 8, 1951. She was received as a novice on August 13, 1952and professed vows on August 11, 1954. Sister Rosanne received a B.S. in Education and a Master’s in Elementary Education from Marywood University in Scranton.Her first mission was to St. Ann’s Home in Middletown, PA.  After serving the elderly there, she began her teaching ministry. She taught grades two to eight in parish schools in Chicago, IL and Gary and Whiting, IN.  At St. Simon’s in Chicago, she served as Local Coordinator for three years. During the summer months she volunteered her services at the former Villa St. Cyril, Highland Park, IL and Maria Joseph Manor, Danville, PA. For four weeks she taught English to the Vietnamese.  Sister spent three summers teaching remedial classes in Chicago.When Sister Rosanne was missioned to Maria Hall she served in various capacities, most notably as a Hospice Volunteer.  She and her sister, Sister Irene Rose, were in charge of the Religious Articles Shop at Maria Hall. Sister Rosanne is survived by two sisters: Sister Irene Rose Kmetz, SS.C.M. and Mrs. Elizabeth Yurko of Penn Valley, PA; and a brother: John of Merrillville, IN; and numerous nieces and nephews, as well as grandnieces and grandnephews. There will be a graveside Committal Service for Sister Rosanne on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Villa Sacred Heart Cemetery in Danville. Family and friends are welcome to attend. Masks and social distancing are required. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brady Funeral Home, Inc. of Danville.