Sister Marie Cecile Iwetz, S.S.J.
Sister Marie Cecile Iwetz, S.S.J. (formerly Kathryn Iwetz), died May 16 at St. Joseph Villa in Flourtown at the age of 104.
The daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Iwetz, she attended Sacred Heart Grade School in Vailsburg, N.J. and Our Lady of the Valley High School in Orange, N.J.
In September 1935 she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, and professed her final vows in 1943.
Sister Marie ministered in the archdioceses of Newark and Philadelphia.
The sister of the late S. Catherine Imelda, O.S.F., she is survived by many loving and devoted cousins as well as the members of her congregation, the Sisters of St. Joseph.
A private funeral Mass was celebrated May 24 at St. Joseph Villa.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Sister Marie’s name to Saint Joseph Villa, 110 W. Wissahickon Avenue, Flourtown, PA 19031.
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