Sisters Of Christian Charity

Grace Sheridan

Grace (Vogelbacher) Sheridan, 96, died July 11, 2011, with her family by her side at Heritage House, Hospice Care of the VNA, Wilkes-Barre, after a brief illness.

A lifelong Dupont resident, she was a daughter of the late Adolf and Matilda (Leppert) Vogelbacher. She was a devout woman of faith, who, before marrying, entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Christian Charity. She spent many hours daily saying her prayers and was a constant contributor to many worthwhile charitable organizations.

She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas M. Sheridan, who died in 1988; and her nine sisters and brothers, Marie Vogelbacher, Ann Roche, Isabel (Sr. Othilde, SCC) Vogelbacher and Matilda Francis; Henry, John, Fredrick, Adolf and Ernest.

She is survived by her children, Mary Grace and her husband, Martin Drob, with whom she resided; Thomas J. Sheridan and his wife, Dorothy, Dupont, and Patricia and her husband, Carl Hosier Sr., Phoenix, AZ; eight grandchildren, Brian (Celeste) Moran, Kathleen Moran Kitchin, Christine (Frank) Celia, Carl (Shanyn) Hosier Jr., Sandra Sheridan, Thomas (Jackie) Hosier, Ann (Vincent) Mihalik, and Tricia (John) Finch; 18 great-grandchildren, Emma and Alexander Moran, Megan and Ryan Kitchin, Claudia, Muriel and Evelyn Celia, Jack and Patrick Hosier, Aldo Castaneda, Maggie, Katie and Abby Hosier, Hanna, Vincent and Sarah Mihalik, and Carly and Ryan Finch; numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held July 15 from the Kiesinger Funeral Services, Duryea, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary’s Church, Avoca. Interment St. Mary’s Assumption Cemetery, Hughestown.

Memorial contributions may be made to Heritage House, Hospice Care of the VNA, 80 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre, 18701. Online condolences may be made to www.kiesingerfuneralservices.com .

Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Feature Kristen Graves ...

Contact: Sr. Julie Ann Sheahan, OSF, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity , 920-682-7728

GREEN BAY, July 5, 2011 / Christian Newswire / -- The acclaimed singer-songwriter reflected that "Lay it Down" "is a song about finding humanity in each other and taking on and sharing someone else's burden. My husband runs a non-profit and we have been traveling to Mexico for the past ten years working with needy children and families. This spring I met a woman named Socorro, and her three children while working in the jungle of Southern Mexico.... I witnessed the best of humanity, and Socorro, being the best mother she can be to her children inspired me to write the song." With a voice that commands attention, substantial lyrics, and clear melodic sense, Kristen Graves writes at a level that compares to Sarah McLachlan or Tracy Chapman with a pop edge. Kristen has been writing and performing her own songs since 2000, and touring since 2002. She has written and recorded four albums, and has independently sold thousands of copies of her CDs, most recently releasing her new 3-song EP entitled, "Lay it Down." Established in 1869, the Roman Catholic Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity serve in Catholic Health Care, Education and Parish-Community Service throughout the United States. From their Motherhouse convent in Wisconsin, mission locations extend across the United States. From St. Theresa in Kekaha, Hawaii, the westernmost parish in the U.S., to the dioceses of Columbus and Steubenville in Ohio, from the Mission of San Xavier Du Bac in Tucson, to parochial schools in the Green Bay and Phoenix Dioceses.