Sister Elisa Tanaka, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 63 years, died at the age of 83 on August 27, 2025, at our Recanto Paz e Bem residence in Brazil. The youngest of six children in a Japanese-Brazilian family in São Paulo, Sister Elisa entered the Congregation as a postulant… Read more »

Sister M. Edward Urban, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 72 years, died at age 91 on July 7, 2024.   She was born in Lithuania in 1932 to her mother Anne and her American-born father, Anthony. At seven years old, her family moved to the United States, settling in Cleveland,… Read more »

Sister M. Sylvia Krafton, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 85 years, died at the age of 101 on January 29, 2023. A native of Lawrence, MA, Sister Sylvia attended St.Francis Academy and entered the congregation in 1938. Her mother, a lay Franciscan, was especially influential in her decision to… Read more »