Sister Patricia Lynch, 67, a Franciscan nun for 46 years, died of cancer on Monday, July 16, at Assisi House, her religious order's retirement home in Aston, Delaware County.
Known for much of her career as Sister Rose Marie, Sister Lynch taught elementary school classes in Delaware County and then worked as a nurse in Philadelphia and Bucks County.
In 2009, a spokeswoman for her order said, she was a tristate finalist for a nursing spectrum excellence award.Born in Philadelphia, Sister Lynch graduated from West Catholic High School, entered the order in 1963, and professed her first vows in 1966.
