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Sister M. Dolorita Butkus, OSF

September 11, 1922 - December 21, 2019

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Obituary For Sister M. Dolorita Butkus, OSF

September 11, 1922 - December 21, 2019

Sister M. Dolorita Butkus, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 78 years, died at the age of 97 on December 21, 2019. Born September 11, 1922 in Elizabeth, N.J., she was preceded in death by her parents and siblings. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Sister M. Dolorita attended St. Peter & Paul School and Battin High School in Elizabeth N.J. After entrance Sister Dolorita taught primary grades for three years before receiving her RN from St. Francis Hospital in Peoria IL. After nursing several years at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon IL she trained as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and Registered Respiratory Therapist. For the next twenty-four years she served as the Director of Respiratory Therapy at Good Samaritan Hospital. Following pastoral care studies, she was Director of Pastoral Care at St. Joseph Hospital in Alton, IL. and Good Samaritan Hospital for ten years. Sister Dolorita spent a year in a hermitage before, at age 70, she asked to serve her beloved Lithuania as a missionary which she did for the next fifteen years. She helped established St. Clare Hospice for the elderly poor and created a monthly food distribution program which continues today. In 2014, due to health concerns, Sister M. Dolorita moved to Westminster Place, Presbyterian SeniorCare, Oakmont PA, where she continued to spread God’s love and offered counseling and consolation. Friends will be received at the John Slater Funeral Home, Inc., 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15227 on Friday, December 27, 2019 from 2-7 p.m., wake service 6:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Germaine Church, 7003 Baptist Rd. Bethel Park, PA 15102. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God, 3757 Library Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15234.

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  • February 24, 2020

    Brother Dan

    Sister Dolorita spent a year of solitude at our Franciscan Hermitage in Maine NY.. 27 or more years ago. I feel bless to have come in contact with such a beautiful, sincere and holy person. while stationed there.. thus becoming good friends..at that time. . She fit in wonderfully and adapted to the rhythm of our life well. I remember her holding a plate of sunflower seeds for the chickadees as they came and went.. I received a great deal of practical and spiritual advise from Sister which I found truly helpful and I will never forget her. May she intercede for us.

  • February 24, 2020

    Jeff Parsons

    I first met Sister Dolorita while volunteering at Presbyterian SeniorCare several years ago. To say she was a special person would be an understatement. Whether our conversations were long or short, I always felt blessed just by spending time with her. She radiated the love of God in a tangible way, and I count myself very fortunate to have known her. May her life be an example to the rest of us. Till we meet again...

  • February 24, 2020

    Gaynel Scherer Olsen

    Sister was my mentor and I loved her dearly since I was 17 years old...for 52 years. I adopted her as my mother over the last few years. Sven and I visited her in Pittsburgh at the convent and at the assisted living home where they moved all the elderly nuns. We kept in touch several times each year since I found her 5 years ago, when she returned from Lithuania. She was always busy helping other residents of the home...she never stopped. She's with God now.

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