Category Obituaries

Sister Antoinette Kostelnik, SCN, 98,

Sister Antoinette Kostelnik, SCN, 98, was born in Trauger, PA on January 4, 1925 to Slovak immigrants Michael and Anna Uhrin Kostelnik. Baptized at St Florian’s Church in United, she was one of ten siblings consisting of 3 boys and…

Father Meinrad Lawson, O.S.B.

Father Meinrad Lawson, O.S.B., 83, a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey, died Sunday, July 16, 2023 at UPMC Mercy. Father Meinrad was born in Erie and came to Saint Vincent as a college student. He served in many areas, but…