Marita Pozek SCN
April 12, 1924 - January 19, 2023
Visitation: Saturday 12 PM until Wake Service at 3 PM at St. Louise Convent Chapel
Service: Mass of Christian Burial Saturday 4 PM at St. Louise Convent Chapel
Marita Pozek, SCN, 98, was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on April 12, 1924, to Stephen and Hermina Schenker Pozek. She was one of five siblings. She died on Jan. 19, 2023 in Nazareth, KY.
She entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity (VSC) as a candidate in 1949. In 2008, she transferred her vows when the Vincentian Sisters of Charity merged with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.
Sister Marita was an elementary teacher at St. Barnabas in Pittsburgh and St. Ursula in Allison Park, PA. She taught business classes at the high school level for Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, OH, and at Greensburg Central Catholic in Greensburg, PA.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Education from Duquesne University and by 1970 had completed a Master Degree in Business Administration from Notre Dame University in South Bend, IN.
Sister Marita served as the administrator for St. Vincent Hospital in Monett, MO, for eighteen years. In 1994 she left Monett for the position of assistant administrator for Mercy Hospital in Waldron, AK.
She served her Religious Community as the Coordinator of Sisters at Greensburg and St. Vincent Hospital and as an administrative assistant for the Motherhouse in Pittsburgh. She also volunteered with personal care and medical records at Vincentian Home from 2010-2020.
She is survived by her extended family and her religious community, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Friends will be received on Saturday, January 28, from 12PM-3PM with a Wake Service at 3PM at St. Louise Convent Chapel, 8200 McKnight Rd., Pgh, PA 15237. The Mass of Christian Burial will be in St. Louise Convent Chapel at 4PM on Saturday, January 28th with burial to follow in the convent cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Office of Mission Advancement, PO Box 9, Nazareth, KY 40048.
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To Friends & Family,
I did not have the pleasure to have been taught by Sr. Marita. It is obvious that she was an accomplished individual and a dedicated educator. As a graduate of Greensburg Central Catholic, I am indebted to to all the wonderful sisters that I experienced during my journey as a student and those like Sister Marita who was representative of such fine standards and work-ethic. May God bless her and may her soul rest in peace.
Most Sincerely,
Dan Clougherty ’71
Please accept my sincere condolences. Many, many years ago, I smile as I recall Sister Marita teaching typing and shorthand at Greensburg Central Catholic HS. To this day, I still sit up straight with my feet flat on the floor while typing! She was a powerhouse in a very petite frame – and left a last impression on me and I’m sure many others! May God rest her soul!