A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Mary Bernadette Forney, D.C., was celebrated May 4, 2013, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Md. Burial followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Emmitsburg.
Sister Mary Bernadette died April 30, 2013, at 90 years of age at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. In February, she celebrated 70 years vocation as a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.
Born in Baltimore, Md., on Feb. 3, 1923, Sister Mary Bernadette was the second of four children of Walter and Mary (Walsh) Forney. She was baptized Mary Bernadette Forney.
Sister Mary Bernadette’s first mission was in Farmington, Mich., where she served as cottage mother at Sarah Fisher Home. She graduated from St. Joseph’s College in Emmitsburg in 1963 with a degree in education. She spent more than 22 years teaching and working in children’s homes. Her assigments were in St. Ann’s Infant Home, Washington, D.C.; Seton Villa in Bellefonte, Del.; St. Peter’s School in Wilmington, Del.; St. John’s and St. Dominic’s Schools in Baltimore; St. Charles School in Pikesville, Md.; Sacred Heart School in Norfolk, Va.; Sacred Heart Hospital in Cumberland, Md.; and Seton Center Outreach and Villa Saint Michael in Emmitsburg. Sister visited the needy of Emmitsburg regularly for more than 28 years and assisted with activities at Montevue Nursing Home until the time of her death.
Sister Mary Bernadette is survived by one aunt, Sister Julia Walsh, D.C., of Emmitsburg; and her Sisters in Community.