Sister Johanna entered the Congregation of St. Joseph in Wheeling in 1934. She received a BA degree from West Liberty State College and pursued studies in library science. She was an educator, librarian, and secretary in Bristol (VA), Clarksburg, Huntington, McMechen, and Wheeling. She also promoted effective leadership and fund-raising goals for the Congregation of St. Joseph's West Virginia Auxiliary. Sister Johanna resides at Mount St. Joseph in Wheeling.

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Sister Anna Marie Cole, CSJ
60 Years

Sister Anna Marie entered the Congregation of St. Joseph in 1950. She received a BS Degree in Education from Duquesne University and MA in Reading from West Virginia University. She has served students and faculty in diocesan schools located in Beckley, Benwood, Bridgeport, Bristol (VA), Charleston, Clarksburg, Follansbee, Huntington, Moundsville, Wheeling, and Williamson. She has also ministered in pastoral care at Wheeling Hospital and as a member of the staff at Paul VI Pastoral Center. Sister continues to coordinate religious education at St. Alphonsus Parish while residing at Mount St. Joseph in Wheeling and providing support services within her community there.

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Sister Ann Hoye, CSJ
60 Years

Sister Ann entered the Congregation of St. Joseph in early 1950. She earned a BSEd Degree in Education from Duquesne University, a MA Certificate in Creation Spirituality from Holy Names University in Oakland, California, and is certified in spiritual direction by the Haden Institute in North Carolina. She has engaged in a variety of ministries: teacher and principal in parochial schools of Clarksburg, Fairmont, Moundsville, St. Albans, and Wheeling; director of volunteer programs for the diocese and her congregation; pastoral care at St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, and management team at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Parkersburg; within her congregation in formation and leadership positions. She also prepared Seasons of Nature and Grace, a life story of the Sisters of St. Joseph in West Virginia from 1853 – 2003. She resides at Mount St. Joseph in Wheeling.

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Sister Mary Alice McMaster, CSJ
60 Years

Sister Mary Alice entered the Congregation of St. Joseph at Wheeling in 1950. She has served the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and her congregation through child-care, health-care and parish ministries Wheeling, Thomas, and Washington, D.C. Sister resides in Wheeling and continues to engage in a wide variety of civic, parish, and congregational activities.

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Sister Maria Porter, CSJ
60 Years

Sister Maria entered the Wheeling Congregation of St. Joseph in 1950. She earned a BSEd degree from Duquesne University and certificates in Remedial Reading and Early Childhood Education from West Virginia University. She has served God's little ones in schools in Wheeling as well as in the Ohio County Remedial Reading Program; in Bristol (VA), Clarksburg, Fairmont, Huntington, and Moundsville. Sister Maria resides at Mount St. Joseph where she serves her congregation as coordinator of receptionists. Many know her well for her roll in promoting the Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Craft Sale.

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Sister Eva Marie Schlag, CSJ
60 Years

Sister Eva Marie entered the Wheeling Congregation of St. Joseph in 1950. She received degrees of BSEd from Duquesne University and MSAdm from St. John University in Cleveland. She taught in parochial schools of Clarksburg, Fairmont, Weston, and Wheeling. She served as principal in Clarksburg and Wheeling and provided clerical services at Central Catholic High School in Wheeling. Sister resides in Wheeling where she cares for a younger brother who needs her assistance.

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Sister Barbara Kupchak, CSJ
50 Years

Sister Barbara entered the Congregation of St. Joseph in 1960. She earned a Diploma in Nursing from Wheeling Hospital School of Nursing, a Bachelor’s in Nursing from Loyola University in Chicago, a Master’s of Science in Nursing from the Ohio State University, a PhD in Nursing from the University of Texas and is a Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow in National Academies of Practice. She practiced nursing in hospitals in Wheeling, Charleston, Clarksburg, and Chicago; at West Virginia Northern Community College, Catholic Community Services, Wheeling Jesuit College; and has been visiting Professor of Nursing at Zhejhaing University, Hangzhou, China, and the Royal College of Nursing, Melbourne, Australia. For the last twenty-five years, she has practiced nursing and has been a member of the faculty of the West Virginia University School of Nursing.

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Sister Marguerite O'Brien, CSJ
50 Years

Sister Marguerite entered the Congregation of St. Joseph in 1960. She earned a BS degree in Chemistry from Wheeling College, an MS degree in Pathology from Ohio State University, and an MA in Liturgy from Notre Dame University. Her earliest ministry was as a science teacher in Huntington. She entered the health care field as a medical technologist and as director of medical technology programs at Fairmont State and Wheeling Colleges. She was a resident counselor for many years at Wheeling College as well as vocation director for the Sisters of St. Joseph. In 1989 she embraced leadership responsibilities for the Sisters of St. Joseph in West Virginia and, since 2007, has been a member of the leadership team of the larger Congregation of St. Joseph.

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