Sr. Catherine Roberta Metsker, CSJ

Sister Catherine Roberta (Mary Elizabeth) Metsker, CSJ died on March 9.
2026 at Teresian House in Albany. She was the only daughter of Robert and
Catherine Lynch Metsker. Sister Catherine was the oldest member in the
Congregation and lived to be 102 years old.
Sister was born and spent her early years in Clifton Forge, VA. She came
north to enter the Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet in 1944. She received
her B.A in Commerce (1950) and her M.A. in Economics (1955) from the College of St Rose.
Sister Catherine spent her years of service in education as a high school business and
economics teacher, a college registrar and professor, the community treasurer and back to
high school as a computer teacher. Her missions took her from the Capital District to Syracuse,
Binghamton to Los Angeles and then to Hawaii for thirteen years before she retired back at the
provincial house in Latham.
In addition to her parents, Sister Catherine Roberta was predeceased by her two brothers
Bernard and Robert, and her sister-in-law, Margaret C. (Bernard) Metsker. She has many
nieces, nephews and cousins who were treasured family members, most especially her
nephews John and Robert, and niece Mary Catherine Metsker, who visited her often and
called regularly. Sister would always end a visit or a phone call with the reminder, “nothing is
more important that family.”
The Sisters of St Joseph and her loving caregivers hold special memories of Sister Catherine
as a deeply spiritual and community-minded woman who lived her life with vision and
dedication. The Community of the Sisters of St Joseph are deeply appreciative of the care
Sister received at the Teresian House.
Sister Catherine Roberta’s wake will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Monday March 16, in
the Chapel of Saint Joseph’s Provincial House, Latham with a prayer service at 3:00pm. Her
Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Provincial House Chapel on Tuesday March 17 at
10:30am. Contributions in Sister’s memory may be made to: Office of Mission Development,
St Joseph Provincial House, 385 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Latham, NY 12110.

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