Sr. Marie John Kutzi, OSF

Sister Marie John Kutzi, 79, of the Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, died of natural causes on Monday morning, August 24, 2026, at St. Joseph Villa, Reading, PA, where she had resided since 2013. 

Born in Mahanoy City, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Vincent and Frances Ann (Barszczewska) Kutzi. 

Sister Marie John entered the Bernardine Sisters on June 26, 1966, and was in her 61st year of religious life. Sister earned a BA degree in Education from Alvernia College and an MA in History from Villanova University. She served her ministry in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as an elementary, secondary, and college teacher, principal, administrator, educational researcher, and director of extended care.

Sister is survived by the members of her Bernardine Franciscan Congregation. There are no surviving immediate family members.

Recitation of the Rosary at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 4, 2026, at St. Joseph Villa Chapel followed by Mass at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters' Cemetery, Mount Alvernia, Reading, PA. 

The Kopicki Bradley Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., Reading, PA is in charge of arrangements.