Sister Susan Jenny, SC, 81, died at Caritas Christi, the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, in Greensburg, Thursday, May 5, 2022, in her 62nd year of religious commitment. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sister Susan entered the congregation of the Sisters of Charity on July 1, 1959, from St. Bernard Parish, Mt. Lebanon. Preceded in death by her parents, J. Paul and Marion (Ganshert) Jenny, she is survived by two sisters, Trudi (Mary G.) Jenny and Kate (Kathryn A.) Jenny; and nephew, Rob (W. Robert) Hamilton and his family, Corry (Corrine Santini Hamilton), Brad (Bradley W.) Hamilton and Kyle R. Hamilton. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Seton Hill University and a master’s degree in theology from Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN. Sister Susan taught students of the middle school level in schools in Johnstown, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. In 1969, she was assigned to Seton Hill University, teaching theology and serving as dean of students from 1971 until 1977. Following a year of study at Saint John’s University and in Jerusalem, she returned to Seton Hill University, teaching and serving as campus minister from 1979 to 1986. In 1986, Sister Susan was appointed director of initial formation for the Sisters of Charity, a position she held until 1992. She also helped coordinate programs for Doran Hall, a retreat and renewal center under the administration of the Sisters of Charity. From 1992 to 2001 she served as the associate director of the Office of Parish Life in the Diocese of Greensburg, where she shared responsibility for the development of pastoral councils and of ministry formation programs for the laity. In 2001, she assumed the ministry of coordinator of faith formation at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg, until 2006. During a sabbatical year, she served as writer for a book on the spirituality of the Sisters of Charity. In 2008, Sister Susan began ministry at Mt. St. Peter parish in New Kensington, a position she held until 2012 when she was elected to office as a member of the Provincial Leadership Team until 2021. She then retired at Caritas Christi. Sister Susan reflected on her life as a Sister of Charity, “Religious life has been satisfying and rewarding through circumstances I did not choose for myself. I’ve had opportunities for growth in my spiritual life and in study, rich experiences with people, places and ministries I would never have imagined, and a sense of purpose that drew me beyond my own limitations. Religious life has been both a humbling and a privileged journey.”
