SISTER LOUISE DE MARILLAC COYLE, SC, age 90, died at Caritas Christi, the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill on October 20, 2017. Born in Pittsburgh, Sister Louise de Marillac entered the congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in Greensburg, on September 8, 1951, from Saint Luke Parish, Carnegie. Preceded in death by her parents, Peter J. and Marguerite E. (McGregor) Coyle; two brothers: P. Thomas, Joseph; six sisters: Lorraine Belmont, Mrs. Mary (Henry) DeLuca, Mrs. Dolores (Stan) Kmick, Mrs. Dorothea (Francis) Petrucci, Mrs. Elizabeth (Harry) Lastowski, Kathleen Coyle; and cousins, Sisters Rose Agnes McGowan, SC and Mary Adrian Bronchaine, SC. She is survived by a sister, Virgina Stang, nieces, and nephews. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Seton Hill University and taught students in the dioceses of Altoona-Johnstown, Greensburg, and Pittsburgh. From 1974, until her retirement in 1995, she ministered as the activities director at Assumption Hall, the former retirement home and infirmary for the sisters. In reflecting on her life as a Sister of Charity, Sister Louise said, “A vocation to the religious life is a gift from God and a challenge to live out the vision of the Gospel. I was blessed to have supportive parents and a family who made it possible to choose this life.”
