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“Because the Chinese people were particularly dear to her heart, Sister Lillian spent 20 years serving at the Chinese Mission of Old St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco,” the sisters said in a statement.
Catholic San Francisco
Sept. 7, 2020
Sister Lillian Bartosik died Aug. 29, 2020. Sister Lillian was 97 years old and had been a Sister of St. Joseph of Orange for 79 years.
Taught by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange in elementary school and in high school, Sister Lillian entered the congregation in September 1941. She held undergraduate and graduate degrees in education.
Sister Lilian taught at Catholic schools throughout California and was the founding principal of Rosary High School in Fullerton.
“Because the Chinese people were particularly dear to her heart, Sister Lillian spent 20 years serving at the Chinese Mission of Old St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco,” the sisters said in a statement.
In 2000, Sister Lillian moved to her congregation’s Regina Residence for retired sisters in Orange. While there she tutored students part-time at schools in Santa Ana.
Because of the pandemic, her funeral was private in the Motherhouse Chapel. She is interred in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange.
Remembrances in Sister Lillian’s memory may be sent to Mercedes Lopez, 440 S. Batavia St., Orange 92868.