Sr. Joan Wagner embodied beauty and grace in the most spiritual ways.  She lived her faith.  And in doing so she allowed her students to experience their faith in so many wonderful and different ways. We're blessed to have had her in our lives.

Gentle and kind, profound and thoughtful, fiercely intense. Wisdom in her bright eyes and her soft voice. I was always struck by her insight and touched by her concern. Few people who knew me so well and whom I related to so much.

My deepest condolences to the family and sister Joan’s community I had her for elementary school and for an English teacher in my sophomore year at the Mount Saint Joseph Academy  When we were little in grammar school, we thought she was too beautiful to be a nun-she reminded me of Audrey Hepburn. I’m glad she lived a long and happy life as a nun she was a really special person.

Our deepest sympathies for all Aunt Sister Joan’s friends and family . She was a beautiful soul who guided many we will all miss her presence. With Love ,Craig and Julia Townsend

Sister Joan was one of the most inspired teachers at MSJA.  I'll always be grateful to her for the weekend retreat she held at MSJA to introduce her interested students to various forms of meditation.  It inspired me to investigate personal spiritual practices more deeply and set me on a lifelong study that has made all the difference in my life.

My condolences to Sister Joan's extended spiritual family.

Sister Joan was my sophomore English teacher. She insisted that I could be a poet even though I had no faith in myself. She sent me off to a speech and language contest where I won honorary mention.
I remember how terrified I was and yet how honored to feel seen and heard by such a beautiful person. 
Rest Peacefully, Sister Joan.
Margaret Gold MD
Class of 1973

So sorry to hear of her passing.  She was an extraordinary individual one could never forget.   Her English classes were so inspiring and her Monday grammar reviews were priceless and helpful for a lifetime of reference.
We were very fortunate to have had her for a teacher.

Katie Lazarus Gaglione, Sr. Joan, and Barbara Luksch
The Sisters of St. Joseph
Clarence, New York
31 July 2022

Barbara Luksch, Sr. Joan, and Nancy Korn Blaschak
The Sisters of St. Joseph
Clarence, New York
31 July 2022

Barbara Luksch (Patricia Logue's Daughter) and Sr. Joan
The Sisters of St. Joseph
Clarence, New York
31 July 2022

Sr. Joan and my mother, Patricia Logue, were lifelong BFFs—grew up on Merrimac Street in Buffalo and attended elementary school and Mount St. Joseph Academy together. When I visited Buffalo in July 2022, two Mountie friends and I who were fortunate to experience Sr. Joan as a teacher and mentor throughout our high school years had a marvelous visit with her—she told us fun-loving and sincere stories about growing up and adventures with my mother.

After our gathering, I mailed Sr. Joan prints of the photos and we corresponded by snail mail. Rest in aloha, Sr. Joan.

Family and Loved Ones,
God has welcomed her home!  May the memories and Love you shared forever remain in your hearts!   It is always sad when God promotes a Loves one to heaven.  We all must come this way alone but be encouraged  one day  she will greet you and say…
WELCOME HOME!

Love,
Bonnie

Sr. Joan and I were students at the University of Notre Dame in 1972.  She was studying theology and I was in the Liturgy department.   I was in charge of daily sung Vespers in the university chapel.  My most beautiful memory of that summer was when she danced to the Magnificat using extended gestures based on sign language for the deaf while I sang the lyrics.  I can still remember the depth and beauty of her faith as she prayed with her whole body and spirit.

AVIS DE DÉCÈS

Sr. Joan Wagner, SSJ

2 septembre 1930 – 12 avril 2024

Dengler, Roberts, Perna Funeral Home

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