Sister Doris Brancato died at Seton Residence on December 1, 2023. Sister was born on January 9, 1932 in Dallas, Texas and was one of three children of Matthew and Katherine (Todaro) Brancato. She graduated from Carrollton High School in Dallas in 1949 and entered the Daughters of Charity in St. Louis, Missouri in 1953.

Sister Doris received a BS in Nursing from St Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri and an MS in Medical Surgical Nursing from the University of Alabama. She served in healthcare as Director of Nursing Services at St. Margaret Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama; Nursing Supervisor at Seton Hospital in Austin, Texas, St. Joseph Hospital in St. Joseph, Missouri and St. Vincent Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama; Staff Nurse at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri; Director of Education at Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas and DePaul Hospital in Bridgton, Missouri; Education Coordinator at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis and Nursing Instructor and Coordinator at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sister also served as a Hostess at Immaculate Hall Residence in Emmitsburg, Maryland; assisted the homeless at Ozanam Inn in New Orleans and served as Manager of St. Vincent de Paul Commissary and Food for Families and Seniors in New Orleans. Sister Doris was also an Assistant in the Revenue Integrity Department for the Seton Healthcare Network in Austin, Texas. During her time in Waco, Texas she served as a volunteer in the Gospel Café and Providence Health Center. In 2017, Sister Doris came to Seton Residence to serve in the Ministry of Prayer.

A Wake Service will be held Friday, December 8, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. in the Seton Residence Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 9 in the Seton Chapel. Arrangements are being handled by Ziemer Funeral Home Central Chapel. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Sister was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Virginia Uding. She is survived by her sister, Patricia Stringfellow; niece, Mary Kay Stringfellow; nephew, Michael F. Stringfellow; Sisters in Community and many friends.

Memorial donations may be made to the Daughters of Charity, 4330 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63108.

Published in the Evansville Courier & Press