Obituary appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer:

Sister Nancy Drigan, GNSH (Sister Charles Raphael) died December 15, 2015 at Holy Redeemer Hospital. Ann Mary (Nancy) was born in Wilkes Barre, PA to John and Teresa Drigan. She entered the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart in 1954 from Mahanoy City where she grew up. This lifelong educator received her BA in English & Spanish from D’Youville College and an MA in Education/ English Education from Temple University. A dedicated teacher, she served at Mother of Divine Providence, King of Prussia, PA 20 years spread over three different time periods from 1963 to 1989. She taught at Seton Keough High School, Baltimore, MD; other assignments were in Jackson Heights, Ogdensburg and Buffalo, NY. When she “retired” in 2006, she volunteered her many talents to the elderly in a Senior Residence where she lived until her departure to Lafayette Redeemer in December 2015. She continued to be an active participant in Grey Nun affairs even as she enjoyed the leisure time of retirement.

She is predeceased by her parents. In addition to her religious family she is survived by her sister, Mary T. Peters, niece, Rebecca and cousin, Bernard Mack.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made online by clicking here Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart, or by mail at this address: 1750 Quarry Road, Yardley, PA 19067-3998. The Funeral Mass at 10:45 AM on Friday, December 18, 2015 in Sacred Heart Chapel at the above address. Burial in Resurrection Cemetery with arrangements by Beck-Givnish Funeral Homes, Inc.

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