Sr. Patricia Pullman SSJ

Sister Patricia Pullman (formerly Sister Edward Lorraine), who was a Sister of St. Joseph for more than 70 years, died July 2, 2025. She was 92 years old.

Sister Pullman entered the congregation in 1950 from her home parish of St. Augustine, Rochester. She earned a bachelor's degree in English in 1957 and a bachelor's degree in history in 1964 from Nazareth College. She also earned a master's degree in education from SUNY Brockport in 1972.

Sister Pullman began teaching at St. Monica, Rochester, in 1952. She also taught at Sacred Heart and Corpus Christi, Rochester; and St. Mary, Waterloo, where she also served as principal. She also was assigned as principal at Guardian Angels, Henrietta, and was principal at St. Stanislaus, Rochester, until 1971.

She worked in the diocesan education office as a consultant in religious education. She was then appointed diocesan supervisor in that department for three additional years. She completed her career in education by serving as principal at St. Agnes, Avon; St. Stephen, Geneva; and Our Lady of Lourdes, Brighton.

In 1986, Sister Pullman began working as a pastoral assistant at St. Boniface, Rochester, where she served for 11 years. In 1998, she became coordinator of St. Joseph's Convent Infirmary. In 2003, Sister Pullman was assigned to Sacred Heart Cathedral, where she served as a parish visitor until her retirement in 2015.

Sister Pullman is survived by her dear friend, Sister Clare Roland, and her sisters in the congregation.

Her funeral liturgy was celebrated at the motherhouse chapel July 9, 2025, with burial in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph Ministry Fund at www.ssjrochester.org or by mailing Dawn Gruba at 150 French Road, Rochester, NY 14618.