Sister of Loretto Joan Campbell, a retired teacher, died Dec. 31 at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon, Ky. She was 78 and was in her 46th year as a Loretto Sister.

The memorial Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Jan. 12 at the Church of the Seven Dolors at the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. Burial was in the Motherhouse cemetery.

A native of Chicago, Sister Campbell taught at the high school and college levels in several states. She earned a doctoral degree in English at the University of Iowa.

She moved to the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx in November 2007.

Survivors include many nieces and nephews and members of the Loretto community.