Rosann-Fraher-Obituary

Sister Rosann Fraher

San Francisco, California

1942 - 2023

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Sister Rosann FraherJuly 6, 1942 - June 25, 2023Sister Rosann Fraher died at the age of 80 on June 25, 2023 in Burlingame. Born in San Francisco to Philip and Veronica Kohr Fraher, she attended Epiphany Elementary and Mercy High Schools. She entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1960 and professed vows...

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One year since Sister Rosann passed away. It seems a curious thing, but while we miss her terribly, we feel that she is always still with us.

I knew Roseann when she was Principal at Mercy Burlingame. She was an amazing and tireless advocate for the students and staff.

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and with the Sisters of Mercy community. May Sr. Rosann rest in peace in the loving embrace of the God she served throughout her earthly life.

RIP Sr Rosann. I have such wonderful memories from being a Mercy Burlingame student and Sr Rosann dedicated herself to teaching us, making Mercy a better place for all future Mercy girls. Prayers to her family during this difficult time.

My condolences to the Sisters of Mercy on the passing of Sister Rosann Fraher. May Sister Rosann Fraher, rest in peace!

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Sister Rosann was a great teacher, full of compassion, love and a spirituality like no other. She loved God and you could see it and feel it when around her. She left a great example in my heart all these years of the results of loving God. I am so glad I met her.

The Leach Family expresses its most sincere condolences to the Fraher Family on the loss of Sister Rosann, RSM. What a beautiful lady, what a beautiful life! Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their life. Proverbs 22:6 Who is the one who fears the LORD? God shows him the way he should choose. He will abide in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land. The counsel of the LORD belongs to those who fear him; and his covenant instructs...

Our year in the 8th grade was Sister Rosann's first year at St. Gabriel's. There were three classes in each grade and that year it was decided that one teacher would do all the math, one would do the social studies and one the reading and grammar. Sister Rosann was everyone's math teacher. We quickly learned that she was an excellent teacher. More than that, we learned that she was special friend and for a large number of us, she would be a lifelong friend. Every word that describes...