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1929
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2025
Vivian Vaccari Obituary
08/12/1929 - 12/21/2025
Sister Vivian Vaccari, PBVM (religious name Sister Mary Baptist), a Sister of the Presentation for 78 years, died at Alma Via Residence, San Francisco, on December 21, 2025. A native of San Francisco, Sister Vivian was the daughter of Eva Nicolai and Joseph Vaccari. Her sister Dora predeceased her. Sister Vivian leaves her loving Presentation Sisters and her nieces Joanne, Patricia, Cindy, and Marianne and their families.
Sister Vivian began her teaching ministry in 1949 with a class of fifty first grade boys at Saint Anne's, San Francisco. She went on to teach every elementary level except third grade. In 1980, she became a pioneer in technology education by beginning computer classes at Saint Christopher School, San Jose. With the help of parents, Sister Vivian created one of the first computer labs in an elementary school.
Sister Vivian served her Sisters providing pastoral care in the infirmary for a number of years and taught computer skills to seniors. In 2022, she was featured in 80 Over 80 a book showcasing San Franciscans over the age of eighty.
Her most recent ministry has been the ministry of prayer.
Services will be held at All Saint's Chapel, Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Rd., Colma, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026: 10:00 Remembrances; 10:30 Mass, followed by interment.
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A Fellow Pilgrim
January 1, 2026
"Well done, my good and faithful servant. Come, share in the joy of your Master." Matthew 25
Thank you for the witness of your vowed religious life, your dedicated service to others, all in faithful discipleship to Christ and His Church.
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