A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Nov. 7 in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Wilmington, Del., for Franciscan Sister Ann Michele Zwosta, who died Nov. 1. She was 68.

Sister Ann Michele entered the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia in 1963 and professed her first vows in 1966. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Neumann University (formerly Our Lady of Angels Convent) and a master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Delaware. She ministered primarily in education and participated in an Oxford Round Table Symposium on education policy reform in 2003.

Sister Ann Michele’s teaching experience included 34 years in the Diocese of Wilmington; four years in the Trenton Diocese in St. Anthony High School, Hamilton, from 1968-1972, and the Diocese of Harrisburg.

Sister Ann Michele had been the hospitality coordinator for the Franciscan Spiritual Center in Aston and was also involved with the African Sisters Education Collaborative, a joint effort of four U.S. religious congregations and universities to assist African sisters in gaining educational levels needed to assume administrative roles in institutions that serve their people. In 2010, Sister Ann Michele visited Africa and mentored through online media.

Sister Ann Michele is survived by a niece, a cousin and her Franciscan family.

Burial was in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Aston. Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of St. Francis Foundation, 609 S. Convent Rd., Aston, Pa. 19014.