BARHAMSVILLE — Sister Mary Agnes Pezzulo, PCC, of the Poor Clare Colettine community in Barhamsville VA, passed into eternity to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the age of 92, surrounded by her Religious family. She was born on January 6, 1929 in Ticonderoga, NY, one of eight children born to Salvatore and Maria (Scialdone) Pezzulo, both Italian immigrants.
Sister Mary Agnes first entered the Monastery of our Lady of Guadalupe in Roswell, NM in 1955 and made her First Profession of Vows on August 22, 1957 followed by her Solemn Vows on October 1, 1960. After living many happy years in that community she was chosen to travel east to Virginia to help rebuild the Poor Clare Bethlehem Monastery in Newport News, VA in 1972. In 2004, the Sisters relocated to the present site in Barhamsville, VA.
In addition to her parents, she was pre-deceased by her brothers, O’Neil, Joseph, and Ted (Salvatore) Pezzulo and sisters, Catherine D’Amato, Josephine Wheelock, Carmela Pezzulo and Toni Marie Coleman.
She is survived by her brother-in-law, Lee Coleman, her sister–in-law, Rosalie Pezzulo, and many nieces and nephews.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, November 13 at 10:00 AM at the Bethlehem Monastery of Poor Clares, 5500 Holly Fork Road, Barhamsville, VA 23011. Viewing will begin at 9:00 AM at the Monastery. The burial will be private following the Funeral Mass in the cloistered cemetery.