Daughter of Charity remembered for ministry at Providence Hospital

By The Catholic Week
Sister Alexandrine Lazzari, D.C., a Daphne native who ministered for 17 years at Providence Hospital in Mobile, died on Dec. 13, 2022 at the age of 93. She served as a Daughter of Charity for 75 years.
Sister Alexandrine was missioned to Providence Hospital as a volunteer in pastoral care in 2002 and served until 2019 when she went to Seton Residence in Evansville, Ind., where she passed away. She also served at St. Mary’s Home in Mobile from 1969-1977.
She was born Dec. 23, 1928, and was the sixth of 10 children of Ida Josephine (Bertagnolli) and Alexander V. Lazzari. Sister Alexandrine graduated from Fairhope High School and entered the Daughters of Charity in St. Louis in 1947.
After initial formation, Sister Alexandrine was missioned to St. Elizabeth Home in New Orleans, where she served in the kitchen until 1962 and then continued to use these dietary skills at Mount St. Joseph in San Francisco until 1969. Following her time at St. Mary’s Home, Sister Alexandrine served as parish administrator at St. John’s Mission in Charleston, Miss., until 2000. She also served at Allen Memorial Home as a patient visitor from 2000-2002.
Sister was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters, Mary, Margaret, Alice, Barbara; and her brothers, Alexander, Angelo and Lawrence. She is survived by her brother, Louis Lazzari, her sister, Vickie Parker, many nieces and nephews, her Sisters in community, and many friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial was Dec. 15 in the Seton Residence Chapel and burial is at St. Joseph Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the Daughters of Charity, 4330 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63108.