Father Francis (Frank) Moyher, 88, a member of the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Franciscan Friars, died on Monday, January 27, 2025, at Saint Francis Friary in Loretto.
Born on July 21, 1936, in Hostetter, Pennsylvania. Father Francis is preceded in death by his parents John and Mary (Sladbodnick) Moyher. Father Francis was the last surviving sibling of 13, which included eight brothers: John Jr. Charles, Andrew, Joseph, Michael, Paul, Eugene and Stephen and four sisters Mary Disciascio, Helen Short, Theresa Patton and Anna Boerio. He is survived by beloved niece, Rita Short from Latrobe, numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews and his Franciscan Community.
Family and friends will be received on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Saint Francis Friary at Mount Assisi in Loretto beginning at 4 p.m. A vigil prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, January 31, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Francis Friary at Mount Assisi with the Very Rev. Joseph Lehman, T.O.R., Minister Provincial as principal celebrant. Following the Mass, interment will take place at the Franciscan Friars’ Cemetery on the campus of Saint Francis University in Loretto.
In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings for the Friar’s Retirement Fund can be made payable to: Franciscan Friars TOR, P.O. Box 500, Loretto, PA 15940. A complete obituary can be found at franciscanstor.org. Online condolences can be made by visiting gibbonsfunerals.com. Arrangements are by Gibbons Funeral Home, 301 Church St., Gallitzin, PA 16641.
