Mother Bronislawa Febronia Jarosz
Roman Catholic nun, Little Servant Sisters of Immaculate Conception provincial superior
Born Sept. 26, 1921, Suchy Grunt, Poland; came to U.S., 1972; daughter of Antoni and Maria (Pezdek).
Career: operating room nurse, County Hospital, Gorlice (Poland), 1945-63; nurse, 1963-66, administrator, 1966-72, Mary Immaculate Children's Centre, superior, Mary Immaculate Convent, 1966-72, Johannesburg (South Africa); provincial, Holy Trinity Province of U.S., 1972-84, president, St. Joseph's Seniors Residence, 1981-84, 1987 -, Woodbridge (NJ); child care nurse, Mary Immaculate Nursery School, Johannesburg, 1984-87; provincial, Holy Trinity Province of U.S., Cherry Hill (NJ), 1987 -; president, St. Joseph's Catholic Nursing Home, Woodbridge, 1991 -.
Author: founder, organizer, Strawberry Hill Senior Day Center, Woodbridge, 1973, Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown (NJ), 1973, SS. Peter & Paul Parish Nursery School, Three Rivers (MA), 1973-89, St. Joseph's Seniors Residence, 1981, St. Joseph's Admnistrative Staff Residence, 1982; co-founder, Little Servant Sisters Provincialate, Cherry Hill, 1987; organizer, Convent: Archbishop's Residence, Philadelphia (PA), 1988, Sacred Heart Nursery School, Clifton Heights (PA), 1988; founder, Marian Residence for the Elderly, Cherry Hill, 1989, St. Joseph's Catholic Nursing Home, Woodbridge, 1991, Littie Servant Sisters Mission, Ensenada (Mexico), 1991; organizer, St. Hedwig School, Elizabeth (NJ), 1991, St. Stanislaus Kostka School, Sayreville (NJ), 1994.
Member of: president, "Oplatek" - Wafer Dinner for Polish Community, Woodbridge, 1972-84, 1987 -; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.), 1972-84; president, Annual Country Fair, Polish Gala, Cherry Hill, since 1987.
Honors: Service to Humanity, The George Otlowski Citizens' League, Distinguished Service award, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.), Commendation Award, Jim Florio, Governor of New Jersey, Joint Legislative Resolution, The Senate and General Assembly of the State New Jersey, Mayor's Proclamation, James E. McGreevey, Mayor of Woodbridge, 1993.
Languages: Polish, Russian, English.
Hobbies: Polish - American religious and cultural activities.
Office: Little Servant Sisters of Immaculate Conception, Provincialate - Novitiate, 1000 Cropwell Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08003.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996