Remembrances
Catherine McAuley
Please join in both the joy and sorrow of celebrating the lives of Sisters of Mercy who have gone before us. Let us always remember that it is on their shoulders that we stand.
Obituaries are posted for a period of three months. For inquiries about a sister's death prior to that timeframe, please contact our archivists using our online form.
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Sister Kathleen Marie Carroll, Age 83
Sister Kathleen Marie Carroll
Age 83
Mid-Atlantic
Saturday, November 21, 2020
During the 1970s and 1980s, Sister Kathleen served in several roles, including teacher at Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and clinical chaplain at Loysville Youth Development Center in Harrisburg.
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Sister Kathleen Anne McKee, Age 88
Sister Kathleen Anne McKee
Age 88
Mid-Atlantic
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Sister Kathleen Anne enjoyed a lifelong ministry in elementary education, teaching in both the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Sister Mary Ellen Devereux, Age 93
Sister Mary Ellen Devereux
Age 93
West Midwest
Saturday, November 14, 2020
At Sister Mary Ellen’s baptism, her godmother, who was preparing to enter the Franciscans, prayed she would also become a sister but forgot to specify which order!
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Sister Marilyn Wallace, Age 78
Sister Marilyn Wallace
Age 78
West Midwest
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Sister Marilyn was born in Long Beach, California, and graduated from Mercy High School in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1960.
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Sister Clare Smith, Age 93
Sister Clare Smith
Age 93
New York, Pennsylvania West
Monday, November 9, 2020
The former Sister M. Callistus was a Sister of Mercy for 71 years who taught French, Spanish,and Latin at various area Catholic schools in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area.
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Sister Mary Miguel Gassmann, Age 100
Sister Mary Miguel Gassmann
Age 100
West Midwest
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Sister Miguel was born in Valley City, North Dakota, and recalled seeing a Sister of Mercy dressed in white when she was in the third grade.
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Sister Barbara Moran, Age 88
Sister Barbara Moran
Age 88
West Midwest
Monday, November 2, 2020
Sister Barbara entered the Burlingame Community in 1950, professed vows in 1953 and was given the religious name Sister Mary Christine.
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Sister Mary Sharon Ekler, Age 88
Sister Mary Sharon Ekler
Age 88
West Midwest
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Sister Mary Sharon came to know the Sisters of Mercy at a young age. When she was just 14, her eldest sister (Sister Mary del Rey) joined the religious community.
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Sister Joanne Mary Braeunig, Age 89
Sister Joanne Mary Braeunig
Age 89
South Central
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Sister Joanne Mary Braeunig was born in Sandusky, Ohio, on St. Patrick’s Day in 1931. Her early ministry was teaching elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Sister Maria Elena Gonzalez, Age 79
Sister Maria Elena Gonzalez
Age 79
South Central
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Sister Maria Elena Gonzalez was born in Amarillo, Texas. A Sister of Mercy for 61 years, she entered the Community in Frontenac, Missouri.
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