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 Mary Cyrilla Jegla, Age 89
Sister Mary Cyrilla Jegla
Age 89
West Midwest
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Sister Mary Cyrilla joined the Sisters of Mercy in Detroit, Michigan, in 1950 and made final vows on August 16, 1956. Her early years of ministry were in education, serving as a teacher and principal in several parochial schools.
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Sister Mary Ellen Greeley, Age 90
Sister Mary Ellen Greeley
Age 90
South Central
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Sister Mary Ellen was a Sister of Mercy for 72 years. She ministered in education, pastoral care and mission integration, most recently as a sister chaplain at Mercy Health Care System in Chesterfield, Missouri.
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Sister Mary Regina Werntz, Age 76
Sister Mary Regina Werntz
Age 76
South Central
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Sister Mary Regina, a Pennsylvania native, entered the Sisters of Mercy in Dallas, Pennsylvania, in 1962. She taught at Catholic elementary schools in Pennsylvania and New York.
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Sister M. Regis Reardon, Age 98
Sister M. Regis Reardon
Age 98
Mid-Atlantic
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
After entering the Sisters of Mercy in 1943, Sister Regis earned a Bachelor of Education from Anna Maria College, Paxton, and a Master of Education at Worcester State College in Massachusetts.
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Sister Mary Jerome Spradley, Age 92
Sister Mary Jerome Spradley
Age 92
South Central
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Sister Jerome graduated from the Mercy School of Nursing in Charlotte, North Carolina, and shortly thereafter realized her calling to the Catholic Church and religious life.
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Sister Virgena Clark, Age 89
Sister Virgena Clark
Age 89
West Midwest
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Sister Virgena, born Therese Marie, came to know the Sisters of Mercy through her brother, Lawrence, an ordained priest assigned to St. Patrick Parish in Janesville, Wisconsin.
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Sister Leona Stumpf, Age 88
Sister Leona Stumpf
Age 88
New York, Pennsylvania West
Monday, February 15, 2021
A Sister of Mercy for 59 years, Sister Leona taught in Catholic elementary schools in the Pittsburgh and Greenburg, Pennsylvania, dioceses.
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Sister Carol Marie Campbell, Age 84
Sister Carol Marie Campbell
Age 84
West Midwest
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Sister Carol grew up in Auburn, Michigan, where the Sisters of Mercy taught her at St. Joseph Parish School. She entered the Sisters of Mercy in Detroit on September 7, 1955, making her perpetual vows on August 16, 1958.
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Sister Marjorie Ann McHugh, Age 86
Sister Marjorie Ann McHugh
Age 86
Mid-Atlantic
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Sister Marjorie grew up in Brooklyn, New York, a city and its people that were at the core of her life of service.
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Sister Mary Edwardine (Betty) Brown, Age 87
Sister Mary Edwardine (Betty) Brown
Age 87
Mid-Atlantic
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Inspired by the community of sisters who educated her at Holy Cross School in Rumson, New Jersey, and Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, New Jersey, Sister Betty entered the Sisters of Mercy in Watchung, New Jersey, in 1952.
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