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 Sister Mary Joan Lang, Age 90, Age 90
Sister Sister Mary Joan Lang, Age 90
Age 90
West Midwest
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Sister Joan came to know the Sisters of Mercy at a young age, especially by witnessing her sister, Sister Mary Avellino, serve the Chicago community. She entered in 1957, professing perpetual vows in 1965.
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Sister Mary Howard Cowan, Age 97
Sister Mary Howard Cowan
Age 97
New York, Pennsylvania West
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Sister Mary Howard Cowan, a nurse with a heart for caring for the elderly, was a Sister of Mercy for 74 years.
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Sister Mary Annrita Bauer, Age 87
Sister Mary Annrita Bauer
Age 87
West Midwest
Friday, January 1, 2021
Sister Mary Annrita followed her desire to become a Sister of Mercy at age 17, no doubt encouraged by the Sisters of Mercy at Mercy Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, and by her aunts who were members of the Mercy Community.
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Sister Joanne McDermott, Age 82
Sister Joanne McDermott
Age 82
Mid-Atlantic
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Sister Joanne’s ministry included many successful years in elementary and secondary education. She taught primary and intermediate grades in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Sister Mary Kathleen O’Brien, Age 97
Sister Mary Kathleen O’Brien
Age 97
Mid-Atlantic
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
A Sister of Mercy for nearly 80 years, Sister Kathleen joined the Community following her two sisters, Sister Mary Denis and Sister Mary Virgilius. Also serving the church was their brother, Father Denis O’Brien.
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Sister Margaret Anne O’Connor, Age 81
Sister Margaret Anne O’Connor
Age 81
Mid-Atlantic
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Born in Geneva, New York, and educated at St. Mary’s College in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Sister Margaret (Peg) entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1960.
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Sister Sally Ryan, Age 87
Sister Sally Ryan
Age 87
Mid-Atlantic
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
A Sister of Mercy for 67 years, Sister Sally found her greatest joy as the director of pastoral ministry to the disabled in the Diocese of Rockville Centre in Brooklyn, New York, a position she held for over 25 years.
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Sister Mary Dorothea Montgomery, Age 95
Sister Mary Dorothea Montgomery
Age 95
South Central
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Sister Mary Dorothea Montgomery was educated by the Ursuline Sisters at St. Lawrence in Philpot, Kentucky. One of her Ursuline teachers had a picture on her desk of her blood sister, a Sister of Mercy.
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Sister Mary Alice O’Brien, Age 83
Sister Mary Alice O’Brien
Age 83
New York, Pennsylvania West
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Sister Mary Alice enjoyed a religious life that spanned 65 years as a teacher, educator, administrator and librarian.
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Sister Mary Lizette Bathe, Age 101
Sister Mary Lizette Bathe
Age 101
South Central
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Sister Mary Lizette Bathe entered the Sisters of Mercy on September 8, 1950, and professed her perpetual vows on August 16, 1956. Her ring motto was “Nothing Goes Before God.”
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