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 Jane Dever, Age 95
Sister Jane Dever
Age 95
Mid-Atlantic
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Sister Jane was born and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and embraced a life of ministry in New Jersey when she entered the Sisters of Mercy in Watchung in 1945.
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Sister Mary Elaine Peters, Age 92
Sister Mary Elaine Peters
Age 92
Mid-Atlantic
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Born in Nicktown, Pennsylvania, one of 15 children, Sister Elaine demonstrated her loving devotion to her family all the days of her life.
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Sister Valery Heffner, Age 93
Sister Valery Heffner
Age 93
West Midwest
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Sister Valery was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After graduating from Mercy High School in 1945, she entered the Sisters of Mercy in Chicago, Illinois.
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Sister Marilyn Rose Dietz, Age 85
Sister Marilyn Rose Dietz
Age 85
South Central
Saturday, April 24, 2021
A Sister of Mercy for 67 years, Sister Marilyn Rose Dietz entered the Community in Cincinnati, Ohio, which was her birthplace.
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Sister Mary Hugh Mauldin, Age 83
Sister Mary Hugh Mauldin
Age 83
South Central
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sister Mary Hugh Mauldin was part of a Navy family. A Sister of Mercy for 65 years, she ministered in education, from elementary school through college.
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Sister Mary Camille Kelley, Age 89
Sister Mary Camille Kelley
Age 89
West Midwest
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Sister Mary Camille grew up in Detroit, Michigan, with four brothers and became part of the first class to enter the newly completed Our Lady of Mercy High School.
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Sister Mary Rita Ruetz, Age 90
Sister Mary Rita Ruetz
Age 90
West Midwest
Friday, April 16, 2021
Sister Rita came to know the Sisters of Mercy as a child and joined the community in Detroit, Michigan, on September 7, 1949. On August 16, 1955, she made perpetual vows as a Sister of Mercy.
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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 Patricia Donovan, Age 89
Sister Patricia Donovan
Age 89
New York, Pennsylvania West
Friday, March 26, 2021
Sister Patricia, an educator who strove for social justice, came to know the Sisters of Mercy as an English teacher at Bishop Quigley High School in Buffalo, New York. Three years later, she entered the Sisters of Mercy in Buffalo.
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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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