Dominican Sisters of Hope. Sister Miriam Joseph Schaub OP of the Dominican Sisters, Sparkill, New York, died on February 26, 2023 in Siena Hall, Dominican Convent, Sparkill. She was 94 years of age. Many admired her lifetime dedication to her family, particularly her older sister Germaine, who was also a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa. Doris "Dorie" Fern Moran. She was 78 years old. Click here to send a memorial online. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Sister Jean Merrell, OP (formerly Sister Mary Judith) of the Dominican Sisters of Hope died January 3, 2018 at the Woodbury Mews in Woodbury, New Jersey. Dominican Sister of Peace Mary Esther Owens, OP. She was 83 years of age. Sister Margaret James Curtin, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died on Dec 1, 2021, in Brandywine Senior Living at Wall, NJ. After retiring from education in 1985, Sr. Vincent joined the Congregations Finance team, where she built a reputation for being organized, conscientious, and absolutely dogged about the accuracy of the reports that she prepared. Sister Charles Elizabeth OBrien, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, Ossining, NY, died on Monday, December 29, 2014 at the Wartburg in Mt. She supported parishes by developing programs that helped people grow in their faith. She was 97 years of age. Born Mary Elizabeth to Jay and Ellen Lane, Mary Kenneth told countless stories. She promoted and welcomed full-time volunteers, Catholic Sisters, medical personnel, and many others who sought a faith-filled community. Per her request, Sister has been cremated. She volunteered at St. Barnabas Parish, Chicago, with the religious education program and at Visitation School, Chicago, as a tutor. Sister Noreen Conheeney, OP, Dominican Sisters of Hope, died July 27, 2015 at St Catherine of Siena Healthcare Facility in Caldwell, New Jersey. She always remained close to her friends despite the passage of time or distance. Sr. Jean taught at Edgewood College, Madison, WI; Rosary College (now Dominican University), River Forest, IL; and Alverno College, Milwaukee. Sr. Denise, the daughter of Mary Rock and Andrew Macko, was born in Youngstown, OH on October 7, 1929. Sr. Vincent was a model of Dominican itinerancy. Sr. Marie helped develop a place where people in need of housing, food, and clothing could meet those needs and move beyond their present circumstances in life through education and counseling. Faith, Hope, and Charity, Winnetka, IL. When I received the surprising phone call from Sister Peggy on Friday that Sister Gertrude Mary died I couldnt help but think how appropriate that she died as we the church celebrate this season on Advent..the season that speaks the words. She believed a strong person was one who showed respect for others and could have honest, forthright conversations that led to a peaceful outcome. Dismiss. Christine M. (Lynch) Mackin of Sandwich, 56, died on Sunday, February 26, following a battle with cancer. 2320 Airport Drive, Columbus, OH 43219 | 614-416-1900. Sr. Loretta ministered in adult faith formation and with the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) at Sacred Heart Parish, Washington, DC; St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Milwaukee; St. Martin de Porres Parish, Columbia, SC; and Parish Co-op of South Chicago, Chicago. Vernon, NY on August 27, 2016 at the age of 89. She was called to serve her community as the regional coordinator for the Western Region, then elected president of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine, serving from 1972-1980. Sr. Vincent was a model of Dominican itinerancy. Click here to send a memorial online. A true Dominican in her love of study, Sr. Mary Esther also worked toward a degree in Applied Theology from Berkeley and took courses in Formation, Community Development, and Spiritual Direction at various institutes. Marys uniqueness was best expressed in her kindness, wit, and respect for othersin her deep sense of fun enjoyment in playing piano and singing Irish songs, and yes, in the joy of dance in stepping out onto the dance floor whenever an occasion appropriately presented itself.. Dominican Sister of Peace Denise (Mary Lou) Macko, OP (93), died on December 25, 2022, at the Regina Health Center in Akron, OH. Sr. Mary Jane advised people to squeeze some joy out of every day, live with a grateful heart, and always trust in a loving God (The Link). Select deceased and search by name, by year, and more. She was 97 years of age. We all are joined by the common bond of the faith-filled and holy life and goodness of Sister Mary Kenneth Lane, a Sister of St. Joseph for 79 full and fruitful years. To download a printable copy of this memorial,click here. May she rest in peace. Sister Monica McGloin, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope died in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 2, 2019 at the age of 78.. She made profession in 1967 as a Dominican Sister of Kenosha and transferred her religious vows to the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa in 1997. W. Joanne Nichols passed away unexpectedly at Delta Health Hospital surrounded by her family on February 20, 2023. She entered the Congregation in 1942, left the congregation in 1968, and returned in 1982. The daughter of the late James and Mary Haggerty Curtin, she was born July 14, 1928 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Professed in 1949, she taught in the following schools and organizations: Blessed Sacrament, Sioux City, IA; St. Mary, Champaign, IL; St. Raphael, Madison, WI; St. Lawrence, Faribault, MN; Holy Family, Whitefish Bay, WI; Visitation, Chicago; St. Cajetan, Chicago; St. Gerard House, St. Augustine, FL; and Catholic Charities, St. Augustine, FL. Sister Rosanne ORourke, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, Newburgh, New York, died November 13, 2016 in St. Catherine of Siena Healthcare Center, Caldwell, New Jersey. A true itinerant, Sister Denise also loved to travel and visited not only many areas of the United States but also London, France, Switzerland, and Quebec. Sr. Joan loved to study and earned her associates degree from Saint Catharine College, her Bachelor of Arts degree in history and English from Siena College, and her Master of Arts in theology from Loyola University. Sr. Marya served as pastoral associate at St. Martin de Porres Parish, Peoria, IL; religious education teacher at Immaculate Conception School, Kieler, WI; support staff at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI; and in family care in Peoria, IL. Sister Mary Ann (Raoul) Schintz, OP, died Aug. 24, 2022. The daughter of the late John M. and Jessie (Downs) Heery, she was born July 22, 1936 in Woodbury, New Jersey. A longtime principal, educator, and friend, Dominican Sister of Hope Mary Aquin McDonald is remembered lovingly by the Dominican Sisters of Hope and her New Jersey and New York communities. We remember with love our dear Sisters who died during this past year. Burial of the cremains will take place immediately following the mass in the Dominican Sisters of Hope Cemetery on the grounds of Mount Saint Mary College. Sister was 102 years old and in her 84th year of religious life. Sr. Vincent de Paul was born Mary Magdalen in 1911. She loved the Cleveland Guardians, Browns, and Cavaliers. Click here to send a memorial online. She was engaged in parish work at St. Marys Parish in New Monmouth NJ (1990-2002), and she also taught in the parish school from 1990-98. She was 75 years of age. 2022 + Sister Mary Lou Bauman, OP Sister Mary Jane (Querin) Herlik, OP, died April 4, 2022. She spent nearly two decades as a teacher and administrator in New York, New Jersey, and Illinois before being called by the Congregation to serve as Director of Junior Sisters at the St. Catharine Motherhouse and College. Sister Lorraine Ferguson, OP (formerly Sister Ann Gregory), a Dominican Sister of Hope, died on November 12, 2018 in Mount Vernon, New York. Sr. Denise entered a ministry of prayer and presence at the Regina Health Center in 2019. She was a prayerful person who treated those she met with respect and dignity. Sr. Maria was a free spirit, independent, and saw beauty in the world around her. Sister Louise Place, OP (Sister Mary Lawrence) of the Dominican Sisters of Hope died on April 23, 2020, at the Wartburg, Mount Vernon, New York. To view our 2021 Memorial Mass, please click here. To donate in Sr. Michaeleens memory, please click here. The daughter of the late William E. and Louise D. McNerney Synan, she was born June 14, 1931 in Fall Homily for S. Virginia Mohr, OP by S. Anne Marie Bucher We have just heard some very comforting readings. Memorial gifts in Sr. Denise Mackos memory may be sent to the Dominican Sisters of Peace, Office of Mission Advancement, 2320 Airport Dr. Columbus, OH 43219 or oppeace.org. To donate in Sr. Vincent de Pauls memory, please click here. Sister Maura Schefter, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died January 15, 2020 in The Wartburg, Mount Vernon, New York. She was 83 years old. Click here to send a memorial online. Joan also attended various seminars and programs so that she would be fully prepared for her ministry. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Sr. Mary Louis was the director of Dominican Education Center at Sinsinawa, WI, and pastoral associate at Holy Family Ministry Center, Apalachicola, FL, before earning her doctorate from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She wanted to be as fully prepared as possible for her ministry as an educator. Sister Jo-Ann Iannotti eulogizes Sister Joan Coffey, OP (Sister James Cecilia) who died May 11, 2020. She was 91 years of age. Click here to send a memorial online. Sr. Kathleen served in the transportation department at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI; as chaplain at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, and St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, WI; and as pastoral minister at St. Clement Parish, Sheboygan, WI, and St. Jerome Parish, Columbus, WI. She was 87. Sr. Vincent held a Bachelor of Arts degree in Math and Spanish from Nazareth College. Dominican Sisters of Hope. Dominican Sisters Vision of Hope is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. At 10:15 am there will be a prayer service followed by the Mass at 11:00 am. Basil, Chicago, and Corpus Christi, New York, before going to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, as a missionary. May she rest in peace. Completing her years of service in schools and parish, she moved to Middletown NJ. To donate in Sr. Mary Esthers memory, please click here. Sister Rosemary (Aemilia) Empen, OP, died March 2, 2022. On Sunday, November 1, 2015, at 2:00 pm Dominican Sisters of Hope will gather to celebrate the lives of the departed Dominican Sisters of Hope. Sister Margaret James was an elementary school teacher at St. Joseph School in Bayonne NJ (1949-59), Sacred Heart School in Newburgh, NY (1959-63), St. Peter School in Rosendale NY (1963-64), St. Elizabeth School in Elizabeth City NC (1964-67), St. Lawrence School in Lindenwold NJ (1967-73), and St Cecilia School in Iselin NJ (1973-90). The indicates a Sister is deceased. However Sister was survived by several other nieces and nephews . May she rest in peace. Sister Mary Carolyn Meehan, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died on March 16, 2022 at St. Lukes Hospital in Newburgh. Dominican Sister of Peace Vincent de Paul Hutton, OP, (111) died on December 16, 2022, at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, Kentucky. To download a printable copy of this memorial, click here. Sister Margaret James had a wonderful sense of humor. Sister Sylvia Bielen, OP (formerly Sister Theresa Clare) of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, Ossining, New York, died October 26, 2022, at St. Catherine of Siena Convent in Caldwell, NJ. Read More Sister Arlene Oswald, OP Sister Arlene Oswald, OP (Sister Mary Mark) of the Dominican Sisters of Hope died on January 4, 2020 in Neptune, New Jersey. Sister Susan Hahn, OP, died Aug. 4, 2022. At 111 years of age and nearly 90 years of religious life, she was the oldest living woman religious in the United States. (OSV News photo/CNS file, James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald) WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Dominicans are inviting Catholics nationwide to participate in a nine-month novena that will culminate with a day-long rosary pilgrimage this . May she rest in peace. Sister John Catherine Arnold, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died February 12, 2019 at St Catherine of Siena Convent, Caldwell, New Jersey. Dominican Sisters of Hope Dawn Redmond, OP (Sister John Damien) of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died Friday September 15, 2016 in Wayne, New Jersey. Professed in 1945, she taught in the following schools: St. Matthew, Milwaukee; St. Mary, Champaign, IL; St. Dominic, Washington, DC; Holy Trinity, Bloomington, IL; Visitation, Chicago; Central Catholic, Anaconda, MT; Aquin, Freeport, IL; Bishop Lynch, Dallas, TX; St. Mary, Cheyenne, WY; and Sacred Heart, Washington, DC. Sister Suzanne Schuman, OP, died March 23, 2022. She was 102 years old. Sister Arturo Cranston, OP, died April 10, 2022. May she rest in peace. Sister Eleanor Piat, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope died at The Wartburg, Mount Vernon, New York on April 1, 2020 at the age of 98. One of her male students of physics noted that she was the best teacher he ever had. She wanted to be as fully prepared as possible for her ministry as an educator. To donate in Sr. Mary Esthers memory, please click here. Sr. Mary Esther is survived by several cousins and members of the Dominican Sisters of Peace. She taught in the following schools: Visitation, Chicago; St. Thomas Aquinas, Kenosha, WI; Holy Angels, Omaha, NE; St. Augustine, South St. Paul, MN; Epiphany, Chicago; Blessed Sacrament, Sioux City, IA; and St. Giles, Oak Park, IL. Sister Agnes Boyle, OP (Sister Mary Charles) of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died November 10, 2019 in St. Catherine of Siena Convent, Caldwell, NJ. She was 99 years of age. Sr. Vincent de Paul was born Mary Magdalen in 1911. Sister Mary Aquin passed away on May 12, 2015. Sister is survived by her Dominican Sisters of Hope and her loving niece Anita Broderick. She was also an active volunteer at McLean Hospital and Seton Manor in Watertown before she entered a ministry of prayer and presence at the Sansbury Care Center in 2014. Sister Frances worked in the Archdiocese of New York and in the Rockville Centre Diocese in nursing, pastoral care and social work. A Wake and Vigil of Remembrance Service were held at the Columbus Motherhouse Chapel on December 29, 2022. Memorial gifts in Sr. Vincent de Paul Huttons memory may be sent to the Dominican Sisters of Peace, Office of Mission Advancement, 2320 Airport Dr. Columbus, OH 43219 or oppeace.org. "Beener" Strohbeen age 61, died on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Meriter Hospital, Madison. Orin A. Keys, age 85, passed away February 21, 2023, in Fort Pierce, FL, after a brief illness. She studied Physics and Radiobiology as well, and put that study to good use in her long ministry of education. Professed in 1962, she taught at Trinity High School, River Forest, IL, and Edgewood College, Madison, WI. She served the Kenosha congregation as novice director and General Councilor. Sister Brigid Kelly, OP (Sister Patrick Elizabeth) of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died December 12, 2016 in Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, NY. She leaves family in Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich. 555 Albany Avenue Sister Teresa Paul Heinke, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope died on February 24, 2019. Sr. Cecilia served as assistant principal at St. Domitilla, Hillside, IL, and cared for family members in River Forest, IL. May she rest in peace. SPRINGFIELD, ILL.-The Dominican Sisters of Springfield will hold an open house for graduates of Sacred Heart Academy who lived at Siena Hall as students, a final memorial to the building before it is razed sometime during the summer months. In 2015, Sr. Michaeleen entered a ministry of prayer and presence at Mohun, where she had served for so long. She was 90 years of age. Sister Janice Heery, OP (Sister Jean Michael) of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died July 14, 2015 in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. Her story is woven into our Congregation story, which continues to unfold. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on January 5 at Our Lady of the Elms Convent Chapel. On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, Florence Kissane, an associate with the Dominican Sisters of Hope, passed away peacefully, at her home in Hampton Bays. Sister Roberta Ann Bucci, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died February 17, 2021 at St. Mary, Morris Hall, Lawrenceville, New Jersey. She made final profession in 1946 and celebrated her 75th Jubilee in 2021. Four St. Marys Dominican High School Seniors Named Finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program, Dominican BIO II Honors Students Study Bacterial Transformation. Sister Maureen Cooper, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died on May 8th in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. Sister Nora Foley, OP (Sister Patricia Margaret) of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died on April 9, 2022 in Wall, New Jersey. She began teaching in 1933 in Indiana, and in her more than five decades as an educator and administrator moved to Kentucky, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, and West Virginia. Sister Anne Francis McNally, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope died April 17, 2019 in St Catherine of Siena Convent, Caldwell, New Jersey. If these questions resonate in your heart, then perhaps God is inviting you to explore your questions further. Friends and benefactors have made it possible for us to work on building Gods Kingdom here on earth through our active ministries. Sister Monice Kavanaugh, OP, died March 16, 2022. She was 92 years of age. Professed in 1950, she taught in the following schools: Visitation, Chicago; St. James, Rockford, IL; St. Mary, Cheyenne, WY; St. Sabina, Chicago; Queen of Peace, Madison, WI; St. Barnabas, Chicago; St. Mary, Evanston, IL; St. Sr. Arturo dedicated herself to building up the physical camp and developing young women who were confident and compassionate. Sr. Vicki taught in the following schools: Providence of God, Chicago; St. Therese, Albuquerque, NM; St. Bernadette, Milwaukee; Thomas McCarthy, Hanford, CA; and St. Thomas, Kenosha, WI. Sister Frances Schier, OP (formerly Sister Leo Marie) of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died November 25, 2015 in Caldwell, NJ at the St. Catherine of Siena Convent. Sister Ann Victor Mazza, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died October 26, 2021 at St Catherine of Siena Convent in Caldwell, New Jersey. Learn more about Sister Margaret Mary (PDF) Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan, 49221. She was 88 years old. She worked for four years before hearing Gods call and entered the Congregation in 1953. May she rest in peace. She was 86 years of age. Sister Ann William Berberich, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died in Denver, Colorado on October 10, 2019. Sister Estelle Kilpatrick May 30, 1920 - January 5, 2020 Mt. In Memoriam - Dominican Sisters of Caldwell - Caldwell, NJ In Memoriam Life is not ended but changed. Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose 43326 Mission Circle Fremont, CA 94539 (510) 657-2468. Mary Bernadette Curran Vargas, loving mother, grandmother, sister, and wife, passed away peacefully in El Paso, TX on February 8, 2023, just shy of her 80th birthday. This was excellent preparation for her next ministry at the Archdiocese of Chicago, where she served as director of ecumenical affairs and interreligious affairs. She was curious and loved Scripture, reading, and being with her family. In 2014, Sister McGuire moved to Sansbury Care Center where she began a ministry of prayer and presence. Professed in 1950, she taught in the following schools: St. James, Kenosha, WI; SS. Sister Barbara (Rosellen) Sheehy, OP, died Nov 28, 2022. Click here to send a memorial online. She was 77 years old. Professed in 1956, she taught music in the following schools: St. Cajetan, Chicago; St. Peter, Anaconda, MT; Bethlehem Academy, Faribault, MN; St. Robert, Shorewood, WI; Regina, Minneapolis; Dominican, Whitefish Bay, WI; Sacred Heart Academy, Washington, DC; St. Mary, Piscataway, MD; and SS. She worked for four years before hearing Gods call and entered the Congregation in 1953. May she rest in peace. We are mindful that we stand on the shoulders of those who have come before us. Sr. Anne Marie then served as fiscal assistant at the Department of Family Medicine at University of Mississippi West Jackson Family Medical Center, Jackson. Her reputation for seriousness, however, did not squash her sense of humor she showed up at a community talent show in knickers and a hat, and played the harmonica. Sr. Denise returned to study computer science at the University of Akron while teaching there as well. She was very involved in establishing a covenant relationship between the Metropolitan Chicago Synod and the Archdiocese of Chicago and was recognized with the James Fitzgerald Award from CADEIO(Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers) in 2009. Sister Maria (Maria Goretti) Oppriecht, OP, died Feb. 26, 2022. Dominican Sister of Peace Joan Monica (Margaret Winifred) McGuire, OP (90), died on November 21, 2022, at the Sansbury Care Center in St. Catharine, KY. Sr. Joan was one of six children born to Emma Goedicko and Joseph McGuire in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. Sr. Mary Louis possessed a wonderful combination of dedication to the youth she represented; a belief in the legal process she creatively maneuvered; a commitment to community; and, amidst it all, a sense of humor. Faith, Hope, and Charity, Winnetka, IL; St. Anne, Wausau, WI; St. Thomas Aquinas, Kenosha, WI; St. Michael, Galena, IL; and St Vincent Ferrer, River Forest, IL, where she continued as volunteer reading tutor after her retirement. Sister Victoria "Vicki" Lauria, OP, died Nov. 17, 2022. Peace is the resolution of conflict, not the absence of conflict, Sr. Arturo said. To donate in Sr. Denises memory, please click here. She was 77 years of age. She was appointed to both the Admission and Formation Commission and the Finance and Development Commission.