Sunday, January 24, 2010

Mary Sullivan, SCN

Mary Sullivan, SCN, formerly Sister John David Sullivan, 90, a native of Readville, Ma., died at Nazareth Home on January 24, 2010. She was a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 73 years.

Sister Mary served in education in Kentucky, Tennessee and Massachusetts for 46 years, and in health care for 10 years. In retirement, Sister served in the apostolate of prayer. In Louisville, Sister taught at St. Patrick School, Presentation Academy and Nazareth College, now Spalding University.

Survivors include a sister, Margaret “Peg” Blais of Westwood, Ma.; a sister-in-law, Barbara Sullivan of West Roxbury, Ma.; several nieces and nephews.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Grace Miriam Martin, SCN

Grace Miriam Martin, SCN, 90, a native of Richmond, Va., died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Ky., on January 15, 2010. She had been a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 70 years.

Sister Grace Miriam served in the apostolate of education in Kentucky and Ohio for ten years, and in the apostolate of health care in Kentucky and Tennessee for 50 years. In Louisville, Sister served at St. Frances of Rome School from 1942-45 and at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Employee Relations from 1971-2001. In retirement, Sister Grace Miriam served in the Apostolate of Prayer.

Survivors include a niece, Grace Miriam Brooks of Spotsylvania, Va.; and a nephew, John E. Hall of Bumpus, Va.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Mary Victorine Deley, SCN

Mary Victorine Deley, SCN, 90, died on Thursday, January 14, 2010. At the time of her death Sister was a member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Nazareth, Kentucky.

In 1934 Sister Mary Victorine entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity from St. Michael Parish, Braddock, Pa., and served God and the Church for 76 years.

Sister Mary Victorine received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Duquesne University and her Master’s degree from Canisius College. During her years of ministry Sister Mary Victorine taught in both elementary and secondary schools in the dioceses of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Youngstown, Ohio and Greensburg, Pa. Sister served for 43 years in Canada as a teacher, principal and parish minister.

Sister is survived by two sisters: Agnes Deley, SCN, and Ann Deley; and two brothers: John and Joseph Deley, and her Sisters in the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Mary Imogene Perrin, SCN

Mary Imogene Perrin, SCN, 86, a native of Calhoun, Ky., died at Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Ky., on January 3, 2010. She had been a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 64 years.

Sister Mary Imogene served in the apostolate of education for 53 years in Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio, Tennessee, Maryland, Florida and Washington, D.C. In Louisville, Sister taught at St. Patrick School from 1948-49 and served as University Archivist from 1996-2002 at Spalding University. Sister Mary Imogene has served as Assistant Director of Heritage Hall at Nazareth, Ky., from 2002 until the present.

Survivors include a cousin, Kenneth Perrin of Sebree, Ky., and her Sisters in the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.