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Class of 1956

Welcome to the Trinity Class of 1956 page! This page will be updated with class notes, memorials, and information about reunion and class gifts when relevant.

Class Co-Chairs

1956 Class Notes

2021

Sheila Jarvis Rice and I have solicited news and info from you all, and these comments reflect our survey.

Early callers include Janet Francis Filling, who enjoys suburban Westport where she visits frequently with son Greg and fam; her granddaughter thrives at Georgetown. Janet is in touch with Marie Collins, longtime NYC resident.

Bunky Jordan (Sr. Marcella) and I talk occasionally.  She lives in retirement (finally!) at Christ House and still visits with former clients.  After a brief health crisis, she generally settles for monthly drops for macular degeneration, and taking it easy. Petsy Flanigan O’Hora called, and I enjoyed her bouncy personality, as usual. She talks with our faithful former scribe Peggy Collins Morgan, who recently moved to assisted living nearby and no doubt enlivens that crowd! Maria Romero sounds bored in Boston because of pandemic isolation (and Needham is not NYC!) In more normal times she visits the senior center, playing chess, teaching knitting, Peruvian cooking, etc. Her daughter Maria Elena and family live nearby, of course, and take care of her shopping needs, etc.

I learned from our conversation that Esther Romero, after years in Geneva, has returned to Lima and a beach get-away to avoid the plague.  Esther has edited their father’s (Fernando Romero) book of studies on African-Peruvians. From the international scene to South Bend: a great note from Julie Whelan Considine.  She and Jim began to adopt in the early 60’s and moved from house to house as the family grew: Blaise, Meghan, Cecily, and Devin arrived, as did piano students and then a music-teaching career.  She produced two annual musicals at St. Matthew School;  remember TC’s class shows?!  Now Julie walks daily and takes occasional trips to family and the Jersey Shore, of course.

Joan Messineo Beck and George missed their summer at Cape Cod last year for the first time in 38 years!  Florida has been good for them, though, and they are grateful for a.c., cable tv, the internet, cell phones, and ZOOM.  Text messages keep them in touch with their large family.  Sheila Rice reports Mary Ellen Kelly “status quo” in nearby Maryland. Sheila finally contacted Mitzi Kent Federici who’s missing tennis and golf and is relieved she doesn’t have to work on our class reunion.  We’ve decided to skip a get-together for obvious reasons this 65th year since graduation.  Sheila did track Ann Jones Kittler to discover she died in May 20l9 in Bossier City, La.  Ann raised her family and taught school there for many years but did not keep in touch with family and friends in Md.  Remember how pretty Ann was?  We last saw her at our l0th reunion.  We uncovered a few other deaths of ’56ers: Lee Quasey Gowell died last summer after years of illness, and Jean Sigmund Duane died earlier that summer.  Jean had battled heart disease for 20-plus years.

I had a nice conversation one evening with Erin Sweeney Hogan’s son Matthew.  He called to tell me both his parents died last year;  Erin followed her husband by weeks, and they had a family funeral mid-summer in Saratoga Springs.  Since we all saw Sheila Leary Craig at our last reunion, it was surprising to learn last fall of her death from dementia.  Her large family was able to be with her at the end, a blessing.  One of my first responders was Peggy Shirley Corlew, our classmate from Lynn, transposed for years to Hacienda. CA.  She wrote that not only did she raise a large family but also received an MA at Cal State Fullerton.

From the Midwest:  Kathleen Lawrence Prochaska writes of the October death of George, age 90, and the death of their daughter-in-law the following month.  Kathleen is now living in a retirement community.  Kay Fitzgibbon Garrity lives in an ACTS community in PA, where she earned Life Master at bridge, all online.  Congratulations!  From Pittsburgh, Nancy Thibodeau Brockenbrough writes her three sons are Ph.D. engineers and that she and George have the usual old-age aches and pains. They continue to vacation in Gloucester, back to her roots.  It’s status quo for Mary Ellen O’Neal Heinze in MD where their pizza business thrives, with two locations (and two sons)and a pizza “hot line”!  She’s planning to hold two weddings at the farm this up-coming season.

Pat Paul, with a walker, and her partner are caring for each other with some helpers.  She recommends “Let go and let God” and “One day at a time” as succinct advice to us all.  I talk frequently with Barbara Ronan O’Hern, who walks daily and plays bridge frequently.  Her large family keeps her involved since Dan’s death; they have the usual joys and sorrows.  Sound familiar?
Ellen Dolan Carter (Cleveland area) is now at a senior living complex; her son and daughters are supportive as only family can be.  She had a long trip to a daughter’s in Connecticut last year.  Ellen is a librarian and a lawyer, and I’m sure her “retirement” is active!
Carol Cooney Barry, a New Englander in Georgia, is pushing through her great loss with Charlie’s recent death. She continues her community involvement and her church devotions. Her life has not been easy, but she always does the right thing.  (My comment).
I had a long phone conversation recently with Lois O’Connor Vaughan who welcomes the opening-up of our worlds.  Her oldest daughter is recovering from serious illness in Needham where she is a close friend of Maria Romero’s daughter.  I usually lunch with Lois and Joan Beck when I’m in Mattapoisett in the summer.  We missed last year, and who knows what August 2021 will bring?
It’s been 10 years since Owen died, and it’s status quo for me: same house, wonderful children, good health, some travels, and many masked get-togethers.
When she isn’t camping with family all over the country (and Canada), Sheila runs her household (which has always included a relative or two); retirement is not her style.  She has tracked-down a classmate or two and provided me with laughs and running commentary.  And she got out of co-chairing our reunion with the elusive Mitzi!
Since you have our contact info, please keep in touch as the days and years go by; until we meet again….
Sheila Rice and Mary Jane Malone

2019

Dear Red class of 1956,

This letter will be short due to falls and old age. Petsy Flanagan O’Hora will be in England in July for her granddaughter, Mary’s wedding on July 6th. Mary is a Georgetown grad and speaks Italian fluently. Barbara Ronan O’Hern and I had a very nice conversation about a month ago. She is always so upbeat, so we enjoyed talking with each other. Lois O’Connor Vaughan and her husband, Jimmy, and I had a wonderful dinner on the Cape last summer with lots of laughing, but I did not see Joan Messineo Beck as she and her husband were busy in DC with grandchildren. Some of you knew Father Charles Gonzalez when he was an undergraduate at Georgetown. He was a great dancer.  Lois and Jimmy attended his funeral in DC when he passed away in March.

Our amazing long term class president, Mary Jane Ryan Malone, remarked that she thinks classmates are status quo, no big changes lately but maintaining in our eighties. I, for one, cannot believe I am 84 years old. Wasn’t it only a few years ago we were at Trinity?

Peggy Shirley Corlew wrote that her parish finally finished rebuilding their church, which burned down several years ago. The parish is so happy with their new modern church.

Carol Cooney Barry keeps very busy with book club as well as other activities. Julie Whalen Considine likes the mayor of South Bend, IN, Pete Buttigieg, who is a candidate for President of the United States.

We certainly have a wide strong field, so choose your candidate and VOTE! Please send pictures or notes or news to me and I promise to be better organized next year.

Keep in touch all!

Love,

Peggy Collins Morgan
1127 East DelMar Blvd. #315
Pasadena, CA  91106

2018

Dear Red Class of 1956,

Hope this missive finds you well and happy. Mary Farrell Jackson has lived in various places, such as South Africa, Brazil, and the Far East, but has been settled in SC since 1983 and plans to spend the rest of her days there. She has numerous family members in town and says, “I try to keep active each day. There are many blessings in my life for which I am grateful.” That could be said of most of us, if not all.

Kathleen Lawrence Prochaska sent pictures of her wedding 60 years ago and the celebration of same. She commented, “Sometimes I can’t believe we are still here. She sends love and prayers to all. Peggy Shirley Corlew is excited that their new church, erected to replace the one that burned down seven years ago, will be dedicated in June. She works two mornings a week tutoring a reading and math group. Health could be better – “those hours in the smoker playing bridge were not helpful,” she comments.

Laurie Eveleth Stackpole now lives in a retirement community on the Patuxent River, in a one story cottage with many amenities, including a sunroom with a Patuxent view. Julie Whelan Considine walks three to four miles a day, so she is in good shape from all that exercise. Her book club is reading “A Gentleman in Moscow,” which she recommends. Notre Dame University’s presence in South Bend brings many visitors, which she enjoys. Mary Ann Wright Rasmussen writes from AZ that she and Tom are reasonably well and have two great grandchildren. Nancy Thibodeau Brockenbrough has lived in Pittsburgh for 61 years, and her four children have stayed close even though all but one live out of state. She and her husband take bike rides and she does craft in the winter and gardens in the summer.

Mary Jane Ryan Malone is still president of our class. Bet you never envisioned such a lengthy tenure when you were elected in 1956, MJ! She keeps in touch with several classmates, including your scribe. She makes trips to Mattapoisett, MA, and the Berkshires each year, and five of her six children live in the area. Marie Flanagan O’Horasaid to say she’s fine when I spoke with her recently. She is thrilled about being a great-grandmother and is still the wonderful, funny person she was as a student. I also spoke with Lois O’Connor Vaughan. She and Jimmy had a wonderful trip to Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary last year. Their entire family of 31 was present, staying in three villas, as Lois and Jimmy decided that this was the place that meant the most to them. They are expecting a great-grandchild at the end of September, about which they are extremely happy. Lois had been in touch with Joan Messineo Beck who had a bad fall, but is thankfully on the mend.

I was disappointed at the small response to my letter, but please feel free to write or call me whenever; always happy to hear from any of you. As for me, most days I’m upright and dressed; at 83, what more can you ask?

Love to all in Trinity,

Peggy Collins Morgan
Class Scribe

2014-2015

Dear Classmates,

You apparently love a short deadline! I got very prompt responses and quite a few of them. Or you thought my 5+6 attempt to catch your memory was humorous. Anyway, it was great to hear from so many so quickly.
Lee Quasey Gowell was first to respond. She is still adjusting to living in Emerald Heights in Redmond, WA, where she is learning to navigate an electric wheelchair and volunteers to do in-house TV interviews. Lee had a call in February from Kathryn Cotter, oldest daughter of Kathryn “Kay” Farrell Noumair, sadly to report that Kay died the end of January.  Lee is godmother to Kay’s youngest daughter, Claire, but had not been in touch with her lately. Your scribe was teary; Kay and I were roommates for three years. I will always remember her phenomenal math abilities and ever-present knitting projects, as well as the very floral bedspreads we bought at Woody’s to counteract the standard tan rooms of Fourth North. Kay’s mother, Kathryn Fischer Farrell ’25, was a Trinity alumna as was her older sister Mary Patricia “Dickie” Farrell Russell ’53.

Sue Langhoff Barbella wrote a very nice letter stating, “I don’t e­mail, text or do other tech stuff. I find myself falling apart at the seams.” She feels very disappointed that she can’t attend the wedding of her first grandchild, Alison, who is also graduating from medical school and marrying a doctor. She attempted wheelchair tennis, which resulted in injury. Her Trinity roommate, Jean Hackett Barry, has the same shoulder problem as a result of tossing decrepit poinsettias after Christmas. (Hard to believe how we all ran up and down flights of steps and danced with abandon.) Kathy Lawrence Prochaska had successful back surgery and can now walk without a walker. Those of us who have dealt with a walker know what a milestone this can be. Mary Ann Wright Rasmussen noted from Globe, AZ, “I am upright and ambulatory so what else?” There are a number of us saying amen to that. Mary Farrell Jackson writes that her “descendants” remain at the same number and she is looking forward to celebrating her 80th at a family reunion in NC in the fall. Our Class has several who have already reached that landmark, and some of our younger members are holding out ’til 81. How did we get this old? Fortunately, I don’t remember.

Jean Sigmund Duane  is back to tap dancing and swimming, as well as advising her grandchildren at various universities and colleges. You are a miracle, Jean! She and Frank have sold the Ocean City residence and are considering assisted living options. Visiting FL this past winter were Barbara Ronan O’Hem and Janet Francis Filling, who once again visited Katy Florance Denny at her home in Hobe Sound. Barbara wrote that Katy is a great hostess so all enjoyed the time together.

Peggy Shirley Corlew mentioned that she was glad to hear from me as she noticed that she didn’t get the usual Christmas letter. (Trinity has changed their publication schedule, so now you’ll be hearing from me around Fourth of July.) Peggy is tutoring twice a week in a 2-3 classroom. She has decided to take “no more plane trips unless the President offers me Air Force One,” so I guess her travels are over, as opposed to Carol Cooney Barry, who cruised to southeast Asia – Bangkok, Saigon, Hong Kong, etc., this past spring. Sheila Jarvis Rice has had two weddings in her family as well as “glamping” trips in their mobile home. She reports that she takes an exercise class with Grace Watson Picciolo-Predmore’s sister. Sheila also said that Roberta “Mitzie” Kent Federici’s mother died.

Norma Matarese Kacen wanted to share her life inside the Beltway. She is retired but lobbys on the Hill for many causes such as education and social justice, to name only two. She, like many of ’56, belongs to a book club and feels blessed to live in DC with so much of the world centered there.

Rose Mary “Ronnie” Rafferty Libert and Jack have achieved their goal of visiting all 50 states and some locations overseas. They are settled in Wayne, PA, and Ronnie has retired from the local high school’s guidance department. Carol Lawless Mehr and Tracy are moving to Atlanta in September to be nearer children and grandchildren. They have seen Jim and Regina Malloy Shriver and Mike and Sheila Leary Craig on occasion. Carol also visited Lib Malone Mehr and her six children in Milwaukee last fall.

Carol joins Mary Farrell Jackson and Mary Marbach Morano as soon-to-be great-grandparents. Marie “Petsy” Flanagan O’Hora has already achieved that noble status with the birth of Margaret Josephine “Maggie” this past spring. Her oldest grandson, Patrick, and my only granddaughter, Jennifer, were both married on July 19. Not in the same place, nor to each other! Petsy continues to be horrified by her grandsons’ antics, and uses me as the sounding board on how to raise boys. I just laugh and deem them perfectly normal. Joe’s health is holding so Petsy’s thought is, “So far so good.” She had lunch with Roseanne Geeraert Carney in DC in May.

Joan Messineo Beck and George celebrated his 80thin February, went to Spain and Portugal, and are now on the Cape for the 32ndsummer. Joan saw Lois O’Connor Vaughan at the party the Vaughans gave to celebrate the 80th birthday of Leo O’Donovan, SJ, in Chatham. Joan is scheduled for Moh’s surgery on her nose; her comment was, “Hello, sunbathing with baby oil when we were young and foolish.” (Remember all those docks on the Potomac?!) I’m looking forward our annual get-together in Chatham – Lois, Joan and me. The years melt away and we chat and giggle just as we did on Fourth North. Lois and Jimmy’s first wedding of a grandchild (son) will take place on the Cape in September. A week later they will go to Paris and take a river cruise on the Seine to Normandy. Lois and Joan will get together with Mary Jane Ryan Malone as Mary Jane will be in Mattapoisett. She is still, believe or not, our stalwart Class President. Thank you, MJ, for all of us.

Mary Marbach Morano was inducted into her high school Hall of Fame at ­Our Lady of Good Counsel in White Plains, NY. (Champ received a similar honor a few years ago at White Plains High School.) 56’s own power couple! They sold their home in WP since Champ needed daily care and so Mary moved to Rye to be near him. She is enjoying the new place and says, “I enjoy easy living here and fill my days with friends and family.” Sheila Leary Craig and Mike are both involved and busy with the 54 members of their family. Sheila and two daughters had a wonderful trip to Ireland and loved the “pint a day” custom. Sheila has become a dedicated European soccer fan in the last few years. Everyone in her house knows to Do Not Disturb if there is a game on.

Barbara O’Neil Dailey Sorrentino wrote from her daughter’s home in northern CA. Her daughter Pattie, who lived in the DC-area, died a few months ago; we now share that dubious distinction of the death of an adult child. Few sorrows are worse. Barbara is bravely taking a Pilates class and was still mobile after the first day. She mentioned reading of the death of Mary Gerin Hines but had no details. Ruth Robinson McGrath also died within the last year, but I have no information on that either. Mary Eileen “Mary Pat” Paul wrote that she has difficulty walking. She is also a member of the 80-year club and is a consultant for many advocacy groups as far away as AK and AL and points in between. She and her partner of 42 years finally married. Like many of us, her home is “getting kind of full of books” so she is trying to discard some. Good luck, MP, I can’t seem to give up any.

So, “that’s all she wrote,” as the saying goes. It was terrific to hear from everyone and many thanks for the checks. Your scribe is the owner of a new, RED Honda Fit; should it be nominated for Class Car?!?

Love,

Margaret Mary “Peggy” Collins Morgan

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1956 In Memoriam

Sheila (Leary) Craig

CRAIG Sheila Leary Craig (Age 85) Died on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at her home in Annandale, Virginia surrounded by her family. She was born on December 16, 1934 in Fall River, Massachusetts to William Arthur and Ethel Leary, traveled with her family as a military spouse, and has been a resident and active member of the Annandale community since 1967. She is survived by her husband, Michael; and their nine children, Mike, Patrick, Catie, Connie, Andrew, Sheila, Danny, Molly, and Tom; their 34 grandchildren; and her brother, Brother Francis Leary, C.S.C. She was predeceased by two siblings, Ruth and Arthur Leary, and two grandchildren. Sheila and Michael met in the District of Columbia where they attended Trinity College and Georgetown University, respectively. Sheila loved being a mother, and while managing multiple military moves throughout the United States and Germany, she raised her family with Michael in a home filled with love, happiness, grace, friendships, laughter, faith and, above all, God. As a trained vocalist, her passion was singing-she spent many years singing in the church choir and a lifetime singing to and with her family. She had a deep pride in her Irish roots and visited Ireland a few times during her life to explore her ancestral roots. While raising her nine children, Sheila rarely missed ending each day with a dinner table surrounded by family, always with the best manners. While endless loads of laundry, meals and homework help occupied her days, she spent as many hours making matching outfits, volunteering at the ribbon table for swim meets at North Springfield Swim Club, being an avid spectator to her childrens’ many theatrical performances and sporting events (however informal they may have been) and memorable special trips to the commissary for the weekly seven carts of groceries. After raising her children, she went back to school and attained a Master’s Degree in Guidance and Counseling and spent the remainder of her working years as a counselor at Northern Virginia Community College, lovingly guiding primarily adult students trying to enter the workplace. Her retirement was spent attending her grandchildren’s sacraments, sporting events, school plays, dance recitals and hosting large family gatherings at every opportunity. She particularly loved her annual “Back to School” party, celebrating each grandchild individually as they embarked upon a new school year. She also found time to start the Lazarus Group at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, a group devoted to assisting bereaved families plan services for their loved ones. Sheila died exactly as she lived – surrounded by her family in peace and love – passing into the arms of our Father, whom she served so well and faithfully.

Visit Sheila Leary Craig’s Obituary at The Washington Post. 

Regina (Sigmund) Duane

Regina S. Duane of Naples, FL passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Formerly of Rockville, MD, she was a long time seasonal resident of Ocean City, MD and Naples, FL before settling down permanently in Naples in 2000.

She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Franklin James “Frank” Duane and her loving children, Brian (Diane) Duane of Atlanta, GA; Carol (Michael) Gillespie of Raleigh, NC; Kerry Doyle of Milwaukee, WI, Caire (Mark) Jennings of Petaluma,CA and Diane (Aaron) Howse of Charlotte, NC.

Erin (Sweeney) Hogan

It is with great sadness that her four sons announce the passing of Erin Sweeney Hogan, our mother and the heart and soul of the Hogan family. Erin passed on Saturday July 18. Born Anne Erin Sweeney in Troy, NY on July 26, 1936, the Feast Day of St. Anne, her mother, being extremely religious, named her after the Saint. From that day forward though she was known as Erin.
Erin attended Sacred Heart Grade School and Catholic High School. She was an exceptional student who skipped two grades. Erin graduated from high school at the age of 15. Always looking for a challenge, Erin attended Trinity College in Washington DC graduating at the age of 19 with a major in Sociology. Erin always spoke about how her education helped her to raise her four sons.
After college Erin returned to Troy and took a job with The Albany Chamber of Commerce. She met John at a Troy Ski Club meeting in 1958. That chance encounter led to a December to September romance as it became abundantly clear to Erin that John would be her soul mate for life. On September 26, 1959, Erin and John were married at Sacred Heart Church with a fabulous reception at The Troy Country Club.

Visit Erin Sweeney Hogan’s obituary at Legacy.com.

Mary (Farrell) Jackson

Mary Farrell Jackson, 85, a resident of Florence since 1983, died on Sunday, April 26, 2020 in Atlanta, GA.When travel restrictions and social distancing requirements are lifted, her funeral will be held at St. John’s Church in Florence. Burial will be in Florence National Cemetery, alongside her beloved husband, the late John Randolph Bryan Jackson (1931-1996), who was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Superior Machine Co. from 1983 to 1996. Mary Jackson, née Mary Anne Farrell, was born on December 7, 1934, in West Point, NY, a daughter of General Francis William Farrell and Anne Ramsey Farrell. As dependents of a US Army officer, the family lived in various locations throughout Mary’s childhood, including Hawaii, Georgia, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and finally Japan, where Mary graduated as salutatorian from Yokohama High School in 1952. She then went on to earn a BA cum laude from Trinity College, Washington, DC, in 1956, majoring in American History and Political Science.Mary and Bryan were married in Arlington, VA on November 17, 1956. Easily transitioning from itinerant “army brat” to international corporate wife, Mary lived with her husband and their growing family in Virginia, Massachusetts, Ohio, South Africa, Kenya, Brazil, Mexico, Connecticut, and Georgia. They finally settled permanently in Florence in 1983 after their children were grown. Mary was actively involved with the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Florence Research Literary Club, and St. John’s Church.Surviving are three daughters, Anne Jackson Hafer of Hendersonville, NC, Elizabeth Grinnan Jackson of London and Trinidad, and Catherine Jackson Moynihan of Arlington, VA; a brother Francis William Farrell, Jr., of Atlanta, GA; eight grandchildren, Mary Catherine Fitzgerald and Rebecca Bland Fitzgerald of London, Frances Gunn Harvel of Atlanta, GA, Thomas Randolph Fitzgerald of Los Angeles, CA, Catherine Glassell Gunn of Charlotte, NC, Bryan Jackson Moynihan of Dallas, TX, Daniel Tucker Moynihan and William Randolph Moynihan of Arlington, VA; and three great grandchildren, Ozelle Fitzgerald Villiers and Oliver Thomas Villiers of London; and Caroline Ramsey Harvel of Atlanta, GA.

Visit Mary Farrell Jackson’s Obituary at SCNow.com. 

Ann (Jones) Kittler

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ann Frances Kittler, 85, at Christ the King Catholic Church on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., officiated by Msgr. Earl V. Provenza. Inurnment will follow in Hill Crest Memorial Park. The family will receive guests on Monday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home, with a Vigil to begin at 5:30 p.m.

Mrs. Kittler was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, St. Vincent DePaul Society, and was a counselor for A.A. She had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and loved sports, especially the N.Y. Yankees and Louisiana Tech, playing golf, puzzles, reading, and anything Snoopy.

Ann was preceded in death by her father, Richard Jones; mother, Madeline Green Jones; and her sister, Dorothy Shields. She is survived by her son, James Kittler; daughter, Julia Kittler; grandchildren, Stephanie C. Johnston, Chad M. Johnston, Kaitlin M. Wood, and Mariah L. Burns; and several great-grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Gatti, Chad Johnston, Chris Font, and Gil Wisby.

Visit Ann Jones Kittler’s obituary at Dignity Memorial.com.

Agnes (Inglesby) McEarlen

Agnes Marie Inglesby McErlean, 85, of Westerly, RI and formerly of Ocean City, NJ and Larchmont, NY, died peacefully on Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Agnes was born in Camden, NJ to the late Thomas A. and Agnes Inglesby, her parents moved the family to Washington, DC, where Agnes graduated from Immaculata High School in 1952, and received a BA from Trinity College in 1956. She later went on to earn both a master of science degree in education, (1979), and a PhD with Specialization in, Language, Literacy and Learning, (1987), from Fordham University, NY, NY.

Visit Agnes Inglesby McErlean’s Obituary at Legacy.com. 

Sr. Mary Reilly, SNDdeN

On July 12, 2020, Sister Mary Reilly, SNDdeN passed away.  In 1924, she was born Mary Elizabeth Reilly in Brooklyn, NY.   Early in her religious life, she was known as Sister Mary St. Anne.  Sister Mary’s ministries include being a teacher in New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland, then after receiving a Master’s degree in Psychology from the Catholic University of America, she became the Director of Formation for her religious Congregation.
Sister Mary is survived by her sister-in-law Catherine (John) Reilly, her nieces, Kathleen (Hank) Titone, Patricia Reilly (Harry Bryan), Theresa (Rick) Reittman, Teresa (Tom) Rose, Mary (David) Field.  She was predeceased by her brothers Joseph, John and Francis, a niece Donna Reilly, and nephews John and Patrick Reilly.    She is also survived by great nieces and great nephews Michelle (Ben) Carroll, Christopher Titone (Becca), Catherine Zambrano (Eric), Jessica & Cecillia Reitmann, and Melissa (Bill) Moore, and great grandnieces and great grandnephews Ella and John Thomas Carroll, and Jenna, Michael and Madyson Eisenzapf.

Visit Sr. Mary Reilly’s obituary at Ruckfuneral.com.

Sr. Patricia Murray, SNDdeN

Sister Patricia Murray, SNDdeN (formerly Sister William Marie) April 10, 1926- January 9, 2021.

Visit Sr. Patricia Murray’s obituary at thecatholictelegraph.com.

Mary (Kelly) Whiteman

Mary Kelly Whiteman, 86, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2021 surrounded by loving children and devoted caregivers. Mary Kelly was born on June 7,1935 in Great Barrington, MA. In passing she joins her parents, Francis James and Sara Dunn Kelly, her younger sister, Anne, and her devoted husband of 54 years, Joseph David Whiteman. She married Joe during a Christmas holiday snowstorm in 1962. They shared the joy of raising five children, and later welcomed 13 grandchildren. Mary was the epitome of patience, love and grace. She was guided by her deep faith in God and her Roman Catholic upbringing. It is those qualities which characterized all of her words and actions.

Mary graduated from Trinity College in Washington, DC and worked as an analyst for the CIA where she was stationed in London and Washington DC. After her children were born, Mary dedicated her talents and intellect to motherhood. Mary, Joe and their children lived in Indiana, New Jersey, Minnesota and Kansas before settling in Shaker Heights, OH in 1975. They lived in Shaker Heights where Joe was general counsel at Parker Hannifin Corporation until 1998 when they retired to Stowe, Vermont. In Stowe, Mary and Joe enjoyed retirement alongside her sister and brother in law, Theresa and Gerry Griffin. The two couples travelled often and shared many adventures and stories. In 2014 Joe and Mary moved to Virginia Beach to be close to their daughter Sally and her husband, Dr. Daniel Dickinson. They were welcomed to Virginia Beach and made to feel at home by Dr. Andy and Mary Dickinson and their family.

View Mary’s full obituary here. 

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