Sister Grace Andrea Carolyn, BVM, 101, of Caritas Center, 1130 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Caritas Center.

Visitation will be from 10 A/M to 11:30 A/M, on Thursday, November 12, 2015, in the Marian Hall Chapel, followed by a prayer service at 11:30 A/M. Funeral liturgy will be at 1:30 P/M. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Sister Grace Andrea taught music, piano and voice at elementary and secondary schools in Wichita, KS, Glendale and Burbank, CA, Milwaukee, WI, Burlington, IA, Chicago and Mundelein, IL, where she was a French teacher and alumnae moderator.

She was born in Cresco, IA, on August 15, 1914, daughter of Andrew and Grace Sexton Carolan. She entered the BVM congregation on September 8, 1934. She made her first profession of vows on March 19, 1937, and her final profession on August 15, 1942.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and sisters, Anna Bea Barnes and Marcella Delaney.

She is survived by nieces and nephews and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with whom she shared life for eighty-one (81) years.

Memorials may be given to Sisters of Charity, BVM Support Fund, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003, or online at www.bvmcong.org/whatsnew_obits.cfm.

Miller Funeral Home, East Dubuque, IL, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.millerfhed.copm