IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Sister Mary
Johnellen Garrity, Bvm
January 11, 1927 – January 8, 2018
Obituary
Sister Mary Johnellen Garrity, BVM, 90, of Caritas Center, 1130 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA, passed away January 8, 2018, at Caritas Center.
Visitation will be from 9 A/M to 10:15 A/M, on Friday, January 12, 2018, in the Marian Hall Chapel, followed by a Sharing of Memories at 10:15 A/M. Funeral Liturgy will immediately follow. Burial is in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Sister Mary Johnellen taught history at Wahlert HS, in Dubuque, IA. She also taught secondary school in Chicago, IL, and Wichita, KS. She was an elementary school teacher in Chicago, IL, and Hempstead and Bellerose, NY.
She was born in Chicago, IL, on January 11, 1927, to John Joseph and Mary Ellen Lonergan Garrity. She entered the BVM congregation September 8, 1945, from St. Andrew Parish, Chicago, IL. She professed first vows on March 19, 1948, and final vows on August 15, 1953.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, John, Lawrence, James and Donald; and sisters, Annamae Walton and Dorothy Sperath.
She is survived by a sister, Irene Schultz, Wheeling, IL; nieces; nephews; and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for (72) years.
Memorials may be given to Sisters of Charity, BVM Support Fund, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA, 52003, or online at https://www.bvmcong.org/support_donate.cfm.
The Miller Funeral Home, 1185 Highway 35 North, East Dubuque, IL, 61025, is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be left at www.millerfhed.com
Visitation will be from 9 A/M to 10:15 A/M, on Friday, January 12, 2018, in the Marian Hall Chapel, followed by a Sharing of Memories at 10:15 A/M. Funeral Liturgy will immediately follow. Burial is in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Sister Mary Johnellen taught history at Wahlert HS, in Dubuque, IA. She also taught secondary school in Chicago, IL, and Wichita, KS. She was an elementary school teacher in Chicago, IL, and Hempstead and Bellerose, NY.
She was born in Chicago, IL, on January 11, 1927, to John Joseph and Mary Ellen Lonergan Garrity. She entered the BVM congregation September 8, 1945, from St. Andrew Parish, Chicago, IL. She professed first vows on March 19, 1948, and final vows on August 15, 1953.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, John, Lawrence, James and Donald; and sisters, Annamae Walton and Dorothy Sperath.
She is survived by a sister, Irene Schultz, Wheeling, IL; nieces; nephews; and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for (72) years.
Memorials may be given to Sisters of Charity, BVM Support Fund, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA, 52003, or online at https://www.bvmcong.org/support_donate.cfm.
The Miller Funeral Home, 1185 Highway 35 North, East Dubuque, IL, 61025, is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be left at www.millerfhed.com
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