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Mary Morris

RUTHERFORD, NJ

February 17, 1931 - June 7, 2016

Mary Morris Obituary

MORRIS Sister Mary Philomena, CSJP, 85 yrs old, died peacefully at St. Michael Villa on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. She was born on February 17, 1931 in Sligo, Ireland, to the late William Morris and Anne E. Devins Morris. Sister Mary entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in Cabra, County Down, Northern Ireland on February 11, 1953, and came to St. Michael Novitiate, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. on September 12, 1953. She pronounced Final Vows there on August 22, 1959. Sister Mary had a B.S. in Education and Certification in Accounting and Computers. She was a Teacher in Elementary Schools in New Jersey: St. Anne, Fair Lawn; St. Joseph, Medford; Holy Rosary, Edgewater; St. Margaret, Little Ferry; Corpus Christi, South River; St. Rose of Lima, East Hanover; St. Michael, which later became Notre Dame Interparochial, Palisades Park; and also taught at St. Didacus, Sylmar, California. Sister was Payroll Supervisor and Accountant at St. James Hospital, Newark, N.J. and at St. Peter’s Medical Center, New Brunswick, N.J.; Office Manager at McCarrick Nursing Home, New Brunswick, N.J.; and Administrative Assistant at Mother Seton Residence, Montclair, N.J. Retiring to St. Michael Villa in 1997, Sr. Mary served as a Group Leader with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Sister was predeceased by her brothers John Morris and Liam Morris of Ireland and her sister, Vera Thorley of Manchester, England. She is survived by her brother Vincent in Ireland and her sister Bernadette Nicolaus of Maine. Visitation will be held on Friday, June 10, 2016 from 27 PM at St. Michael Villa, 399 Hudson Terrace, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Liturgy of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 9:30 AM in St. Michael Villa Chapel. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ. Memorial contributions may be made to the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, Shalom Center, 399 Hudson Terrace, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 076322806. Arrangements made by Angelo G. Mania Funeral Directors, Rutherford, NJ. Calhounmania.com

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