Sr. Mary Sullivan, OSU, formerly Sr. Karen, a beloved member of the Ursulines of the Roman Union Eastern Province USA, went home to God on August 17, 2026, at Andrus on Hudson Nursing Home.

Sr. Mary was born in the Bronx, New York, on July 23, 1940, the oldest child of Katherine Cahill and Patrick Sullivan, both from County Kerry, Ireland. She professed vows in the Ursuline Community on January 6, 1963. Sr. Mary earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the College of New Rochelle and a master’s degree in English from St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. She began her teaching ministry at Blessed Sacrament School in New Rochelle, St. Jerome’s in the Bronx, Notre Dame, and St. Joseph’s Ursuline Academy in Malone, New York. She went on to serve on the Boards of Trustees of the College of New Rochelle, Academy of Mount St. Ursula, and The Ursuline School. One of her fondest educational ministries was teaching Peace Education at St. John Chrysostom School in the Bronx.

Responding to a new call, Sr. Mary pursued certification in Clinical Pastoral Education at Walter Reed Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital. She served in chaplaincy and pastoral care positions at Memorial Sloan Kettering, Lincoln Hospital, St. Clare’s Hospital, and Calvary Hospital in New York. Recognizing her gifts in pastoral care, Sr. Mary was appointed Assistant Director of Pastoral Care at Calvary Hospital.

Advocacy for justice was an integral part of Sr. Mary’s life. She was involved in the Ursuline Roman Union JPIC (Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation) projects, demonstrations at the School of the Americas, and the initiation of a Madeleva Reflection Group, which met regularly to reflect on the Christian feminist vision of full humanity for all persons and right relationships among all creatures. As a member of the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility, Sr. Mary was invited to be part of the U.S. delegation serving as human rights monitors and observers of Orange Order parades held in Northern Ireland. She was Assistant Director of Siena House, which provides transitional housing for pregnant women and young mothers. Her concern for immigrants also led her to volunteer at Catholic Social Services in Laredo, Texas.

Within the Ursuline community, Sr. Mary served in several leadership positions, including Provincial and Local Superior. Her gifts as a spiritual director were central to her role as Director of all stages of Ursuline formation.

Sr. Mary will be remembered by her Ursuline Sisters, family, and friends for her leadership, compassion, and vision of a future where all will be part of God’s peaceful kingdom.

She was predeceased by her brothers, John and James, and survived by her sister, Eileen Barrett; her sister-in-law, Pam Sullivan; and many loving nieces and nephews.

Visitation for Sr. Mary will be held on Monday, August 24, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 4:30 p.m. at the Ursuline Province Center, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804.

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 25, at 10:30 a.m. at the Ursuline Province Center, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804.

The Funeral Mass was live streamed on Facebook . It is now available for viewing below.

Donations in Sr. Mary’s memory may be made to the Ursuline Sisters Development Office, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804.

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Sr. Mildred Haipt, OSU, formerly Sr. Maria Carl, a beloved member of the Ursulines of the Roman Union, Eastern Province USA, for 72 years, died peacefully on August 4, 2026, at Andrus on Hudson Nursing Home.

Sr. Mildred was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Theresa Messner and Carl Haipt on October 15, 1928. Shortly after graduating from Fordham University with a bachelor’s degree in social studies, she entered the Ursuline Community and professed her vows on January 16, 1954.

Sr. Mildred went on to earn a master’s degree in Educational Psychology from Fordham University and a doctoral degree in Educational Administration, Supervision, and Curriculum from the University of Maryland. She began her ministry in education as a teacher at Ursuline high schools in New Rochelle, New York; Wilmington, Delaware; and Bethesda, Maryland. Recognized as an outstanding educator, she later joined the faculty of the Education Department at the College of New Rochelle.

Sr. “Millie,” as she was affectionately known by colleagues and students, also served as Director of Education for the Ursulines of the Eastern Province. Her professional yet gentle manner endeared her to the many student teachers she supervised throughout Westchester County. She also served on the Boards of Trustees of the Academy of Mount Saint Ursula in the Bronx, New York; Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, Delaware; and The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, New York. One of her most cherished memories was serving as a visiting scholar and teacher at Assumption University in Hua Hin, Thailand.

In her retirement years, Sr. Mildred founded and served as Chair of Serviam Girls Academy, a middle school for girls based on the Nativity-Miguel school model, in Wilmington, Delaware. During this time, she also served as Superior of the Ursuline Sisters community.

Sr. Mildred will be remembered by her Ursuline Sisters and many friends for her creative and unwavering commitment to education, her genuine interest in every person she met, and her kind and unassuming manner.

She is survived by her Ursuline Sisters and her loving cousins.

Visitation for Sr. Mildred will be held on Tuesday, August 11, beginning at 9:15 a.m., followed by the Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Both services will take place at the Ursuline Province Center, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York.

Service was livestreamed on Facebook

Donations in Sr. Mildred’s memory may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of the Eastern Province, Development Office, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804.

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Sr. Mary Beth Read, OSU, a beloved member of the Ursulines of the Roman Union Eastern Province, USA, for 60 years, died peacefully on March 9 at Andrus on Hudson Nursing Home.

Sister MaryBeth was born in Philadelphia, PA, on January 8, 1946, the daughter of John Read and Mary Loughran. She graduated from Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, DE. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Catholic University of America and a master’s degree in Religious Education from Fordham University. She also received certification in Educational Administration from Fordham/Manhattan College. Her ministry in the South Bronx impelled her to participate in the New York Archdiocese Spanish language program, which offered her the opportunity to study in Puerto Rico.

She began her ministry in education at St. Jerome’s parochial school. She then served as a teacher and later as an administrator at the Academy of Mount St. Ursula in the Bronx, NY. Sr. Mary Beth also served in parish ministry, first at St. Jerome’s parish and then at St. John the Baptist parish in Yonkers, NY. She brought her deep faith and compassionate care to these ministries.

Sr. MaryBeth entered the Ursuline community in 1966 and served as a provincial councilor, served on several committees, and as a trustee of Ursuline Academy. She will be remembered by her Ursuline Sisters, family, and many friends for her kindness and gentle presence.

She is survived by her brothers, James and Robert, her sister-in-law, Roberta, her sister-in-law, Paula, and several loving, caring nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother John.

Visitation for Sr. MaryBeth is on Saturday, March 14, 9:15–10:15 am, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am, at the Ursuline Province Center, located at 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY. Burial following at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

The funeral was livestreamed on Facebook

Donations in Sr. MaryBeth’s memory may be made to the Ursuline Sisters Development Office, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10804.

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Sr. Carole Marie Keaney,OSU, a beloved member of the Ursuline Community, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2025, at Andrus on Hudson. She was one of six children, born in 1932 to John and Mary Donnolly Keaney of Arlington, Massachusetts. After earning a BA in French from the College of New Rochelle and spending time in Holland to prepare for her ministry and learn the language, Sr. Carole Marie spent the next 30 years in Indonesia. Sr. Carole Marie taught high school Religion, English, and French in Bandung and Flores, and taught junior sisters English and other subjects. She also worked in rural community development and parish service in Cisantana and was on the staff of a Village Community Development Institute in Bandung, training local leaders from all over Indonesia.

After returning to the US, Sr. Carole Marie pursued her motivating interest in the environment and earned an MS in Environmental Studies from Antioch University in New Hampshire, which led to her role as Coordinator of Harmony Farm part of the Highbridge Community Life Center. In 2007, she attended the UN Conference on Environmental Change as a designated observer. In later years, she worked at an organic community farm and retreat center in Goshen, NY, and participated in “Nuns Build,” helping to restore New Orleans homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Sr. Carole Marie is predeceased by her brothers, Francis, Hugh, Philip, Rev. James, Rev. John, and her sisters Ellen and Mary. She will be remembered by her nieces, who were attentive to her through the years. Her Ursuline Sisters will recall with a smile her joyful spirit, welcoming heart, love for Indonesia, and her care for the environment.

Services will be at the Ursuline Province Center, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York. Viewing on Wednesday, December 16, 2025, 9:45 am – 10:45 am. Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 am. Burial following at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Donations in memory of Sr. Carole Marie may be made to the Ursuline Provincialate Development Office, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804.

The funeral liturgy was live-streamed on Facebook

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Sr. Joan McCarthy, a beloved member of the Ursuline Community formerly known as Mother Mary John died peacefully at Andrus on Hudson on October 29, 2025. She entered the Ursulines in 1947, having graduated from the College of New Rochelle. Sr. Joan taught at Blessed Sacrament School, New Rochelle, St. Jerome’s School and St. Philip Neri School in the Bronx, and at The Ursuline School, New Rochelle. Her later active years included parish ministry at St. John’s Beacon, NY, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Pelham Manor, St. Joseph’s in Malone, NY, and seventeen years of service to the city of New Rochelle at the Hugh A. Doyle Senior Center. She had been in administration for the Ursulines as Superior, Provincial Councilor and Novice Director.

Sr. Joan was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1925, the third child of Mary McKenna McCarthy and Joseph Francis McCarthy. She is predeceased by her brothers Edmund, John, and Joseph, and her sister Mary Rogers, and is survived by her sister, Margaret Mary Ehler, and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be at the Ursuline Province Center, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York. Viewing on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 AM. Burial following at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

The funeral liturgy was live-streamed on Facebook

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