Obituary and Funeral Liturgy for Sr. Sheila Campbell, OSU

Sister Sheila Campbell, OSU, formerly Sr. St. James, a beloved member of the Ursulines of the Roman Union Eastern Province USA for 63 years, died peacefully on November 24, 2024, at Andrus on Hudson Nursing Home.

Sr. Sheila was born in New York City on October 3, 1943, the daughter of James Campbell and Gertrude Kelly. She professed vows in the Ursuline Community on March 15, 1966.  Sr. Sheila earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the College of New Rochelle and a master’s degree in English at St. Louis University.  She began her ministry in education as a teacher at Blessed Sacrament School in New Rochelle, followed by the Academy of Mount St. Ursula in the Bronx, and Director of Assessment at the College of New Rochelle.  Touched by the need of recent immigrants, Sr. Sheila went on to receive a master’s degree in education with a concentration in Teaching English as a Second Language.  Equipped with this degree, Sr. Sheila was an ESL instructor in the NYC school system, Bronx Community College, Westchester Community College, and Concordia College. One of Sr. Sheila’s most memorable ministries was at St. Basil’s Ukrainian Seminary, where she was privileged to teach English to the young men who would be ordained priests in the Ukrainian Rite Catholic Church. Given her vast experience in education, Sr. Sheila served on the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Mount St. Ursula, the Ursuline School, and the Adult Learning Center in New Rochelle.

In addition, Sr. Sheila also served the Ursuline Community as Provincial Secretary, local superior, and member of the Formation Team.   

Sr. Sheila will be remembered by her Ursuline Sisters, family, and many friends for her kindness, loyal friendship, quick and endearing wit, excellence as a teacher and commitment to her Ursuline Community.

She is survived by her sister, Sarah Campbell, her loving and caring Melvin and McMorrow nieces and nephews, and her Falvey cousins. She was predeceased by her dear sister, Ellen Anne Sebastian. 

Visitation for Sr. Sheila will be Monday, December 2, 2024, 3:30-7:00 pm, at the Ursuline Province Center, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY.  The wake service will be at 4:15 pm.

The funeral mass will be on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 10:30 am at the Ursuline Province Center, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Burial will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery immediately following.

Livestream of the funeral: on Facebook

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