Tributes – Chardon, OH

Sister Julie Marie Gilmore, SND; October 2, 1934 –May 17, 2022 (Formerly Sister Mary Maurene)

The fourth child of William and Mary Ellen (Duddy) Gilmore, Julie Theresa was born in the family home on East 93rd Street in Cleveland, in the shadow of Notre Dame on Ansel Road. From their…

Sister Mary Catherine Romancik, SND; June 21, 1928 – March 9, 2022 (formerly Sister Mary Roy)

Catherine Dorothy Romancik was born to Adam and Lottie Stanczyz Romancik in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father had come to America from Slovakia at age 17. He found work in the Pennsylvania coal mines, and then…

Sister Ruth Mary Perl, SND; October 22, 1935 – December 29, 2021 (formerly Sister Mary Judith Ann)

Ruth Mary Perl was the youngest child of Leo and Mary Hohneck Perl, and twin sister to Sister Rita Mary Perl, born in Massillon, Ohio. The biblical blessing of “children like olive plants around your…

Sister Mary Dolores Stanko, SND; October 8, 1932 – December 26, 2021 (formerly Sister Mary Charles Ann)

Dolores Anna Stanko was the first of two daughters born to Charles and Anna Sotak Stanko. She and her sister Mary Jane spent their early years living in multi-generational, multi-family homes, characterized by faith, hard…

Sister Merita Strahler SND; September 24, 1926-July 10, 2021

Sister Merita Strahler, SND (September 24, 1926-July 10, 2021) Loretta Mary Strahler was born in Suffield, Ohio, the fourth of seven children of Raymond and Stella Oakes Strahler. With three older brothers and later, three…

Sister Hedy Marie, SND; July 23, 1932 – December 27, 2020 (formerly Sister Mary Claudia)

Sister Hedy Marie Olesky owed her life to the flu pandemic of 1918. Her parents, Charles Olesky and Nellie Dominikowski Kowalski, lost their spouses during that epidemic. After the pandemic ended, they met and married,…

Sister Mary Janet Kondrat, SND; January 4, 1942 – February 21, 2019 (formerly Sister Mary Anthon)

Our dear Sister Mary Janet (formerly Sister Mary Anthon) went home to God, very peacefully and quietly, at 2:55 p.m. on Thursday, February 21. Sister ministered to her SND community in food service for 26…

Sister Mary Alice Dugar, SND; June 20, 1944 – March 24, 2021 (formerly Sister Mary St. Benedict)

Alice was the third of four children born to Vincent and Stella (Jursinovic) Dugar in East Cleveland, Ohio. She attended Notre Dame Academy, Cleveland, as an aspirant, and entered the novitiate on February 2, 1962….

Sister Mary Roman Ress, SND; (September 16, 1924 – January 13, 2021)

Born to Roman and Christine (Boylan) Ress, Agnes and her three brothers grew up in a closely-knit family, centered in home, faith, and their beloved St. Mary Church in Massillon. In 1944, she entered the…