Tributes
Tributes

Region: Chardon

Festival Memories

For more than 100 years, we celebrated July 4th with the annual SND Fourth of July Festival. Over the years, the day included games, raffles, an auction, sisters’ market, delicious food and most of all, the joy of meeting old friends and creating new ones.

Sister Marian Coughlin, SND (formerly Sister Mary St. Patrick)

Sister Marian Coughlin, SND(formerly Sister Mary St. Patrick)July 19, 1928-March 14, 2026Professed August 16, 1948 Born in Youngstown, Ohio, on July 19, 1928, Marian was the ninth of the twelve children, seven boys and five girls of Joseph and Gertrude (Handel) Coughlin. Hers was a happy, busy, hard-working, and loving Catholic family. Each day was […]

Sister Mary Lenette Marcello, SND (formerly Sister Mary Sherise)

Sister Mary Lenette Marcello SND(formerly Sister Mary Sherise)February 23, 1949-March 11, 2026Professed August 15, 1969 Lenette was the first of six children born to Leonard and Frances (Ludwick) Marcello in Warren, Ohio. Being three months premature, all her life Lenette struggled with poor eyesight and limited lung capacity. In the love of her wonderful, large […]

Sister Mary Margaret Kerr, SND (formerly Sister Mary St. Maurus)

Sister Mary Margaret Kerr, SND(formerly Sister Mary St. Maurus)March 3, 1934-March 6, 2026Professed August 16, 1954 Margaret was the youngest of the six children born to Maurice and Edith (Ford) Kerr on March 3, 1934, in Cleveland. She joined her siblings in their Cleveland Heights home in St. Ann Parish, where the children attended school […]

Sister Mary Barbara Morscher, SND (Formerly Sister Mary Dennine)

Sister Mary Barbara Morscher, SND(formerly Sister Mary Dennine)December 11, 1942 – February 7, 2026Professed January 3, 1963 Barbara was born on December 11, 1942 to Joseph and Mary (Kapolka) Morscher. She was the second of three girls. Barbara was taught by the Sisters of St. Joseph at St. Aloysius Elementary School. She admired the Sisters […]

Sister Mary Deborah Carlin, SND (Mary Margaret Carlin)

Sister Mary Deborah Carlin, SND(Mary Margaret Carlin)May 9, 1935 – February 6, 2026Professed August 16, 1956 Mary Margaret Carlin was born on May 9, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio to Margaret (Leneghan) and Michael Carlin. Joy and grief were intertwined, as complications from a long labor resulted in Margaret’s death.  Michael was 53 years old, having […]

Sister Mary Jeanne Moenk, SND (formerly Sister Mary Bede)

Sister Mary Jeanne Moenk, SND(Formerly Sister Mary Bede)March 31, 1946 – December 30, 2025Professed August 16, 1967 Born on March 31, 1946, to Jean and Rita (Remay) Moenk, Jeanne spent her early years in Cleveland, Ohio. When she was five years old, the family moved to Karlsruhe, West Germany, where Mr. Moenk was an army […]

Sister Mary Therese Hennessey, SND (Formerly Sister Mary Francis Therese)

Sister Mary Therese Hennessey, SND(Formerly Sister Mary Francis Therese)Margaret Jane HennesseyMay 4, 1930 – November 12, 2025Professed August 16, 1950 Margaret Jane Hennessey, born on May 4, 1930, was the youngest of four children of Ambrose and Helen (Powalski) Hennessey. The oldest, Kenneth, died in infancy. In her autobiography, Margie, as she was known, notes […]

Sister Marilyn Sabatino, SND (formerly Sister Mary Phillip)

Sister Marilyn Sabatino, SND(formerly Sister Mary Phillip)November 20, 1943 – October 17, 2025Professed January 3, 1965 Marilyn Theresa Sabatino and her twin sister, Joanne Rose, were born on November 20, 1943 to Phillip and Mary (DiMartino) Sabatino, who had emigrated to the USA from Italy.  Their brother Dominic was twelve years older, and the children attended St. […]