Sister Mary Popoczy, SND (Formerly Sister Mary Paul René)
Sister Mary Popoczy, SND(formerly Sister Mary Paul René)July 29, 1938 – October 5, 2025Professed: August 16, 1959 On July 29, 1938, Joseph and Theresa (Susa) Popoczy welcomed twin daughters, Mary Joyce and Catherine Joy. The girls had a sister, Josephine, who was just a year older. Their brother Joseph Paul was born in 1956. The […]
Sister Mary Dorothy Luli, SND (Formerly Sister Mary Rayanne)
Sister Mary Dorothy Luli, SND (Formerly Sister Mary Rayanne)February 10, 1940 – August 26, 2025Professed: August 16, 1960 Dorothy was born on February 10, 1940, to George and Mary Louise (Hostler) Luli, the ninth of their eleven children. With five sisters and five brothers, she learned the patience that comes with sharing, and the joy […]
Sister Elizabeth Marie Scanlon, SND (Formerly Sister Thomas Marie)
Sister Elizabeth Marie Scanlon(Formerly Sister Thomas Marie)April 2, 1936 – July 14, 2025Professed August 16, 1956 Elizabeth Ruth Scanlon was the first child of Thomas and Marie Grady Scanlon, born on April 2, 1936. Her brothers, Tom and Jack, were born in 1938 and 1939 respectively. The family belonged to Our Lady of Good Counsel […]
Sister Ann Marie Robinson, SND (formerly Sister Mary Eric)
Sister Anne Marie Robinson, SND(formerly Sister Mary Eric)December 20, 1938 – June 10, 2025Professed August 16, 1959 “Do not be hasty to speak, or impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.” (Ecclesiastes 5:1) Although these lines were not written by […]
Sister Regina Davala, SND (formerly Sister Mary Glenda)
Sister Regina Davala, SND(Formerly Sister Mary Glenda)August 11, 1947 – May 12, 2025Professed August 16, 1967 Besides the autobiography that Sister Regina wrote before entering the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1965, she composed a second account in 2021. Both narratives offer rich insights into her relationship with God, family, community, and ministry. Regina Ann […]
Sister Mary Jacquelyn Sefcovic, SND (formerly Sister Mary Joseph Frank)
Sister Mary Jacquelyn Sefcovic(Formerly Sister Mary Joseph Frank)December 22, 1938 – March 5, 2025Professed August 16, 1959 Jacquelyn Anne was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 22, 1938 to Joseph and Virginia (Katuscak) Sefcovic. Two years later, Mr. Sefcovic joined the Navy, serving in World War II. Stateside duty allowed for occasional visits to see […]
Sister Mary Kathleen Knechtges, SND (formerly Sister Mary Ambrose)
Sister Mary Kathleen Knechtges, SND(formerly Sister Mary Ambrose)March 19, 1938-November 28, 2024Professed August 16, 1959 Kathleen Ann was the fifth child born to Chauncey and Catherine (Ward) Knechtges on March 19, 1938, in Elyria, Ohio. Her older siblings—Jack, Jeanne, Ward, and Chuck—watched over her with great affection. When Kathleen was just four years old, Mrs. […]
Sister Mary Ann Burke, SND (formerly Sister Mary Brigid)
Sister Mary Ann BurkeFormerly Sister Mary BrigidAugust 11, 1942 – October 4, 2024Professed January 3, 1963 Mary Ann was the second of five children born to Stephen and Anna Mae (Connors) Burke on August 11, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio. “I became the chief tomboy of the neighborhood,” Mary Ann wrote in her autobiography, “with the […]
Sister Mary Anne Philomena Grady, SND (formerly Sister Mary Eamon)
Sister Mary Anne Philomena Grady(formerly Sister Mary Eamon)January 27, 1944 – July 11, 2024Professed: 1964 Anne Philomena Grady was born on January 27, 1944, in Cleveland, Ohio, the youngest of six children of Michael and Ann Molloy Grady. Of the four boys, the two oldest died in infancy. Anne Philomena’s sister, Mary Therese, became a […]
Sister Mary Therese Brown, SND (formerly Sister Mary St. Pius)
Sister Mary Therese Brown, SND (formerly Sister Mary St. Pius)December 3, 1937 – May 21, 2024 Professed: 1957 In her autobiography, Sister Mary Therese Brown calls herself “a child of prayer,” because her parents, Lawrence and Margaret Grubiss Brown, had prayed for more than five years that God would bless them with children. Their oldest daughter’s […]