Sister Mary Julie Rose Keck, SND (Roseann Keck); September 13, 1932 – May 16, 2024
Roseann Keck, born on September 13, 1932, was the second child of Joseph and Josephine Hamm Keck. In her autobiography, Roseann wrote that her parents considered themselves twice blessed: first, for the birth of a healthy baby, and secondly, because the crowded conditions in their home in Cleveland made building a new house a necessity. […]
Sister Mary Geralyn Stenger, SND (Patricia Ann Stenger); December 7, 1937-May 5, 2024
In Loving Memory: Sister Mary Geralyn Stenger, SND Born in University Heights, Ohio on December 27, 1937, Patricia Ann was the oldest child of Harry and Geraldine (Morrison) Stenger. She and her three brothers attended Gesu Parish School. Early on, Patricia began to consider her future. “The seeds of a religious vocation were planted in […]
Sister Mary Ann Tusai, SND (formerly Sister Mary John Martin); August 25, 1937 – March 25, 2024
Born on August 25, 1937 to John and Helen (Doljac) Tusai, Mary Ann was the only girl and the oldest of five children. She attended St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School in Cleveland. At St. Peter High School, Mary Ann joined the Glee Club, newspaper staff, and participated in the school play. She became an assistant […]
Sister Mary Laura Wingert, SND (Joan Marie Wingert); February 12, 1942-February 26, 2024
Joan Marie Wingert was the oldest child and only daughter of Wayne and Mary (Zettler) Wingert, born on February 12, 1942 in Canton, Ohio. Together with her four brothers, Joan enjoyed a happy childhood in the family home, surrounded by acres of farmland and woods to play in. Both parents came from German farming families. […]
Sister Mary Jessica Karlinger, SND; February 1, 1936 -February 24, 2024
(Carol Anne Karlinger)February 1, 1936 – February 24, 2024Professed August 16, 1955 Carol Anne was the only child of Victor and Anna Pezdirtz Karlinger. The family lived in Cleveland, Ohio—first in the home of her paternal grandparents near St. Vitus Parish, and then in North Collinwood. The family belonged to Our Lady of Perpetual Help […]
Sister Mary Kathleen McCafferty, SND (formerly Sister Mary Lisbeth); July 11, 1941 – January 16, 2024
Kathleen Therese McCafferty was born in Cleveland, the first of three children of Richard and Elizabeth Lucko McCafferty. With her sister and brother, she enjoyed a happy childhood in the city that she knew and loved. At St. Wendelin School, Kathleen was a good student. In her junior year at St. Stephen High School, Kathleen […]
Sister Grace Mary Corbett (Formerly Sr. Mary Foster), SND
Grace was the second of three daughters born to Edward and Stella (Gunn) Corbett in Cleveland, Ohio. The virtues of faith, hospitality, and generosity were integral to family life, along with an appreciation of Irish heritage and culture. Grace was talented in sports, especially tennis and swimming. Blessed with a love of nature and a […]
Sister Josetta Marie Livignano (Phyllis Livignano), SND
Phyllis Livignano was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Joseph and Concetta (Caputo) Livignano. Her sister Marie (Sister Mary Trina) was two years older; she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1956. The girls experienced a happy, loving home life, and saw the strength of both parents who dealt with physical challenges. Their mother became […]
Sister Margaret Mary Per (Formerly Sister Mary Valerie Jean), SND
Margaret Mary was the youngest of five children born to John and Mary (Biaggio) Per in Cleveland, Ohio. Her sister Mary, the firstborn, died in infancy. Her brother John died of pneumonia at age 5. St. Vitus Parish, and relatives & friends in the Slovenian neighborhood were a source of comfort to her family. Margaret […]
Sister Mary John Paul Bobak (Mary Bobak), SND; September 20, 1939 – August 29, 2023
Mary was the first of six children born to John and Pauline (Kmets) Bobak in Cleveland, Ohio. Though she reveled in being the only girl, in 1953 she described her baby sister as “God’s gift to us on Little Christmas” who “completely wound all of us around her little finger.” Mary dearly loved her family. […]