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 younger sisters, Loretta described her childhood as “very happy,” as she played, learned, and shared the work of the family’s […]
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, blending their five children into a family. Over the years, eight more children were born; Hedy was the second youngest. […]
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 years and then as secretary and office manager at Metro Catholic School and St. Augustine Parish, Cleveland. Her characteristic gentle […]
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. She earned a B.S. degree from Notre Dame College, South Euclid, Ohio in 1967 and taught high school math and […]
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 Sisters of Notre Dame as a postulant. At investment, she received the name Sister Mary Roman. Sister ministered as an […]