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Catherine Gorman Obituary
Sister Catherine Mary Gorman, OP of Dominican Convent, Sparkill, New York, died on Sunday, March 8, 2015 in Dominican Convent, 175 Route 340, Sparkill, NY. Born in the Bronx on September 2, 1933, Patricia Gorman was the daughter of George Gorman and Katherine Kennedy Gorman. Patricia entered the Dominican Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary in Sparkill on September 8, 1951, and became known as Sister Catherine Mary professing her first vows in 1953 and her final vows in 1958. Sister Catherine Mary earned a BS in Education from Fordham University in 1958, an MA in Educator/Counseling from Manhattan College in 1975. During her professional life, Sister Catherine Mary taught in St. Helena School in the New York Archdiocese (1953-58 and 1966-68), in Holy Family School, Fulton (1958-66) and St. Catherine School, Binghamton (1968-69) in the Syracuse diocese, and in St. Anthony's School, Yonkers (1969-1973) in the Archdiocese of New York. Upon retiring from teaching, Sister served as an Assistant in the Finance Office in Dominican Convent (1973-81) and as a social worker in Catholic Home Bureau (1981-85). She worked as an Office Assistant in Albertus Magnus High School (1986-88), a Staff Member at Emmaus House, Elberon, New Jersey (1988-90) and (2002-09) and as a Secretary in Dominican Convent (1990-2002). Sister is survived by her sister, Mary McCrain, brother-in-law Bill McCrain, nieces Kathleen Martorano, Mary Pat Podest, Jeanne Ann Podest, Barbara Evangelista, and Patty Ann Kucan. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, Dominican Convent, Sparkill, NY, on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at 10:30am. Visitation is on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 from 3:30 to 8:00pm at the Convent, 175 Route 340, Sparkill, NY. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery in Sparkill. Arrangements are by Higgins Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: Dominican Sisters, at the above address, attention- Sr. Mary Murray, President.
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Eileen Sangregorio
March 9, 2015
Many fond memories of "Aunt Pat". Thinking of all of you during this time of loss and sadness,
fjohn reinke (mc1968)
March 9, 2015
The Manhattan College alumni community shares the grief, and is now praying for our fellow alumni and the family at this time. The Alumni Office has been informed. As well as the Jasper Jottings community that I personally can reach. We are all a little poorer now. "No man is an island, entire of itself ... any mans death diminishes me". We are sorry for your loss.
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