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Margaret Hanratty Obituary
Sister Margaret Mary Hanratty, OP, of the Dominican Sisters, Sparkill, New York, died on August 18, 2015 in Siena Hall, Sparkill, NY.
Born in the Bronx, NY on November 18, 1937, Margaret was the daughter of James and Marie Bradley Hanratty. She entered the Dominican Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary in Sparkill on September 8, 1955 and received the name Sister Miriam James. She professed her first vows in 1957 and her final vows in 1962.
Sister Margaret earned a BS in Education, St. Thomas Aquinas College, 1960; MS in Education, Manhattan College, 1974.
Sister Margaret taught at Sacred Heart, Suffern, NY (1957-60), St. Paul's, Norwich, NY (1960-1966) St. Brendan, Bronx, NY (1966-67), Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scarsdale, NY (1967-70) St. John Chrysostom, Bronx, NY (1970-88). From 1988-89 she was the Assistant Director at St. Rita's Asian Center. Then, she served as Pastoral Minister and Chaplain at St. Barnabas Hospital from 1990-2010. She continued to volunteer at St. Barnabas Nursing Home from 2010-2013, when she retired.
Sister Margaret is predeceased by her parents James and Marie Bradley Hanratty. She is survived by her sister Kathleen Johnson and brothers Arthur Hanratty, John Hanratty, and Lawrence Hanratty. She will be missed by her numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, Sparkill, NY, on Friday, August 21, 2015. Visitation is on Thursday, August 20, 2015 from 3:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Dominican Convent, 175 Rte. 340, Sparkill, NY. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery. Arrangements are by Higgins Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: Dominican Sisters, at the above address, attention - Sister Mary Murray, President.
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Eugene Johnson
August 20, 2015
I will remember Aunt Peggy as a loving and caring Aunt. She was a very positive influence in my life. I will miss her sense of humor and smiling face. She always held her own with the Johnson clan!
Kathy and Artie Ettinger
August 19, 2015
Our deepest sympathy to all the Hanratty family, we are so sorry we are unable to be there!
fjohn reinke (mc1968)
August 19, 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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