Sister M. Magdalen Coupe

COUPE, SISTER M. MAGDALEN, 91, a Sister of Mercy and a retired educator and caregiver, died Wednesday at Mount St. Rita Health Centre.

Born Mary Magdalen Coupe in Valley Falls, a daughter of the late Herbert and Alice A. (Eastham) Coupe. She entered the Sisters of Mercy on September 8, 1934 and professed her vows on March 12, 1937. She was a 1934 graduate of the former St. Xavier Academy. Sister earned a B. S. in Education from the former Catholic Teachers College, a B.A. from Salve Regina University and an M. Ed. from Rhode Island College.

Sister taught for 37 years in the Diocese of Fall River, and during that time she was the Principal of St. Louis School from 1969-1971. She was assigned to Mount St. Rita Health Centre in 1974 where she served for 12 years in various capacities.

In addition to her religious family, the Sisters of Mercy, she leaves Sister M. Olive Coupe, RSM, of Bristol and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Frederick, John, Augustine, Herbert, Rev, Austin Coupe, O. Carm., her twin, Sister Ann Miriam Coupe, M.M., Sister M. Eucharista Coupe, M.M., Sister Marie Estelle Coupe, M.M. and Theresa Brindley.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 11 a.m. in Mount St. Rita Chapel. Visitation will be prior to the Mass at 9:15 with a Mercy Prayer Service at 10:15. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Sister's memory to Mount St. Rita Health Centre, 15 Sumner Brown Rd., Cumberland, RI will be deeply appreciated. Arrangements with JAMES J. GALLOGLY & SONS, Funeral Directors.