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Sister Mary Carola Callahan

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LATHAM Sister Mary Carola Callahan, CSJ, the former Blanche Callahan, died Thursday, May 27, 2004 at St. Joseph's Provincial House. Sister was born in Rossiter, Pa., the daughter of the late Charles and Nellie Sullivan Callahan. She was in the 67th year of her life as a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Sister Mary Carola was a graduate of St. Patrick's School, Syracuse and received bachelor's and master's degrees in biology from the College of Saint Rose, Albany. She served as principal of St. Lucy's School, Syracuse and taught at Catholic Central High School, Troy, Cardinal McCloskey High School, Albany and Bishop Grimes High School, Syracuse. Sister Carola is survived by a sister, Mrs. Mary Crowley of Euclid, Ohio, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will take place on Saturday, May 29, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. in Our Lady Queen of Virgins Chapel at St. Joseph's Provincial House, Latham. Relatives and friends may call at the Provincial House Chapel on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. Evening prayer will be at 7 p.m. Friday. Interment will be in Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery on the grounds of the Provincial House, Latham. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph Development Office, 385 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Latham, NY 12110.

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Published by Albany Times Union on May 28, 2004.

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Mary Crowley-Carpenter

June 8, 2004

Mary and Tom Carpenter and their family extend to our sister-in-law Mary Crowley, her family and the Sisters of St. Joseph our sympathy at the death of their beloved Sr. Mary Carola Callahan.

Patricia Mosher-Mustafa

May 28, 2004

Sister Mary Carola was my Biology teacher in high school at Bishop Grimes in the years of 71-73. I remember her as being a kind, yet gentle, most certainly a caring individual, who truly loved her students and worked her hardest to see them achieve some level of success in her class. As I recall she even had a sense of humor, which we all thought was a little wierd that any "nun" could find every day things to laugh at and incorporate it into her class subject. I did very well in her class and in my sophmore year I went back for a second go of it. I am as sure as sure can be that God is very,very pleased with what she did with her life because she truly was an example of what any Christianwould consider a soldier for Christ. May God bless her spirit, and keep her safe in His ever lasting care.

Sue Schimpf

May 28, 2004

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