Council Bluffs, Iowa
Sister Mary Josette Carroll, age 92, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2008, at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center, in Johnston, Iowa.
Sister Mary Josette, the daughter of Mary Ann (Moran) and James Carroll, was born September 3, 1916, in Granger, Iowa. She attended both elementary and high school in Granger. Upon graduation, she entered the Sisters of Mercy at Mount Loretto, in Council Bluffs. She earned her B.A. at the College of St. Mary, in Omaha, Neb., and her M.A. at Creighton University. Sister taught grade and high school classes as well as serving as principal of elementary schools in Nebraska, Iowa, California, and Missouri.
After 38 years of education ministry, she was certified and served as Pastoral Care Director at Mercy Hospital, in Council Bluffs. Prior to her retirement in 2006, Sister Josette was assistant manager at McAuley Terrace, in Johnston. She has been a resident of Bishop Drumm Care Center since her retirement.
Survivors include Sisters of Mercy community members; her extended family members and many friends.
A welcoming service will be Friday, at 4 p.m., at Our Lady of Peace Chapel, at Bishop Drumm, with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Friends may call from 4-7pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Saturday, October 18th, also at the chapel. Burial will follow in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. Online condolences may be made to www.caldwellraddatz.com. Memorials may be made to Sisters of Mercy Health and Retirement Fund or the Bishop Drumm Care Center.
This obituary was originally published in The Daily Nonpareil.
Sister Mary Josette was very loved by her students. My husband was one of them. She served the Lord well and will be missed.
Ken and Collene Thompson
Collene Thompson
October 22, 2008 | Omaha, NE
I will always remember her compassion for our patients and our staff. Often she would say to me " I am praying for everyone at Mercy" I will never forget her kindness and dedication. She was a marvelous women and we have missed her every since she left Mercy.
Marie Knedler
October 19, 2008 | IA
Sister Mary Josette was our first grade teacher in 1954. She taught us our first prayers at school to prepare us for First Holy Communion. We remember her kindness and caring. She called us " the twins". May God Bless her soul. p.s. all the nuns at Holy Family called us "the twins.
Connie (Sturm) and Kathleen (Sturm) Bollig/Kathy Meier
October 19, 2008 | Conway Ar./ Tabor, Ia.
God bless her. She was my first-grade teacher; and it was my good fortune to have her as my eighth-grade teacher at Holy Family School in Council Bluffs. This, of course was many many years ago. I'll never forget her. She was a dear lady.
Marsha Grote
October 17, 2008 | Council Bluffs, IA
