MARION SHEEHAN

SISTER MARION SHEEHAN, SND Sister Marion Sheehan, 85, of the Sisters of Notre Dame, died Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center. Sister was born in Cambridge, daughter of the late George H. and Mary F. (McCullough) Sheehan. After graduating from Cambridge High & Latin School, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame as Sister Patricia St. Thomas. She earned a bachelor of arts degree with a Spanish major from Emmanuel College, and a master's degree in school psychology from Boston State College. Sister lived in South Boston and worked for the U.S. Census Bureau in Boston planning for and completing the 1990 federal census. She continued her government service with four years on the Boston staff of the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. Sister also ministered to many Catholic parishes during her career, including St. Mark's in Dorchester, Holy Family in Rockland, St. Boniface, Star of the Sea and St. Ann's, all in Quincy. Sister leaves a sister, Elizabeth Wholley of Everett, and her sisters in religion, the Sisters of Notre Dame. Her sister Mary Sheehan predeceased her. The funeral Mass will be Wednesday, May 16, at 10:30 a.m. in the Notre Dame du Lac Chapel, 555 Plantation St., Worcester. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sisters of Notre Dame, 351 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149.