Sister Mary Euphemia O'Connor PBVM

Mary O'Connor Obituary

September 11, 1919 - January 17, 2023 Sister Mary Euphemia entered eternal life on January 17, 2023. She was the sixth of nine children born to Tom and Nellie O'Connor of County Kerry, Ireland. Her oldest brother Leo died as an infant. Brothers Tom, John and Gerald served in WWII. She and Sisters Kieran and Michaeline entered the Sisters of the Presentation, and her sister Carmelita became a Daughter of Charity. Peggy married Ed McGovern. Sister Euphemia was a Sister of the Presentation for 85 years.
Sister Mary Euphemia grew up in San Francisco. She received her Bachelor Degree in Science from the University of San Francisco.
Her education was further enhanced by summer seminars given by the Taft Institute and the Freedom Foundation in Pennsylvania, and also by the various people she met traveling on the Greyhound bus.
Sister taught and cared for boarders at St. Mary's elementary school in Gilroy. She also taught at schools in Albuquerque, Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco. She loved all of her students and the many people who allowed her to be part of their lives.
Sister Mary Euphemia is survived by her nieces, cousins, Sisters of the Presentation and many relatives and friends in Ireland.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, January 27 at the Sisters of the Presentation Motherhouse, 2340 Turk Blvd., San Francisco, followed by burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma. Funeral attendance requires full vaccination, negative Covid test within 24 hours, and K/N95 masking. The Mass will be livestreamed; link available at presentationsisterssf.org.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Dining Room, the Brady Bill or your favorite charity.

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Published by Los Angeles Times on Jan. 22, 2023.

Memories and Condolences
for Mary O'Connor

5 Entries

stella herceg

February 8, 2023

Sister Euphemia was the best teacher anyone could ever have. She deeply cared about her students and their futures. She was remarkable and very strict. But by being strict, it meant that she cared a whole lot. I will never forget her, and may the angels and saint with which she is now with watch over her and God too. God bless you sister for a life long service to everyone.
Stella Herceg.

Ashley Ingram Hutchinson, Bellarmine Jefferson Class of 2004

January 30, 2023

Sister Euphemia was a MAJOR force in my formative years. As a kid, I absolutely did not understand just how special she was. At the ripe age of 36, I look back now and I think back to the years I spent as her student SO fondly. She will be forever missed. Thank you for helping my formation as a Catholic and as a student. I love you forever and for always, Sister.

Carmelita Ryan (Courtney )

January 29, 2023

I remember Sr. Euphemia well from her many trips to Ireland. May her gentle soul rest in peace.

Joe Howell

January 23, 2023

My first visit with Sr. Euphemia in 2017 at the Presentation House in San Francisco. I had kept in contact with Sister Euphemia for 10 years, she was my favorite teacher at Bellarmine Jefferson High School in Burbank CA. God bless her and Rest in peace.

Pat Garcia BJ '61

January 22, 2023

While I did not know Sister personally, I have read many wonderful tributes to her from many other former students of Bellarmine-Jefferson High School in Burbank. Thank you, Sister, for your many, many years in the service of God's people. Enjoy your Eternal Reward!

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