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Irene Sandfry Obituary
She was born Nov. 24, 1922, in Niles, to James and Elizabeth (Jeswald) Sandfry.
Irene graduated from Niles McKinley High School, Niles, in 1940. She entered Humility of Mary convent, Villa Maria, Pa., in 1943. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education in 1950 from St. John College and a Master's Degree in teaching from John Carroll University in 1974.
Irene taught school in the Cleveland Diocese and in the Youngstown Diocese. She was also a Principal at St. John, in Canton, St. Aloysius and Ascension school in Los Angeles, Calif. Irene had the distinguished honor to be one of 35 delegates in the U.S. chosen to attend a workshop for the disadvantaged in Chico, Calif. While in Calif., she conducted social justice workshops and was the recipient for the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Peace and Justice. Irene was the co-author of the D.C. Heath Math second grade text.
In 1991, after 48 years as a nun, she asked and received a papal dispensation. Irene moved to Avon Lake and was a volunteer sacristan at St. Joseph Church in Avon Lake.
Irene is survived by her brother, Robert (Nancy) Sandfry of Avon Lake; nieces, Anne Marie Ruddy, Vero Beach, Fla., Elizabeth Chandelle Dutro, Westminster, Calif., Pamela Garcia, Lakewood, Calif., Bonita Gonzales, North Tustin, Calif., Corine Sandfry, Carson, Calif., Karen Leonard, Avon Lake, Debra Hrnchar, Wellington, Lisa Shawver, Cincinnati, Susan Mealey, Avon Lake; and nephews, James Sandfry, Columbia, Mo., Dominic DiCola, Warren, and Robert Sandfry, Jr. Avon Lake; 32 great-nieces and great-nephews; and several great-great-nieces and nephews.
Irene is preceded in death by her parents, James and Elizabeth Sandfry; brothers, Ralph, James, William; sister, Mary DiCola; and nieces; Carol Sandfry Seifer and Elizabeth Sandfry Venetta.
Friends will be received at Saint Joseph Church, 32929 Lake Rd., Avon Lake, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10 and Thursday at 9 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Resthaven Memory Gardens, 3700 Center Road, Avon.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Joseph Church pipe organ fund in her memory.
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September 23, 2018
Be still. Be still. Be still.
JF
December 9, 2015
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
January 13, 2015
Rest in peace ... please.
December 16, 2014
May this woman rest now. So many people have felt her presence. God rest she lie
still.
December 11, 2014
May this woman now rest in peace. She has had an impact on so many. May God now give her peace.
Jerry Cline
December 10, 2014
Rest in peace.
December 8, 2014
I'm very sorry to hear of your sister's death, Bob. Our thoughts are with you and your family.
Bob Schumacher
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William Adams
December 8, 2014
I sure will miss her. She was a great example to all. Full of Love and Happiness. Anita and I would get the church members to come and sing Christmas Carols on the third Saturday of December as part of the Birthday celebrations. We always had a joyful time. God has another ANGEL at His side for she love the Lord more than anything else.
William Adams. AKA Santa.
James McEntire
December 8, 2014
Please accept my deepest and most heartfelt sympathy at Sister Irene's passing.
December 8, 2014
May Sr. Irene rest in the comfort of the angels and saints in Heaven. She was both to us while here on earth.
Love Always. The Wolff Family
Barbara Vezdos
December 8, 2014
Rest in peace, Sr. Irene. You were loved by many and shall be missed.
Robert Judge
December 7, 2014
It is very sad to hear of the passing of Sr. Irene. I was fortunate enough to be around her during my youth, and she was an extraordinarily kind, caring, and compassionate person. The world is a better place because of the impact that she made. My condolences to her family, friends, and loved ones.
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