Sister Anne James Connolly

Sister Anne James Connolly

AGE: 88 • Convent Station

Sister Anne James Connolly, 88, a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at Saint Anne Villa, Convent Station. Sister Anne James was born in Jamaica Plain, Mass. and the daughter of James and Anne (Travers) Connolly. She entered the Sisters of Charity on Sept. 8, 1940 and was a member for 70 years. She graduated from the College of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, with a B.S. degree in Elementary Education. Sister Anne James was an educator in the states of New Jersey, Massachusetts, the Virgin Islands and Bolivia, South America. She served as teacher in All Saints School, Jersey City from 1942 to 1951; in Sts. Peter and Paul School, VI from 1951 to 1956, and in Sacred Heart School, Rochelle Park, NJ from 1956 to 1957. Sister Anne James was principal in Saint Monica School, Sussex, NJ from 1957 to 1963. In Saint Mary School, Salem, MA she served as teacher from 1965 to 1967, and as Principal from 1967 to 1968. She did catechetical work in Caranavi, Bolivia from 1963 to 1965 and served as Principal there from 1968 to 1971. In New Jersey, she worked in the Spanish Apostolate, Paterson from 1971 to 1972 and in Saint John Parish, Paterson from 1972 to 1974. She was a teacher in Saint Francis School, Ridgefield Park from 1974 to 1975 and Administrator in Saint Francis Residence, Paterson from 1975 to 1984. She served in the Finance Office in Mother Seton Regional High School, Clark from 1984 to 2010. Sister Anne James also volunteered at Menlo Park Veterans Memorial Home for many years.

She is survived by the Sisters of Charity; her sister-in-law, Lorraine Connolly; a niece and nephew-in-law, Dr. Judith Faulkner and Dr. Chris Snyder of Woodbridge, Conn.; a nephew, John Faulkner of Vista, Calif.; and several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and and nephews.

The wake for Sister Anne James Connolly will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 8 in Mother Seton Convent, Clark. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9 in St. Helen's Church, Westfield. Burial will follow in Holy Family Cemetery, Convent Station. In lieu of flowers, it is requested that contributions be made to the Sisters of Charity Development Fund, P.O. Box 476, Convent Station, NJ, 07961-0476 or Mother Seton Regional High School, 1 Valley Road, Clark, NJ 07066-1597 in memory of Sister Anne James Connolly.