Sister Mary Aloysius

Sister Mary Aloysius, O.P., age 79 years and in her 58th year of religious profession, died on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 at 3:15 p.m. at Meadowcrest Hospital. Sister Mary Aloysius was born Ruth Rosemary Ott in Gretna, Louisiana. She was the daughter of the late Manuel P. Ott, Sr. and Lucille Berthelot Ott, and sister of the late Manuel P. Ott, Jr., and Bishop Stanley Joseph Ott, S.T.D. Sister Mary Aloysius received the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from St. Mary's Dominican College, New Orleans, Louisiana, Bachelor of Science in Medical Record Science from Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, Texas, and a Masters in Elementary Education from Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana. After professing her vows as a Dominican Sister in 1947, Sister Mary Aloysius taught at Mater Dolorosa, Independence, LA; St. Peter, Reserve, LA; Holy Ghost, Hammond, LA, and served as principal at St. Anthony of Padua and St. Leo the Great, New Orleans, LA. Sister was on staff at the opening of Seventh Ward Hospital, Hammond, LA in 1960 as Medical Records Librarian. She became administrator of the hospital in 1968, and in 1972 she was made Director of Medical Records Services before leaving in October 1978 to become Assistant Administrator at the Chateau de Notre Dame in New Orleans. In 1979, Sister Mary Aloysius became Administrator of Metairie Manor, a residence for senior citizens in Metairie, Louisiana, where she served until 2003. At the time of her death she was a resident of Our Lady of Wisdom Health Care Center. Sister is survived by several devoted cousins. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated by Most Rev. Alfred C. Hughes, Archbishop of New Orleans at ST. MARY MAGDALEN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 6425 WEST METAIRIE AVENUE, METAIRIE, LA on Friday, November 5, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. followed by interment in the Dominican Sisters Cemetery in Rosaryville, Ponchatoula, LA. A prayer service will be held on Thursday, November 4, 2004 at 4:45 p.m. in the DOMINICAN SISTERS MOTHERHOUSE CHAPEL, 580 BROADWAY. Visitation will be on Thursday, November 4 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Dominican Sisters Motherhouse Chapel and on Friday, November 5, 2004 at St. Mary Magdalen Church from 8:30 a.m. until Mass time. In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to the Dominican Sisters Retirement Fund, 7300 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118. Arrangements by Jacob Schoen and Son Funeral Home.