Sr. Mary Lucy Sullivan

SULLIVAN Sr. Mary Lucy, a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, May 21, 2008 at Saint Anne Villa, Convent Station, NJ at the age of 89. St. Mary was born in Elizabeth, NJ, the daughter of John and Mary (Sullivan) Sullivan. She entered the Sisters of Charity on September 8, 1939 and was a member for sixty-eight years. Sr. Mary was engaged in Educational Ministry in New Jersey. She served at Our Lady of Victories, Jersey City; St. Matthew, Ridgefield, St. Mary Elementary School, Dumont; Star by the Sea Academy Elementary School, Long Branch, St. John, Paterson; Sacred Heart Elementary School, Rochelle Park, Sister Mary served five years in a mission of The Sisters of Charity, Christ the King at Wuki, China. She also served six years in St. Peters & Paul, Sr. Thomas, VI. Sister Mary served as Pastoral Associate at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Convent, Ridgewood, NJ. In 1998, she retired to Saint Anne Villa, Convent Station. NJ. She is survived by a sister Eleanor Ellison, Oakland Park; FL and a brother Timothy Sullivan, Reno, NV, and several nieces and nephew. The Wake for St. Mary will be held in Saint Anne Villa, Convent Station, NJ, from 2-5:30 PM on Friday, May 23, 2008 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 6 PM. Burial will be on Saturday, May 24, 2008 in Holy Family Cemetery, Convent Station, NJ at 9 AM. 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. Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of Dangler Funeral Home, Summit, NJ.