Sister Mary Euphemia O'Connor Pbvm

1921 - 2022

Sister Mary Euphemia O'Connor, PBVM
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.