Sister Joan Sherry, RSM, remembered for her lessons inside and outside the classroom, died Nov. 15, 2024. She had been a Sister of Mercy for 70 years. Joan was born in Buffalo to Janette (Zelinski) Sherry and Peter Sherry, the oldest of six children, which included Peter Jr., Dick, Gloria, Barbara and Janette. Joan attended […]
Sister Kathleen Sweeney, RSM, died Nov. 6, 2024. The daughter of the late Edward and Katherine (Ruppel) Sweeney, was the dear sister of Mary and Bruce Ercolani, Eileen and Joseph Latona, and Julie and Peter J. Harris. Friends may visit the Mercy Center, 625 Abbott Road., Buffalo, on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 3 to 6:30 […]
Sister Margaret Ann O’Donnell, RSM, formerly known as Sister Mary Perpetua, died Jan. 25. Margaret was one of 12 children born to Alvin and Anna (Breidenstein) O’Donnell. The family resided in the Seneca-Babcock area of South Buffalo. She attended St. Monica School and went on to Mount Mercy Academy. After being taught by the Sisters […]
The board of trustees of Trocaire College, a private, Catholic college providing a pathway for students to build careers of achievement and lives of purpose, recently appointed three new trustees to three-year terms on the board. The new trustees are: Barbara S. Kuppel, MS, BSN, RN, CPHQ, vice president and chief nursing officer, Buffalo General […]
Sister Patricia Kelly, RSM (formerly Sr. Mary Leonarda, RSM) passed away on Nov. 22, 2023. Sister Patricia was survived by her siblings Leo Michael Kelly Jr. and Julie Soeder. She was predeceased by her parents, late Leo M. and Estelle (Graff) Kelly, and her siblings Mary Anne O’Donnell, Vincent Kelly and Catherine Kelly. Family and […]
Trocaire College announced the public launch of a $3 million endowed scholarship campaign – Funding the Future for WNY. The campaign is intended to help close the gap Trocaire students face in funding availability for tuition after all financial aid is applied. To date, the campaign has raised almost 75 percent of its goal. “The […]
Trocaire College’s board of trustees recently elected Lisa M. Kirisits, CPA, to chair for a one-year term effective June 1. She has served on Trocaire’s board of trustees since 2019 and also previously served from 2005-2014, serving as chair from 2010-2013. Kirisits is managing director of Kirisits & Associates, CPAs, PLLC, a full-service public accounting firm providing […]
One hundred men and women profess vows to religious communities every year. One of those women has professed her final vows as a Sister of Mercy of the Americas and will continue to serve the Buffalo Diocese. Sister Colleen O’Toole would make a great poster child for religious sisters because she fits the profile found […]
Sister Mary Raymond Heckler died at Mercy Center, Buffalo, on April 29, 2022. She was 79 years old. Born Mary Lou Heckler in South Buffalo, Nov. 10, 1942, to Floyd and Elizabeth (Griffin) Heckler, she attended St. Teresa Elementary School and was taught by the Sisters of Mercy. On Sept. 8, 1961, she entered the […]
Sister Patricia Collins, formerly known as Sister Mary Denis, died Aug. 18, 2021, at Mercy Center, Buffalo. For nearly 70 years, Sister Patricia had served the community as an educator, administrator, apartment manager, and health care assistant. Born in Buffalo on March 12, 1936, Patricia, known as Patsy, was the daughter of John and Margaret (McPartlin) […]
