Sister Edward Marie Abar, who led a food service ministry, died March 16, 2021. Jacqueline Ann Abar was born Sept. 4, 1942, in Johnson City, New York, to Edward and Matilda (O’Mahen) Abar. She and her sister, Gloria, were raised in Niagara Falls and attended St. Mary Elementary School, then continued on to Madonna High School. The […]
Sister Mary Josepha Timmins, a teacher, health care minister, and “foster mother,” died Jan. 23, 2021. Mary Josephine Timmins was born July 19, 1925, in Syracuse, to Edward and Esther (McFarland) Timmins. Mary Jo and her sister, Rita, were raised by their aunt Julia McFarland in Oneida, after the death of their mother. Their […]
Sister Elaine Franz, teacher, administrator and member of the Mercy Leadership Team, died at Mercy Hospital, Jan. 19, 2021, at the age of 78. She was formerly known as Sister M. Sharon Ann. Born and raised in South Buffalo, Sister Elaine attended St. Teresa School on Seneca Street, and graduated from Mount Mercy Academy in […]
Sister Mary Caritas Quinn, teacher, administrator and missionary died Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in the Mercy Center Health Care Unit. She was 92. Born Margaret Mary Quinn on March 4, 1928, in South Buffalo, she was the youngest of seven children. Margaret Mary attended St. Agatha and Holy Family Elementary Schools and Mount Mercy Academy. […]
