Mary Clare Kelley

1926 - 2012  (86 years)

• Name	Mary Clare Kelley
  Nickname	Sister Eileen Ann
  Birth	14 Aug 1926	Everett, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Teacher / School Principal
  Death	12 Oct 2012	St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, USA
  Burial	Sisters of Providence Cemetery, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I3298	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Joseph Edward Kelley,   b. 24 Jun 1890, North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 30 Aug 1970, Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Evelyn Susanna Kennedy,   b. 13 Mar 1886, Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 24 Sep 1957, Malden, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1917	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F1362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Photo - Sister Eileen Ann Kelley
  		Photo - Sister Eileen Ann Kelley
  		Photo - Sister Evelyn Kelley and Sister Eileen Ann Kelley Golden Jubilee of Sister Eileen Kelley May 1995
  		Photo - Sister Eileen Ann Kelley

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Death Record - Sister Eileen Ann Kelley Obituary published on the Sisters of Providence website: https://spsmw.org/2012/10/15/sister-eileen-ann-kelley/ This includes a history of her life.
  		Document - Sister Eileen Ann Sisters of Providence Experience Record

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - Sister Eileen Ann Kelley Located at Sisters of Providence Cemetery, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, USA.

  
  

• Notes

  OBITUARY - Published in The Tribune-Star on October 16, 2012 Sister Eileen Ann Kelley, 86, died at 9:50 a.m. on Oct. 13, 2012, in Lourdes Hall, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was born Aug. 14, 1926, in Everett, Mass., to Joseph and Evelyn Kennedy Kelley and was baptized Mary Clare. Sister entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence on July 22, 1945, and professed final vows on Jan. 23, 1953. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree from the Providence College in Rhode Island. In her 67 years as a Sister of Providence, she ministered for 26 years in schools in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland and Washington, D.C. For 17 of those years she served as principal. She was principal and teacher at St. Patrick in Terre Haute from 1967-1970. In 1971 she was elected a councilor for St. Raphael Province. In 1976, she was elected secretary general of the Congregation, a position she held for 10 years. She later served as Congregation Archivist for 14 years. Beginning in 2006, she dedicated herself totally to the ministry of prayer She is survived by two sisters, Jane Driscoll of Stoneham, Mass., and Eileen Kelley of Reading, Mass.; plus nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by a sister, Sister Evelyn Kelley, SP; and a brother, the Rev. John J. Kelley. The wake is on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, with the Wake Service at 4:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial is Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Daniel R. Hopcus presiding. Burial is in the cemetery of the Sisters of Providence. Callahan-DeBaun Funeral Home assisted with arrangements.