Avis de décès de Mary-Jeremiah Roche

Sister Mary Jeremiah Roche, 95, died peacefully on March 7, 2011, at McAuley Hall Health Care Center in Watchung, N.J. Visitation and Mass will take place at McAuley Hall Health Care Center, 1633 Highway 22, Watchung, N.J. Visitation is on Friday, March 11, 2011, from 5 to 7 p.m. Prayer service is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2011. Visitation is from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield, N.J. Arrangements are by Costello-Runyon Funeral Home, Metuchen, N.J. (Costello-runyon.com) Sister Jeremiah entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1934 and received a B.S. degree in elementary education from Georgian Court College, Lakewood, N.J. Through the years, she ministered in the Diocese of Trenton and Metuchen. She was a teacher in St. Mary School, Perth Amboy, N.J.; St Matthias School, Somerset, N.J.; St Ann School, Keansburg, N.J.; St Philip and James School, Phillipsburg, N.J.; St. Francis Cathedral School, Metuchen, and in Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, N.J., she served as teacher and principal. Sister retired in 1990 spending her time at St. Francis Convent in Metuchen, where she continued tutoring and her ministry of prayer and hospitality. She was a gracious and beloved teacher who not only taught the basics but also instilled in her students a love of God and respect for all people. She also received an award for excellence in teaching given by the Diocese of Metuchen and was a recipient of the prestigious Regina Nostra Medal for outstanding service to God and his people conferred by Bishop Vincent DePaul Breen. She is survived by many loving and caring cousins, friends, and Sisters of Mercy in the Mid-Atlantic Community. Memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy Mid-Atlantic Community at Mount Saint Mary, 1645 Highway 22, Watchung, N.J. 07069.