October 22, 2019

OBITUARY: Sister Sheila Daly, SSJ

REGIONAL

HOLYOKE – Sister of St. Joseph Sheila Ann Daly, 77, known in religious life as Sister St. Mark, member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died at Mont Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke on Oct. 22. A native of Rutland, Vt., she was the daughter of John and Eleanor (Clossey) Daly.

She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rutland from Christ the King Parish, Rutland in 1960 and became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two communities merged. She graduated from Mt. St. Joseph Academy and earned a bachelor of science degree in education from the College of St. Joseph the Provider, Rutland.

She ministered in the Diocese of Rutland as a teacher at St. Peter and at Christ the King schools in Rutland; St. Mary School, Fairhaven; and at St. Michael School, Bennington, where she served as teacher and as principal. She served as coordinator of Mt. St. Joseph Convent in Rutland. She became a resident of St. Joseph Residence at Mont Marie, Holyoke, in 2002.

In addition to her sisters in community, Sister Daly is survived by her twin brother Michael, her brother Kevin, and her sisters Catherine Priest, Maureen Henderer, and Brenda Weiss; and several generations of nieces and nephews.

All services will take place in Christ the King Parish in Rutland, on Friday, Oct. 25. She will be waked from 10 to 10:45 a.m. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Rutland.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph, 577 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104.