Obituary of Sr. Marguerite Ledwell

Sister Marguerite Ledwell, SND, 87, died on Friday September 25, 2009 at the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Residence in Ipswich. Sr. Marguerite was born Alice Rose Ledwell on June 12, 1922 in Lynn, daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Carroll) Ledwell. Sr. Marguerite entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at Waltham on August 4, 1940 and received her education at Emmanuel College in Boston. During her 69 years of religious life, sister served many ministries including in Cambridge, Hawaii, Peabody, Lynn, Beverly, Lowell, Ipswich and Japan. Sr. is survived by her sister, Anna Pawlak of California, and by several nieces and nephews and also by her many sisters of Notre Dame. She was the sister of the late Lillian Frances Page, Genevieve Ledwell, Dorothy Bruley, Fred and Martin and Marguerite Nunley. Sr. Marguerite’s Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday September 28, 2009 at 3:00 PM at Our Lady Queen Chapel, 30 Jeffrey’s Neck Rd., Ipswich, to which relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend, and may pay their respects on Monday from 1:00 until 3:00 PM prior to the Mass. Burial in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ipswich. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Sisters of Notre Dame retirement fund, 30 Jeffrey’s Neck Rd., Ipswich, MA 01938.