Obituary of Sr Francis St. Mary Mary Catherine Congdon

Sr. Frances St. Mary Congdon, S.N.D. IPSWICH – Sr. Francis St. Mary Congdon, S.N.D., 98, (Mary Catherine Congdon) went home to the good God on Easter Sunday afternoon. She was the second child born to George Congdon and Mary Beatrice Letter in Lancaster, NH. She is survived by her sister Geraldine, her niece Jerry Ann Marcel, her nephew Fr. Thomas Hoar of Society of St. Edmund, and her community at St. Julie Residential Care Center in Ipswich. Sr. Frances was an accomplished artist who studied at Emmanuel College and New England School of Art. Before entering the Sisters of Notre Dame, she worked as a Graphic Artist for ten years. Desiring a life of service and dedication to God, Sr. Frances entered religious life at Waltham on August 2, 1952. She made her first vows on January 30, 1955 and her final vows July 30, 1960. Her ministries in the Notre Dame community included teaching an art in Fitton School East Boston, Julie Country Day School Leominster, Cardinal Cushing High South Boston, and Notre Dame Academy Worcester. In her later years, Sr. Francis was a volunteer driver in the community houses of retirement. She was deply loved by her community members who were consistently graced by her simplicity and joy. A celebration of Sister Francis’ life will be held at Mary Queen Chapel in Ipswich on Wednesday April 24, 2019 with a Wake at 1:00 P.M., Prayer Service at 2:00 P.M. and the Liturgy of Christian Burial at 3:00 P.M. The burial will immediately follow the liturgy on the convent grounds. Donations in honor of Sr. Frances St. Mary may be made to the Sisters of Notre Dame, 30 Jeffreys Neck Road, Ipswich, MA 01938.