Sister Mary Michaeli Burns, 98
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Aug. 15 in McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung, for Mercy Sister Mary Michaeli Burns, who once served as principal of St. Mary School, Bordentown, died Aug. 12. She was 98.
Born and raised in Atlantic City, Sister Mary Michaeli entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1931. She received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Georgian Court College, Lakewood. She taught in a number of schools in the Metuchen Diocese and was principal of St. Mary School, from 1931 to 1933. She retired to St. James Convent Red Bank, in 1993, and remained there until 2002 when she moved to McAuley Hall Health Care Center.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Burial was in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Mount St. Mary, 1645 Highway 22, Watchung, N.J. 07069.
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A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Aug. 15 in McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung, for Mercy Sister Mary Michaeli Burns, who once served as principal of St. Mary School, Bordentown, died Aug. 12. She was 98.
Born and raised in Atlantic City, Sister Mary Michaeli entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1931. She received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Georgian Court College, Lakewood. She taught in a number of schools in the Metuchen Diocese and was principal of St. Mary School, from 1931 to 1933. She retired to St. James Convent Red Bank, in 1993, and remained there until 2002 when she moved to McAuley Hall Health Care Center.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Burial was in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Mount St. Mary, 1645 Highway 22, Watchung, N.J. 07069.
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