Bernardine Franciscan Sister Mary Margaret Jackson
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Thursday, Feb. 11, in Reading, Pennsylvania, for Sister Mary Margaret Jackson, a Bernardine Franciscan Sister. Sister Mary Margaret, 80, died Monday, Feb. 7.
A native of Richmond, Sister Mary Margaret ministered as a nurse at Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News, 1965-1967. After completing her degree in hospital administration, she became administrator of Mary Immaculate Hospital, 1971- 1973. (Mary Immaculate is now Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital.) She also served at hospitals in Pennsylvania, Missouri and Colorado.
Sister Mary Margaret was elected superior general of the Bernardine Franciscan Congregation in 1988 and served in that capacity through 2000. From 2006-2011, she served as assistant congregation minister.
She is survived by three brothers: Sebastian Jr. and Joseph, both of Richmond, and John, Virginia Beach. She is also survived by two sisters: Mary Ochs, Houston, Texas, and Evelyn Knoll, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Daughter of Charity Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, Jan. 29, in Emmitsburg, Maryland, for Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz, a Daughter of Charity. Sister Mary Ellen, 88, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 25.
A native of Baltimore, she joined the Daughters of Charity in 1956. For the first 44 years of her religious life, Sister Mary Ellen taught high school chemistry including at Holy Cross Regional School, Lynchburg, 1972-1985.
From 2001-2014, she had served in special projects and hospitality at the provincial house in Emmitsburg. Since 2014, she had served in ministry of prayer for her religious community.