100 - Sister M. Marcella Sullivan - Titusville, PA
N 41° 38.629 W 079° 42.922
17T E 606982 N 4611027
Grave site of a centenarian at St. Catharine Cemetery in Titusville, PA
Waymark Code: WM15YTF
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2022
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This headstone is for Sister M. Marcella Sullivan who is buried at Saint Catharine Cemetery in Titusville, Pennsylvania. The headstone states that she was born in 1886 and died in 1987. She is buried in the section of the cemetery where many members of the Sisters of Mercy are buried. A Sisters of Mercy convent was located in Titusville from 1870 until 1970.
In the Autumn 1986 issue of Mercyhurst Magazine, Sister Marcella's 100th birthday was the focus of an article. The article text states:
"The Sisters of Mercy gave a birthday party in October for Sister Marcella Sullivan who celebrated her 100th birthday. Sister Marcella was honored with a special liturgy and dinner at the Motherhouse, attended by many of her friends and relatives. Sister Marcella, originally from DuBois, Pennsylvania, is the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Mary Daly Sullivan. Born October 13, 1886, she entered the Sisters of Mercy Novitiate in Titusville on January 1, 1903. For these 83 years, Sister has studied and taught. She received her BA from Mercyhurst College, her MA from Duquesne University, and pursued advanced studies at both Catholic University and UCLA. Her fields of concentration were in Latin and English. She taught in many schools in the Erie diocese and in Pittsburgh. And even after her semi-retirement, she taught piano to underprivileged boys in Harborcreek. She participated as well in the Foster Grandparent Program and the Volunteer Tutor in Probation Program. Sister Marcella's life was and continues to be reflected in the words of Catherine McAuley, Foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, 'Our whole life ought to be a continual act of praise and prayer.'"
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