+Sister Lois Curry, OP

Sister Lois Curry, OP (formerly Sister John Margaret), a Sister of Saint Dominic of Caldwell for 65 years, entered into eternal life on February 26, 2023, at the age of 82 at Saint Catherine of Siena Healthcare Center, Caldwell, NJ.

A prayerful and compassionate woman, Sister Lois earned a bachelor’s degree from Caldwell University and two master’s degrees, one in European history from the University of Dayton, Ohio, and one in pastoral ministry from Immaculate Conception Seminary of Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ. She taught school at St. Brigid, North Bergen; St. Boniface, Jersey City; Mount Saint Dominic Academy and Grade School, Caldwell; St. Venantius, Orange; Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Roseland; and Sacred Heart, Lyndhurst. Later she became part of the religious education teams at St. Philomena, Livingston; St. Theresa, Kenilworth; and St. Rose of Lima, Short Hills. Sister Lois ministered at the Dominican Reflection Center in Ossining, New York, as a communications representative. Following that, she became a campus minister and an instructor in history at Caldwell University, and then a staff member at Sacred Heart of Jesus Healing Institute, Caldwell. Sister’s final active ministry of twenty years was as pastoral minister and director of religious education at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Boonton. Sister Lois was also the author of “Women After His Own Heart,” a history of the Dominicans of Caldwell.

On Monday, March 6, 2023, a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Aloysius Church, 219 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, NJ, at 10:00 AM. The wake will be from 9:15–10:00 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM. Graveside services will follow at Gethsemane Cemetery on the Motherhouse grounds in Caldwell. Masks are required for the safety of all those attending the services. A livestream of the Mass may be viewed here.

Please keep Sister Lois, her family and friends, and her Dominican sisters in your prayers.