S. Martha Ann Conley
S. Martha Ann Conley died Sept. 16, 2016, at the age of 99 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. S. Martha Ann was born Mary Martha Conley on July 2, 1917, to John Henry and Mary (Paul) Conley in Middletown, Ohio. She was a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati for 73 years.
S. Martha Ann attended Holy Trinity Grade and High School in Middletown, graduating in 1935. There she was taught by the Sisters of Charity and continued on to attend the College of Mount St. Joseph, again having Sisters as her instructors. Following her graduation in 1939 with a BA in English she taught at Seton High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, and then at Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio. She entered the Sisters of Charity in September 1943, having had her sister, S. Regina Mary Conley, enter the Congregation two years ahead of her. Being greatly influenced by S. Marie Corona Molloy while at the College, she was presented with an application for entrance by Sister while attending an alumnae meeting; it was time to respond to God's call. "It was a culmination of my family's faith and respect for Catholic education. It was time to say yes," S. Martha Ann stated in her diamond jubilarian autobiography.
S. Martha Ann earned a master's degree in English from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, in 1958. In her ministry of secondary education S. Martha Ann taught at Central Catholic (Bishop Flaget) Chillicothe, Ohio (1945-'59), followed by St. James, Bay City, Michigan (1959-'60), and Lima Central Catholic High School, Lima, Ohio (1960-'66).
It was at this time that S. Martha Ann was invited to begin a new direction in her ministry of education. She went to the College of Mount St. Joseph as director of admissions, 1966-'71, and then as director of financial aid, 1971-'87. While she missed teaching she came to realize how important it was to help the students fulfill their dreams, by using wisely the grants and other aid funds available; she learned to research and seek out all forms of aid for which the student could qualify. While in this ministry S. Martha Ann broadened the scope by studying endowments, further developing the planned giving/donation pool and alerting students to apply for a variety of grants. "It was a joy to offer the completed financial aid package to the family; it helped them see there really was a way for their dreams to be realized," S. Martha Ann said.
After 44 years of living and working at the College, S. Martha Ann moved from the College of Mount St. Joseph convent to the Motherhouse in 2000, but continued to volunteer in the financial aid office part-time until 2003. As she moved into retirement S. Martha Ann was happy to have extra time to pray and to visit Sisters in Mother Margaret Hall.
A former student of S. Martha Ann's in Chillicothe, Ohio, S. Mary Kathryn McFerrin recalls how interested she would be when she shared any news that she received from home. "I think Martha Ann loved Chillicothe as much as I do. I was happy to get to know her as an adult. She was always sweet and kind," S. Mary Kathryn remarked.
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Martha Conley S.C. Obituary
Sr. Martha Ann Conley, S.C., beloved member of the Sisters of Charity, dear sister of the late Sr. Regina Mary Conley, S.C. Departed Friday, September 16, 2016 at the age of 99.
The Sisters of Charity will receive guests in the Heritage Room of the Motherhouse at Mount Saint Joseph on Monday, September 19, 2016 from 2 pm until Mass of Christian Burial in the Motherhouse Chapel at 3 pm. Burial will follow in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Memorials to the Sisters of Charity Retirement Fund, 5900 Delhi Road, Mount Saint Joseph, OH 45051.
GilliganFuneralHomes.com.
Published in The Cincinnati Enquirer from Sept. 18 to Sept. 19, 2016
S. Martha Ann Conley died Sept. 16, 2016, at the age of 99 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. S. Martha Ann was born Mary Martha Conley on July 2, 1917, to John Henry and Mary (Paul) Conley in Middletown, Ohio. She was a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati for 73 years.
S. Martha Ann attended Holy Trinity Grade and High School in Middletown, graduating in 1935. There she was taught by the Sisters of Charity and continued on to attend the College of Mount St. Joseph, again having Sisters as her instructors. Following her graduation in 1939 with a BA in English she taught at Seton High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, and then at Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio. She entered the Sisters of Charity in September 1943, having had her sister, S. Regina Mary Conley, enter the Congregation two years ahead of her. Being greatly influenced by S. Marie Corona Molloy while at the College, she was presented with an application for entrance by Sister while attending an alumnae meeting; it was time to respond to God's call. "It was a culmination of my family's faith and respect for Catholic education. It was time to say yes," S. Martha Ann stated in her diamond jubilarian autobiography.
S. Martha Ann earned a master's degree in English from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, in 1958. In her ministry of secondary education S. Martha Ann taught at Central Catholic (Bishop Flaget) Chillicothe, Ohio (1945-'59), followed by St. James, Bay City, Michigan (1959-'60), and Lima Central Catholic High School, Lima, Ohio (1960-'66).
It was at this time that S. Martha Ann was invited to begin a new direction in her ministry of education. She went to the College of Mount St. Joseph as director of admissions, 1966-'71, and then as director of financial aid, 1971-'87. While she missed teaching she came to realize how important it was to help the students fulfill their dreams, by using wisely the grants and other aid funds available; she learned to research and seek out all forms of aid for which the student could qualify. While in this ministry S. Martha Ann broadened the scope by studying endowments, further developing the planned giving/donation pool and alerting students to apply for a variety of grants. "It was a joy to offer the completed financial aid package to the family; it helped them see there really was a way for their dreams to be realized," S. Martha Ann said.
After 44 years of living and working at the College, S. Martha Ann moved from the College of Mount St. Joseph convent to the Motherhouse in 2000, but continued to volunteer in the financial aid office part-time until 2003. As she moved into retirement S. Martha Ann was happy to have extra time to pray and to visit Sisters in Mother Margaret Hall.
A former student of S. Martha Ann's in Chillicothe, Ohio, S. Mary Kathryn McFerrin recalls how interested she would be when she shared any news that she received from home. "I think Martha Ann loved Chillicothe as much as I do. I was happy to get to know her as an adult. She was always sweet and kind," S. Mary Kathryn remarked.
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Martha Conley S.C. Obituary
Sr. Martha Ann Conley, S.C., beloved member of the Sisters of Charity, dear sister of the late Sr. Regina Mary Conley, S.C. Departed Friday, September 16, 2016 at the age of 99.
The Sisters of Charity will receive guests in the Heritage Room of the Motherhouse at Mount Saint Joseph on Monday, September 19, 2016 from 2 pm until Mass of Christian Burial in the Motherhouse Chapel at 3 pm. Burial will follow in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Memorials to the Sisters of Charity Retirement Fund, 5900 Delhi Road, Mount Saint Joseph, OH 45051.
GilliganFuneralHomes.com.
Published in The Cincinnati Enquirer from Sept. 18 to Sept. 19, 2016
S. Martha Ann Conley
S. Martha Ann Conley died Sept. 16, 2016, at the age of 99 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. S. Martha Ann was born Mary Martha Conley on July 2, 1917, to John Henry and Mary (Paul) Conley in Middletown, Ohio. She was a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati for 73 years.
S. Martha Ann attended Holy Trinity Grade and High School in Middletown, graduating in 1935. There she was taught by the Sisters of Charity and continued on to attend the College of Mount St. Joseph, again having Sisters as her instructors. Following her graduation in 1939 with a BA in English she taught at Seton High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, and then at Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio. She entered the Sisters of Charity in September 1943, having had her sister, S. Regina Mary Conley, enter the Congregation two years ahead of her. Being greatly influenced by S. Marie Corona Molloy while at the College, she was presented with an application for entrance by Sister while attending an alumnae meeting; it was time to respond to God's call. "It was a culmination of my family's faith and respect for Catholic education. It was time to say yes," S. Martha Ann stated in her diamond jubilarian autobiography.
S. Martha Ann earned a master's degree in English from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, in 1958. In her ministry of secondary education S. Martha Ann taught at Central Catholic (Bishop Flaget) Chillicothe, Ohio (1945-'59), followed by St. James, Bay City, Michigan (1959-'60), and Lima Central Catholic High School, Lima, Ohio (1960-'66).
It was at this time that S. Martha Ann was invited to begin a new direction in her ministry of education. She went to the College of Mount St. Joseph as director of admissions, 1966-'71, and then as director of financial aid, 1971-'87. While she missed teaching she came to realize how important it was to help the students fulfill their dreams, by using wisely the grants and other aid funds available; she learned to research and seek out all forms of aid for which the student could qualify. While in this ministry S. Martha Ann broadened the scope by studying endowments, further developing the planned giving/donation pool and alerting students to apply for a variety of grants. "It was a joy to offer the completed financial aid package to the family; it helped them see there really was a way for their dreams to be realized," S. Martha Ann said.
After 44 years of living and working at the College, S. Martha Ann moved from the College of Mount St. Joseph convent to the Motherhouse in 2000, but continued to volunteer in the financial aid office part-time until 2003. As she moved into retirement S. Martha Ann was happy to have extra time to pray and to visit Sisters in Mother Margaret Hall.
A former student of S. Martha Ann's in Chillicothe, Ohio, S. Mary Kathryn McFerrin recalls how interested she would be when she shared any news that she received from home. "I think Martha Ann loved Chillicothe as much as I do. I was happy to get to know her as an adult. She was always sweet and kind," S. Mary Kathryn remarked.
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Martha Conley S.C. Obituary
Sr. Martha Ann Conley, S.C., beloved member of the Sisters of Charity, dear sister of the late Sr. Regina Mary Conley, S.C. Departed Friday, September 16, 2016 at the age of 99.
The Sisters of Charity will receive guests in the Heritage Room of the Motherhouse at Mount Saint Joseph on Monday, September 19, 2016 from 2 pm until Mass of Christian Burial in the Motherhouse Chapel at 3 pm. Burial will follow in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Memorials to the Sisters of Charity Retirement Fund, 5900 Delhi Road, Mount Saint Joseph, OH 45051.
GilliganFuneralHomes.com.
Published in The Cincinnati Enquirer from Sept. 18 to Sept. 19, 2016
S. Martha Ann Conley died Sept. 16, 2016, at the age of 99 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. S. Martha Ann was born Mary Martha Conley on July 2, 1917, to John Henry and Mary (Paul) Conley in Middletown, Ohio. She was a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati for 73 years.
S. Martha Ann attended Holy Trinity Grade and High School in Middletown, graduating in 1935. There she was taught by the Sisters of Charity and continued on to attend the College of Mount St. Joseph, again having Sisters as her instructors. Following her graduation in 1939 with a BA in English she taught at Seton High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, and then at Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio. She entered the Sisters of Charity in September 1943, having had her sister, S. Regina Mary Conley, enter the Congregation two years ahead of her. Being greatly influenced by S. Marie Corona Molloy while at the College, she was presented with an application for entrance by Sister while attending an alumnae meeting; it was time to respond to God's call. "It was a culmination of my family's faith and respect for Catholic education. It was time to say yes," S. Martha Ann stated in her diamond jubilarian autobiography.
S. Martha Ann earned a master's degree in English from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, in 1958. In her ministry of secondary education S. Martha Ann taught at Central Catholic (Bishop Flaget) Chillicothe, Ohio (1945-'59), followed by St. James, Bay City, Michigan (1959-'60), and Lima Central Catholic High School, Lima, Ohio (1960-'66).
It was at this time that S. Martha Ann was invited to begin a new direction in her ministry of education. She went to the College of Mount St. Joseph as director of admissions, 1966-'71, and then as director of financial aid, 1971-'87. While she missed teaching she came to realize how important it was to help the students fulfill their dreams, by using wisely the grants and other aid funds available; she learned to research and seek out all forms of aid for which the student could qualify. While in this ministry S. Martha Ann broadened the scope by studying endowments, further developing the planned giving/donation pool and alerting students to apply for a variety of grants. "It was a joy to offer the completed financial aid package to the family; it helped them see there really was a way for their dreams to be realized," S. Martha Ann said.
After 44 years of living and working at the College, S. Martha Ann moved from the College of Mount St. Joseph convent to the Motherhouse in 2000, but continued to volunteer in the financial aid office part-time until 2003. As she moved into retirement S. Martha Ann was happy to have extra time to pray and to visit Sisters in Mother Margaret Hall.
A former student of S. Martha Ann's in Chillicothe, Ohio, S. Mary Kathryn McFerrin recalls how interested she would be when she shared any news that she received from home. "I think Martha Ann loved Chillicothe as much as I do. I was happy to get to know her as an adult. She was always sweet and kind," S. Mary Kathryn remarked.
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Martha Conley S.C. Obituary
Sr. Martha Ann Conley, S.C., beloved member of the Sisters of Charity, dear sister of the late Sr. Regina Mary Conley, S.C. Departed Friday, September 16, 2016 at the age of 99.
The Sisters of Charity will receive guests in the Heritage Room of the Motherhouse at Mount Saint Joseph on Monday, September 19, 2016 from 2 pm until Mass of Christian Burial in the Motherhouse Chapel at 3 pm. Burial will follow in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Memorials to the Sisters of Charity Retirement Fund, 5900 Delhi Road, Mount Saint Joseph, OH 45051.
GilliganFuneralHomes.com.
Published in The Cincinnati Enquirer from Sept. 18 to Sept. 19, 2016
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