LACY, Sister Virginia A Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, born in Cincinnati, OH, died on December 1, 2016, at the age of 85, in the 68th year of her religious life. Her passing is mourned by her Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, by beloved family members and a multitude of friends and former co-workers. Sister actively ministered in various capacities; elementary teacher and principal in Chicago, IL, Cincinnati, and Lebanon, OH; Community Coordinator and Director of Gerontology at Mt. Notre Dame Convent in Reading, OH; assistant superintendent of schools in the Cincinnati Archdiocese, Northern region, Pastoral Minister at St. Benedict the Moor parish in Dayton; and assistant manager of Hoover Place also in Dayton, OH. Virginia became an active member of the community at Mt. Notre Dame Health Center after her retirement in 2014. There will be no visitation since Sister Virginia donated her body to science. A Memorial Mass will be held at Mount Notre Dame Health Center, 699 E. Columbia Avenue, Cincinnati, OH (513-821-7448), on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Retirement Fund of the Sisters of Notre Dame, 701 E. Columbia Avenue, Cincinnati OH, 45215. Funeral arrangements: Schmidt-Dhonau-Kucner Funeral Home (for complete obituary see www. schmidtdhonaukucner.
Bio Data
Born June 29, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Mother: Etheline M. Lacy (born in Dayton Ohio)
Family: Virginia was raised in the home of her grandparents' (Walter Lacy and Bernace Plaspohl Lacy) as one of ten siblings: Edith M. Lacy Lange (Fred), Wilma Lacy Haas (Roman), Opal Lacy, Roy Lacy (Mary Lucas), Irene Lacy Newman (Noah), Rhea Lacy Thompson (Robert), Margaret M. Lacy Condy (Ralph), Eileen H. Lacy Link (Don)

Baptized July 12, 1931 at St. Joseph Maternity Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
Confirmed November 24, 1940 at Holy Family Church, Dayton, Ohio

Entered July 26, 1949
First Profession: January 26, 1952
Final Profession: August 13, 1957

Education:
Holy Family Parish School, Dayton, Ohio, 1945
Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio, 1949
Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 1961
Master of Science in Education from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1967
Master of Science in Religious Education from the Athenaeum of Ohio, 1981

Assignments Included:
1952-1953 St. Aloysius Parish School, Columbus, Ohio
1953-1960 St. Peter Canisius Parish School, Chicago, Illinois
1960-1961 St. Mary Parish School, Cincinnati, Ohio
1961-1962 St. Paul Parish School, Cincinnati, Ohio
1962-1965 St. Francis de Sales Parish School, Lebanon, Ohio
1965-1973 St. Peter Canisius Parish School, Chicago, Illinois
1973-1975 St. James Parish School, Dayton, Ohio
1975-1976 St. James Parish School & Parish, Dayton, Ohio
1976-1978 Dayton Catholic Elementary School, Dayton, Ohio
1978-1981 Director of Gerontology, Ohio Province, Mount Notre Dame Convent, Reading, Ohio
1981-1987 Community Coordinator, Mount Notre Dame Community, Mount Notre Dame Convent, Reading, Ohio
1987-2000 Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Cincinnati Northern Area, Dayton, Ohio
2000-2014 Pastoral Minister, St. James/Resurrection/Benedict the Moor Parishes, Dayton, Ohio
2004-2014 Assistant to Manager, Hoover Place, Dayton, Ohio
2014-2016: Community Service, Mt. Notre Dame Health Center, Reading, Ohio

Died at Mt. Notre Dame Health Center December 1, 2016

Sr. Kim Dalgarn SNDdeN