Sr. Anne M. Sullivan, O.P. Obituary (1935

Sr. Anne Sullivan (Sr. Anne Brendan), OP, 83, passed into the hands of our loving Lord peacefully on September 25, 2018 following a long illness with Huntington Disease in St. Catherine of Siena Healthcare Center in Caldwell, NJ. A woman of wisdom, faithfulness, and humility, Sr. Anne Sullivan served her God and Congregation faithfully for 61 years. A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine of Siena Convent Chapel, 7 Ryerson Avenue, (Mt. St. Dominic) Caldwell on Saturday, September 29 at 11:00 am. Visiting will be in St. Catherine of Siena Convent on Friday, September 28 from 2 to 7 pm. Office for the Dead will be prayed on Friday, September 28 at 4:00pm in St. Catherine of Siena Convent Chapel. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Sr. Anne was the second of eleven children born to Leonard and Mary Edna Sullivan. It was from her parents that she first learned of God's love for her. Sister entered the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell on September 8, 1957, received the Dominican habit on June 7, 1958, made first profession on June 13, 1959, and final profession on June 13, 1965. Sr. Anne earned an AB in Elementary and Secondary Education from Caldwell College (now Caldwell University), an MA in Theology from Providence College, RI, and an STD in Sacred Scripture and Theology from Immaculate Conception Seminary, Washington, DC. Sister spent fifteen years teaching at St. Aloysius (Trinity Academy), Caldwell, Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair, and Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell before becoming a professor of Religion and Theology at Caldwell College (Caldwell University). Sr. Anne also taught for fourteen years at Seton Hall University, South Orange as a professor of Scripture and Theology. She then spent twelve years presenting on Sacred Scripture as part of the Adult Education Series offered by the Archdiocese of Newark and New York. Remembered for her love of study and learning, her broad smile and sense of humor, Sr. Anne is an example of courage to all on how to accept the challenges of life. She relied on God for strength and knew that God would always be with her. An example of a life well lived, Sr. Anne is indeed a valiant woman. Sr. Anne was predeceased by her parents, Leonard and Mary Edna and siblings, Hugh (Hughie), Patrick (Patty), Leonard (Lenny), Michael (Mickey), Thomas (Tommy) and Eileen and nephews Terence and Leonard (Lenny). Sister is survived by her loving Sisters of St. Dominic, her sisters, Sr. Mary Agnes Sullivan, OP, Edna (Googy) Ciganek and her husband, Mark, her brothers Cornelius, Brendan and his wife Debra, and sister-in-law, Kathleen Giblin Sullivan, and many nieces and nephews. Sr. Anne's family is grateful to the Sisters of St. Dominic and all who cared for her at St. Catherine of Siena Healthcare Center. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Sisters of St. Dominic-St. Catherine of Siena Healthcare Center, One Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006 would be appreciated.