Sr. Jane Marie Smith, O.P. Obituary (1941

Sr. Jane Marie Smith, OP, 75, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 in St. Catherine of Siena Healthcare Center in Caldwell, NJ. A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine of Siena Convent Chapel, 7 Ryerson Avenue, (Mt. St. Dominic) Caldwell on Saturday, September 3 at 10:30 am. Visiting will be in St. Catherine of Siena Convent on Friday from 2 to 7 pm. The Office for the Dead will be on Friday at 4pm. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Sr. Jane Marie entered the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell on September 8, 1958 and professed vows on June 15, 1960. Sr. Jane Marie had a BA in Elementary Education and History from Caldwell University. Sister spent her career as an Educator and Administrator, first as a teacher at St. Aedan School in Jersey City and Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament School in Roseland. In 1971 she began teaching at St. Therese School in Paterson, where she also served as Superior of the convent; in 1977 Sister became the Religious Education Coordinator, taught at St. Cassian School in Upper Montclair and was the Superior of the convent, and also served from 1988 -2006 as Superior of St. John the Apostle Convent in Clark-Linden. During her time teaching at St. John the Apostle School she received an award from the Archdiocese of Newark as Teacher of the Year. Sr. Jane Marie was the Superior and Patient Care Advocate at St. Catherine of Siena Convent and Healthcare Center for the Dominican Order in Caldwell from 1982 - 1988 and again from 2006 - 2015. Sister shared her life as a Sister of St. Dominic for fifty-eight years as a teacher, caregiver, sister, aunt and good friend. She was Christ in the world by living a life that was simple, prayerful and compassionate. She is survived by her Sisters of the Dominican Order as well as her siblings, Joyce (Michael) Grausso, Robert (Ellen) Smith and Veronica Smith Goodell. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Sisters of St. Dominic, One Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006 would be appreciated.