Sr. Jean Veronica Duszynski, O.P.

Sr. Jean Veronica Duszynski, O.P. died on Thursday, January 15, 2015
at St. Catherine of Siena Healthcare Center in Caldwell. She was 86.
A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine of Siena Convent Chapel,
7 Ryerson Avenue (Mt. St. Dominic) Caldwell on Tuesday, January 20 at 10:30AM.
Visiting in St. Catherine Convent, Caldwell on Monday 2 to 7 PM.
Sr. Jean Veronica was born in Jersey City, entered the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell on August 30, 1946 and professed vows on May 3, 1948.
Sister graduated from St. Dominic Academy in Jersey City and has a Bachelor's degree in History from Caldwell University and a Master's degree in American History & Political Science from Villanova University.
Sister also did post graduate work in Judeo Christian Studies at Seton Hall University, in Polish Language & Literature at Jersey City State College and in Polish Language & Culture at Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland.
She spent her life ministry teaching at the following schools:
St. Francis Xavier School in Newark, Lacordaire Academy in Upper Montclair, St. Michaels in Union, St. Mary's High School in Rutherford, St. Margaret's School in Bayou La Batre, Alabama (where she also served as Principal), Mt. St. Dominic Academy in Caldwell, St. Dominic Academy in Jersey City and Our Lady of Sorrows School in Jersey City.
Sister also was involved with Mission work in Hungary.
Sr. Jean Veronica is survived by her nephews, Jeremiah & John McCloskey and her cousins, Elizabeth Baske, Vivian Conte, Grace & Adolph Kantor.
Memorial donations to the Sisters of St. Dominic,
One Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell NJ 07006 would be appreciated.