Sr. Margaret William McDonald, O.P. Obituary (1921

Sr. Margaret William McDonald, OP, 95, passed into the arms of our loving Lord peacefully on Thursday, November 10, 2016 in Glen Ridge, NJ. A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine of Siena Convent Chapel, 7 Ryerson Avenue, (Mt. St. Dominic) Caldwell on Tuesday, November 15 at 10:30 am. Visiting in St. Catherine of Siena Convent will be on Monday, November 14 from 2- 7 pm. The Office for the Dead will be on Monday at 4pm in St. Catherine of Siena Convent Chapel. Born in Newark, Sister entered the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell on August 8, 1941, and professed vows on August 24, 1943. Sr. Margaret William graduated from West Orange High School and earned a BA in English and History from Caldwell University. Sister pursued additional studies in elementary and secondary education at Seton Hall University and earned certifications as an elementary and secondary teacher, principal and supervisor. Sister Margaret William began her teaching ministry at St. Michael School, Union from 1943 to 1958 and at St. Philip School, Clifton from 1958 to 1963. From 1963 through 1969 Sr. Margaret William served as superior and founding principal at St. Raphael School, Livingston and from 1969 to 1975 as principal at Ascension School, New Milford. Sister returned to St. Michael School, Union in 1975 and served as principal until her retirement in 2003. Sister continued to teach religion at St. Michael's until 2010 when she moved to St. Catherine Convent, Caldwell. Sister was Vice President of the Union Township Library from 1976 to 1978 and a member Archdiocese of Newark's Bergen County Principals Association and Essex County Principals Association. In October, Sister Margaret William celebrated her 95th birthday and 75th year as a Sister of St. Dominic. As an elementary school teacher and principal, Sr. Margaret William's students learned of God's love through her attentiveness and care; she reflected the unconditional love of God that she knew first hand in her life. Sister Margaret William is predeceased by her parents Margaret and William and her sister and brother-in-law, Claire and Paul Mueller. She is survived by her devoted Dominican Sisters, her sister & brother-in-law, Dorothy & Henry Sohl, her niece, Nancy Mueller Davis, Peggy Fitzpatrick and many other nieces, nephews and grand- nieces and grand-nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Sisters of St. Dominic, One Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006 would be appreciated.