Sr. Stella Potvin, OP Obituary (1930

Sr. M. Stella Potvin, O.P., 83, died on Sunday in St. Catherine of Siena Healthcare Center in Caldwell. A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine of Siena Convent Chapel, 7 Ryerson Avenue (Mt. St. Dominic) Caldwell on Friday, February 14 at 10:30AM. Visiting at St. Catherine Convent, Caldwell on Thursday 3 to 7 PM. Sr. Stella was born in Methuen, MA, joined the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell on February 2, 1952 and professed vows on September 14, 1953. Sister had a BA in English and French from Caldwell College and served as a teacher, administrator and Pastoral Minister. Sr. Stella taught grade school at St. Aloysius, Caldwell, Our Lady of Sorrows, Garfield, Lacodaire Academy, Upper Montclair, St. Margaret, Alabama, St. Mary, Rutherford and St. Peter the Apostle, Parsippany. She taught and was Principal at St. Therese in Paterson and served as Pastoral Minister for St. Mary in Rahway, St. John the Apostle in Clark, St. Catherine, Glen Rock and St. Mary in Colts Neck. Sister also was the Assistant Director of the Dominican Adult Day Care in Caldwell and the Director of Social Services at Marian Manor in Caldwell. Sr. Stella is survived by her siblings, Virginia Haggett, Janet Smith, Ron Potvin and Leo Potvin. Memorial donations to the Sisters of St. Dominic, One Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell NJ 07006 would be appreciated.