Sister profile

Sister Ellen Catherine Conroy

Sister Ellen Catherine was born on October 15, 1913 and died on June 4, 2011.

Sister Ellen Catherine Conroy

Home » Sister Profiles » Ellen Catherine Conroy

Biography

Sister Ellen Catherine was born Anna Conroy on Oct. 15, 1913. She died on June 4, 2011. She was 97 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 81 years.

Sister Ellen Catherine entered the Congregation on Feb. 11, 1930. She professed first vows on Aug. 15, 1932, and final vows on Jan. 23, 1937.

Sister Ellen Catherine ministered in education for more than 50 years. She taught at schools in Illinois, North Carolina and Indiana. Following retiring from teaching, she ministered at the convent at Immaculate Conception in Chicago. Sister Ellen Catherine returned to the Woods in 2002.

In her final years in Mother Theodore Hall West, Sister Ellen Catherine was known to respond to staff asking how she was by saying, “I’m all right, ma!”

Obituary

Read her obituary here.

Read more

Sister Ellen Catherine is featured in the following content on the Sisters of Providence website:

    Photographs

    Click images to view larger.

    Share this:

    Donate in her honor

    Has this sister made a difference in your life? Help continue the mission.

    Find a sister

    Get in touch

    Use our form to reconnect with or reach out to a current Sister of Providence.