Sister Profile

Sister Mary Jo Stewart

Formerly Sister Joseph Maureen

Sister Mary Jo was born on September 25, 1927 and died on April 20, 2019.

Biography

Sister Mary Jo is a native of Terre Haute, Indiana. Her last ministry was in the Congregation’s health care department.

Sister Mary Jo, formerly Sister Joseph Maureen, entered the Congregation on January 8, 1945. She professed final vows on August 15, 1952.

She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also has an LPN from Indiana Vocational Tech, now known as Ivy Tech Community College.

Sister Mary Jo ministered as a teacher in Indiana, California, Mississippi and Illinois. She also ministered as a nurse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for many years.

Obituary

Read her obituary here.

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Photographs

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Sisters Mary Jo Stewart and Shawn Marie McDermott with candidate Josephine Carbonaro after the blessing ceremony.
2015 70-year Jubilarians include (front, from left) Sisters Marian Ruth Johnson, Eugene Francis Keaveney, Martha Steidl, Rita Black, (back) Mary Jo Stewart, Winifred Mary Sullivan and Laurine Haley. Not pictured: Sister Marie Paul Haas.
Sister Annette Schipp and Sister Mary Jo Stewart