ENGLISH, Sister Anna May SC Sister Martin de Porres, beloved Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 72 years, entered peacefully into eternal life on April 17, 2023, at Elizabeth Seton Residence, Wellesley, MA. She was the devoted daughter of the late Patrick J. English and Kathleen (O’Reilly) English; and was predeceased by her brothers, James A. English and Michael F. English; and her sister, Eileen Nelson. She leaves her loving nieces and nephews, Robert Nelson, Patrick Nelson, Mary (Nelson) Goepfert, John Nelson, Timothy Nelson, Philip Nelson, Kathleen English, James English, Maureen English, Matthew English, Jeanne English; as well as twenty-seven grandnieces and nephews, and her sisters in the congregation. Sister Anna May began her ministry in education as an elementary school teacher in Saint Patrick Parish, Roxbury, MA, and then at Our Lady of the Cenacle School in Richmond Hill, NY, and Our Lady of Angels in Brooklyn, NY. After several years of teaching, she felt drawn to the nursing profession and studied at Sancta Maria Hospital in Cambridge, MA, thus beginning thirty-five years of service as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She ministered in several hospitals in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island, NY, during which time she also cared for her ailing parents. Sister Anna May had a deep sensitivity toward those who suffer, especially the sick and the poor. Having retired from active nursing and coming to reside at Mount Saint Vincent, Wellesley, MA, she provided service to the community as a driver, a Eucharistic Minister, and spent many hours visiting with infirmed sisters at Elizabeth Seton Residence. Funeral Services for Sister Anna May will take place on Friday, April 28, 2023, at Mount Saint Vincent, 125 Oakland Street, Wellesley, MA, at 9:30 am with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:45 am. Interment will take place at Saint Mary Cemetery, Needham, MA, immediately following the Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Sister Anna May English may be made to the Sisters of Charity Retirement Center, 125 Oakland Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
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