Wednesday, March 24, 2010

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Mary William Nadicksbernd was celebrated March 19 at Mount Notre Dame convent chapel. Sister Mary William, 94, died March 14 at Mount Notre Dame Health Center. She was in her 70th year of religious life.

 
Sister Mary William was a classroom teacher for years. She taught every elementary grade in many archdiocesan schools, including St. Xavier Commerical School (now closed) in Cincinnati; St. James of the Valley in Wyoming; St. Joseph in Hamilton; Emmanuel, Holy Family and Holy Trinity schools in Dayton; and Ascension in Kettering.
 
Sister Mary William also served at schools in Columbus, Chicago and Phoenix. In addition, she served as librarian at Catholic Central Community School in Hamilton. In her retirement years, Sister Mary William was devoted to a ministry of prayer.
 
Interment was in the congregation’s cemetery.