(10/08/12) MULLIGAN, SISTER JOAN MARIE, 83, (formerly Sister M. Francelyn), a Sister of Mercy and a long time educator, passed away on October 8, 2012 at Mount St. Rita Health Centre, Cumberland.
Born in Pawtucket, a daughter of the late John and Anna (Welch) Mulligan. She entered the Sisters of Mercy on September 8, 1948, and professed her perpetual vows on August 16, 1954.
Sister Joan was a graduate of St. Xavier Academy, class of 1948. She earned a B.S. in Education from Catholic Teachers College in Providence.
Sister began her teaching ministry in 1951 at St. Mary Academy, Bay View elementary school and in 1955 was appointed to St. Patrick School, Providence. In 1960 she was transferred to St. James School, West Warwick and then in 1962 to St. Augustine School, Newport. In 1964 Sister Joan was appointed to teach at St. Edward School, Pawtucket (now Woodlawn Catholic Regional School) and in 1968 she began her ministry at St. Mary School, Pawtucket, where she remained for 32 years.
In addition to her religious community, the Sisters of Mercy, she leaves a brother- in-law, Salvatore LoBello, and a niece, Joanne, and three nephews, Richard, Robert, and John. She was the sister of the late Hope LoBello and John Mulligan.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, October 11, at 11 a.m. in Mount St. Rita Chapel, Cumberland. Visitation will be from 9 am to 10:50 am with a Mercy Prayer Service at 10:20 am. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Mount St. Rita Health Centre, 15 Sumner Brown Rd., Cumberland, RI 02864 or to the Sisters of Mercy, 15 Highland View Rd., Cumberland, RI 02864 will be deeply appreciated. Information and condolences: www.galloglyfuneralhome.com
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