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Sr Kathryn “Kate” Hartnett

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Sr Kathryn “Kate” Hartnett

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
11 May 2023 (aged 88)
Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.9084444, Longitude: -84.013925
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Obituary, Adrian Dominican Sisters web site

Sister Kathryn "Kate" Hartnett, formerly known by her religious name Sister Michael Ellen, died on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 88 years of age and in the 70th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sister was born in Chicago to James and Claire (Kavanaugh) Hartnett. She graduated from Mount St. Mary Academy in St. Charles, Illinois, and received a bachelor's degree in English from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and a Master of Education degree from DePaul University in Chicago.

Sister Kate ministered in elementary education for 50 years in Detroit, Michigan, and Riverdale and Chicago, Illinois. This includes four years as principal for St. Mary Star of the Sea and 32 years as principal of St. Ailbe, both in Chicago. Sister also served as development director for two years at St. Ailbe and volunteered at Trinity Advocate Hospital in Chicago for eight years.

Sister became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in Adrian in 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, James and Jeanne Hartnett. She is survived by loving family members and her Adrian Dominican Sisters.

The Vigil Prayer will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2022, in St. Catherine Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 18, 2022. Prayers of Committal will be held in the Congregation Cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan, 49221. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Anderson-Marry Funeral Home, Adrian.
Obituary, Adrian Dominican Sisters web site

Sister Kathryn "Kate" Hartnett, formerly known by her religious name Sister Michael Ellen, died on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 88 years of age and in the 70th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sister was born in Chicago to James and Claire (Kavanaugh) Hartnett. She graduated from Mount St. Mary Academy in St. Charles, Illinois, and received a bachelor's degree in English from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and a Master of Education degree from DePaul University in Chicago.

Sister Kate ministered in elementary education for 50 years in Detroit, Michigan, and Riverdale and Chicago, Illinois. This includes four years as principal for St. Mary Star of the Sea and 32 years as principal of St. Ailbe, both in Chicago. Sister also served as development director for two years at St. Ailbe and volunteered at Trinity Advocate Hospital in Chicago for eight years.

Sister became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in Adrian in 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, James and Jeanne Hartnett. She is survived by loving family members and her Adrian Dominican Sisters.

The Vigil Prayer will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2022, in St. Catherine Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 18, 2022. Prayers of Committal will be held in the Congregation Cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan, 49221. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Anderson-Marry Funeral Home, Adrian.


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  • Added: May 16, 2023
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/254024185/kathryn-hartnett: accessed ), memorial page for Sr Kathryn “Kate” Hartnett (22 Dec 1934–11 May 2023), Find a Grave Memorial ID 254024185, citing Adrian Dominican Sisters Cemetery, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by ForgetMeNot (contributor 47844710).