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Sr Rose Anastasia Geeraerts

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Sr Rose Anastasia Geeraerts

Birth
Death
24 Jan 2011 (aged 97)
Burial
Sparkill, Rockland County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.0408192, Longitude: -73.9304188
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Photo's here are from
My 1961 Senior Year Book
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Sister Rose Anastasia Geeraerts, OP, of Dominican Convent, Sparkill, New York, died on January 24, 2011, in Siena Hall Infirmary. Born in New York City, May 27 1913. Marion was the daughter of Francis and Susan Dillon Geeraerts. Marion entered the Dominican Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary in Sparkill on February 2, 1931, and became known as Sister Rose Anastasia, professing her first vows in 1932 and final vows in 1938. Sister Rose Anastasia earned a BA in English in 1947 from Manhattan College, NY; an MA in Business Education in 1951 from Columbia University, NY and Certificates for Guidance and Religious Studies from St. John's University, NY and Providence College, RI respectively. During her professional life, Sister Rose Anastasia was an educator in the Archdiocese of NY and the Diocese of Rockville Center in elementary and secondary education. She taught at St. John Chrysostom, Bronx, NY (193239); Sacred Heart, Suffern, NY (1939-45); St. Ann, Bronx, NY (1945-46); St. Martin of Tours, Bronx, NY (1946-47); Aquinas HS, Bronx, NY (1947-52); Cathedral HS, Manhattan, NY (195255);,b> Msgr. Scanlan/St. Helena HS (1955-68). She worked as a guidance counselor at Holy Trinity HS, Hicksville, NY (1968-75) and was principal of St. Gregory Barbarigo, Garnerville, NY (1977-79). From 1979-85 Sister was the assistant business manager at Albertus Magnus HS, Bardonia, NY. After living in a House of Prayer from 1977-79, Sister Rose Anastasia worked as a spiritual director and offered pastoral care in Dominican Convent up until 2004 when she then became a resident in Siena Hall Infirmary. Sister Rose Anastasia is survived by her nieces, Adele Walkins of California, Maureen Fabriano of Long Island, NY and Joan Lucente of Florida. She is also survived by many grand nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, Dominican Convent, Sparkill, NY, on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at l0:30 AM. Visitation is on Friday, January 28, 2011 from 3:30 to 8:00 at Dominican Convent, 175 Rte. 340, Sparkill, NY. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery in Sparkill.
Photo's here are from
My 1961 Senior Year Book
.

Sister Rose Anastasia Geeraerts, OP, of Dominican Convent, Sparkill, New York, died on January 24, 2011, in Siena Hall Infirmary. Born in New York City, May 27 1913. Marion was the daughter of Francis and Susan Dillon Geeraerts. Marion entered the Dominican Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary in Sparkill on February 2, 1931, and became known as Sister Rose Anastasia, professing her first vows in 1932 and final vows in 1938. Sister Rose Anastasia earned a BA in English in 1947 from Manhattan College, NY; an MA in Business Education in 1951 from Columbia University, NY and Certificates for Guidance and Religious Studies from St. John's University, NY and Providence College, RI respectively. During her professional life, Sister Rose Anastasia was an educator in the Archdiocese of NY and the Diocese of Rockville Center in elementary and secondary education. She taught at St. John Chrysostom, Bronx, NY (193239); Sacred Heart, Suffern, NY (1939-45); St. Ann, Bronx, NY (1945-46); St. Martin of Tours, Bronx, NY (1946-47); Aquinas HS, Bronx, NY (1947-52); Cathedral HS, Manhattan, NY (195255);,b> Msgr. Scanlan/St. Helena HS (1955-68). She worked as a guidance counselor at Holy Trinity HS, Hicksville, NY (1968-75) and was principal of St. Gregory Barbarigo, Garnerville, NY (1977-79). From 1979-85 Sister was the assistant business manager at Albertus Magnus HS, Bardonia, NY. After living in a House of Prayer from 1977-79, Sister Rose Anastasia worked as a spiritual director and offered pastoral care in Dominican Convent up until 2004 when she then became a resident in Siena Hall Infirmary. Sister Rose Anastasia is survived by her nieces, Adele Walkins of California, Maureen Fabriano of Long Island, NY and Joan Lucente of Florida. She is also survived by many grand nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, Dominican Convent, Sparkill, NY, on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at l0:30 AM. Visitation is on Friday, January 28, 2011 from 3:30 to 8:00 at Dominican Convent, 175 Rte. 340, Sparkill, NY. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery in Sparkill.

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