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 Sr.
Helen Mary Whelan, OP
(Sr. Camillus)
November 26, 1912 – December 5, 2004
I will dwell in the house of the Lord as long as I shall live.
Psalm 23
On Sunday, December 5, 2004, Sr. Helen Mary (Sr. Camillus) Whelan died
at Mt. Carmel East Hospital. She was born in New York City on November
26, 1912, to James P and Ellen (O’Sullivan) Whelan. She entered
the Novitiate of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs in Columbus
in 1930 and made her Profession of Vows in 1932.
Sr. Helen Mary received her B.S. from St. Mary of the Springs College
(now Ohio Dominican University), an M.S. in Education from Fordham University
(Bronx, NY), and a certificate as a Library Technical Assistant from the
Borough of Manhattan Community College. In the Columbus Diocese, she ministered
at Blessed Sacrament in Newark (1960) and at Bishop Watterson High School
(1960-61). While in New Haven, CT, Sister taught at St. Mary Parish School
(1936) and St. Mary High School (1952-55, 1956-59, 1961-62). She taught
at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford (1963-65,) and later
served as librarian there (1977-83). In The Archdiocese of New York, Sister
taught at St. Andrew Avellino School in Flushing (1937-47); St. Vincent
Ferrer High School (1955-56, 1965-66); and Mary Immaculate School in Ossining
(1966-71). In the Pittsburgh area, she taught at St. William School (1932-33);
St. Francis de Sales Grade School (1933-35); and St. Francis de Sales
High School (1947-49). From 1971 to 1977 Sister Helen Mary was on the
staff of the New York City Archdiocesan School Office and served as librarian
at Mt. Alverno in Warwick, NY (1983-84).
Sister was preceded in death by a brother, James F., and a sister, Mary
Whelan Maher. She is survived by a first cousin Joseph P. Murray, a cousin,
Sister Anita McArdle, and nieces Mary Ellen Harkins, Margaret Whelan and
Patty Whelan, as well as cousins in Ireland and England. She retired and
did community service at St. Andrew Avellino Convent in Flushing New York
before coming to Mohun Health Care Center in 1998.
The viewing will be in the Motherhouse on Thursday, December 9, from
2 to 4:30 p.m. A Vigil Service of Remembrance will take place from 4:30
to 5:30 p.m. that day. The funeral liturgy will follow at 7 p.m. in the
Motherhouse Chapel. On Saturday, burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery will
follow a Farewell Service at 10:00 a.m. in the Motherhouse.
Memorial gifts in Sister Helen Mary Whelan's honor
may be sent to Dominican Sisters, St. Mary of the Springs, 2320 Airport
Drive, Columbus, OH 43219.
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