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 Sr.
Agnes Marie Ashton, OP
March 3, 1916 – January 27, 2006
I will dwell in the house of the Lord as long as I shall live.
Psalm 23
On Friday, January 27, 2006, Sr. Agnes Marie Ashton died at Mount Carmel
East Hospital. She was born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England, on March
3, 1916, to James and Agnes (O’Grady) Ashton. She entered the Novitiate
of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs in Columbus in 1938
and made her Profession of Vows in 1940. Sister served as principal at
St. James the Less School, Columbus, OH (1951-54); at St. Augustine School,
Ossining, NY (1955-61); St. Gabriel School, Columbus, OH (1961-63); and
St. Mark School, Brooklyn, NY (1964-67). She began the Dominican Preschool
at St. Mary of the Springs in 1963 and was Administrator of the Montessori
Schools at St. Mary of the Springs, Columbus, OH (1970-74, 1975-81) and
at Mary Immaculate School, Ossining, NY (1974-75).
Sr. Agnes Marie received her B.S. from St. Mary of the Springs College
(now Ohio Dominican University); an M.S. in Education from The University
of Notre Dame; and her MA equivalent in Montessori Education from the
American Montessori Society. Sister ministered at St. Clare of Montefalco
School, Grosse Pointe, MI (1941-49); St. James the Less School, Columbus,
OH (1949-51); Holy Trinity School, Somerset, OH (1954-55); Dominican Preschool
at St. Mary of the Springs ((1967-70). She ministered to the elderly at
Nazareth Towers, Columbus (1982-94) and served the Congregation as Prioress
of the Motherhouse (1967-73, 1979-82).
Sister was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by cousins
and friends. Before retiring, she served the Congregation as Assistant
Director of Facilities at the Motherhouse and in the St. Mary of the Springs
Post Office. She became a resident of Mohun Health Care Center in 2004.
Memorial gifts in Sister Sr. Agnes Marie's honor
may be sent to Dominican Sisters, St. Mary of the Springs, 2320 Airport
Drive, Columbus, OH 43219.
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