Sister Mary Benedict Bogart, OP (Joyce B. Bogart)

Obituary: Sister Mary Benedict Bogart, OP (Joyce B. Bogart) died on May 13, 2010, at Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne, NY after an extended illness. She was born June 29, 1924, in St. Louis, Missouri.  She was the daughter of Joseph Beall Bogart and Louise Trem Bogart.

Sister entered the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne October 7, 1945, after working as a accountant and office clerk. Sister made her Profession of Vows, on September 14, 1947.

Sister Benedict served at Sacred Heart Home in Philadelphia, PA from 1950 to 1951. She was transferred to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta in 1951.  In 1968 she was transferred to Holy Family Home in Cleveland, Ohio and remained there as Financial Secretary until November 2004 when she returned to the Motherhouse in Hawthorne, NY. At Rosary Hill she was assigned to various projects in our archives. Sister obtained a B.A. at Ursuline College, Cleveland on May 16, 1978. She was also licensed as a Practical Nurse. Sister Mary Benedict is survived by two cousins, Joena (Bill) Meier of Jacksonville, Il. and Leland Smith of Phoenix, AZ.

A wake will be held on Friday, May 14, 2010, at Rosary Hill Home from 4:00pm to 8pm.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 15, 2010,  at 10:30am in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary at Rosary Hill Home.

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