Obituaries

Obituary: Brooklynite Was Sister of Charity for 72 Years

Obit_Thomas_Marie_Callahan_cmykSister Thomas Marie Callahan (Anna), S.C., a native of Brooklyn and a member of the Sisters of Charity of New York for 72 years, died May 2. She was 92.

She attended St. Mary Star of the Sea School, Court St., and Bay Ridge H.S. before entering the Sisters of Charity.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the College of Mount Saint Vincent and a master of library sciences degree from St. John’s University.

Most of her ministry in education was as a high school librarian in the New York Archdiocese, where she also taught primary grades.