Sister Kathleen Newell, B.V.M., (Anne Francine), 92, died Jan. 5, at Marian Hall, Dubuque, Iowa.
In the Diocese of Brooklyn, Sister Kathleen ministered at Catholic Charities as coordinator of day care services, family support counselor and special assistant to the executive director; served in the Head Start Program; was diocesan Day Care Center consultant; and served as administrative director of the Oravacez Child Care Center.
She also taught elementary school in Hempstead, L.I.; San Francisco and Sacramento, Calif.; and Chicago.
Born in Chicago, she entered the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M. congregation in 1938 from Our Lady of Angels parish, Chicago. She professed first vows in 1941 and final vows in 1946.
Burial was in the Mount Carmel Cemetery, Dubuque.