Sister Margaret Van Rossem, S.S.N.D., a native of Jamaica, Queens, died on June 4, at Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton, Conn. She was 86.

After pronouncing her vows as a School Sister of Notre Dame in 1952, Sister Margaret embarked on a career in teaching, which included a stint at St. Anthony’s School, Ozone Park. She also taught at Catholic schools in Maryland.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on June 8 in the chapel at Villa Notre Dame in Wilton. Burial was at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Bethel, Conn