- November 2, 2020 Obituaries
September 5, 1929 – October 31, 2020
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Jeanne Rene Mercier, CSJ who passed away on October 31, 2020, at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 91 years of age.
Sister Jeanne Rene Mercier, baptized Genevieve, was born on September 5, 1929, in Kingsford, Michigan, to parents Henry and Ida Mae (King) Mercier. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1949 and was received into the novitiate in 1950.
In the 1950s, Sister Jeanne Rene taught at St. Mary Magdalen Grade School in St. Louis; St. Catherine of Siena Grade School in Denver, Colorado; and Nativity of Our Lord Grade School in Chicago, Illinois. She taught at Holy Cross Grade School in Champaign, Illinois, from 1958 to 1962. Throughout the remaining 1960s, she also taught at Sacred Heart Grade School in Shawano, Wisconsin; Sacred Heart Grade School in Indianapolis, Indiana; and St. John Grade School in Ishpeming, Michigan. She continued teaching during the 1970s at St. Bede the Venerable Grade School in Chicago and St. Peter Grade School in Oconto, Wisconsin.
In 1976, Sister Jeanne Rene transitioned into pastoral ministry work. She was a parish visitor for St. Louis Parish in Englewood, Colorado, until 1978. For the next 29 years, she served at the St. Peter Cathedral Parish in Marquette, Michigan, as a parish minister to the sick and elderly (1978-1991) and a pastoral associate (1991-2007). During this time, from 1991 to 2003, she also served in pastoral care at Marquette General Hospital.
Sister Jeanne Rene retired to St. Louis in 2007. Since 2009, she had resided at Nazareth Living Center, carrying out her mission of prayer and presence.
The funeral arrangements are pending at this time.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, 6400 Minnesota Ave., St. Louis, MO 63111-2899. Donate online.