- September 30, 2021 Obituaries
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Mary Socorro Richey, CSJ who passed away on September 30, 2021, at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 88 years of age.
Sister Mary, baptized Edith Catherine, was born May 9, 1933, in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Porter Dewitt and Elsie Marie (Hinrichs) Richey. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1951 and was received into the novitiate in 1952. She received a bachelor’s degree in home economics from Fontbonne College in 1966 and a master’s degree in education/reading from Indiana University, Bloomington in 1972.
In the 1950s and 60s in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Sister Mary taught at Nativity, Holy Guardian Angels, and St. Edward schools.
Throughout her career in education, in the 1960s-70s, she also taught at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri; St. Mary in Littleton, Colorado, and St. Joseph Indian School in Keshena, Wisconsin. From 1978 to 1979, she was an assistant to mentally challenged adults at L’Arche Community in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Sister Mary dedicated more than 30 years of ministry at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis working as a nurse aide (1979-1989), physical therapy restorative aide (1990-2003), and as a volunteer in community service since 2004. She retired to Nazareth Living Center in 2014, and she carried out her mission of prayer and presence.
Since 2014, Sister Mary had been living at Nazareth Living Center carrying out her ministry of prayer and presence.
The Memorial Mass will be held Thursday, October 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Nazareth Living Center, 2 Nazareth Lane, St. Louis, MO 63129. The service is open to sisters and family members at this time. However, with COVID restrictions, this is subject to change.
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.
Watch funeral services here: https://video.ibm.com/channel/csjsl-funeral-service.