Sr. Maureen-Thérèse (Sr. de Lisieux) McGroddy (82) died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Sleepy Hollow, NY. Born in New York City, NY, to Charles and Helen Cleary McGroddy, she had been a member of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary for 62 years.
She served in Arlington, VA as teacher at Marymount Junior School and dormitory prefect at Marymount Junior College. She was guidance counselor at Marymount International School, Rome, Italy. She was director of admissions at the School of Applied Theology Berkeley, CA. During this time and her retirement, she was an active member of Newman Hall-Holy Spirit Parish. She was an inspiration to many of our parishioners. At the time of her death, she was a member of the Marymount Convent Community, Tarrytown, NY.
She is survived by brothers and sisters, Charles McGroddy, James McGroddy, Patricia McGroddy Fleming, Helen McGroddy Murphy, Peter McGroddy, and by the members of her religious community.
Mass of Christian Burial, Marymount Convent, Thursday, March 4, 10:30 am. Burial Mount Calvary Cemetery, White Plains. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, visitors are not permitted in the Convent. However, we invite you to join us for the live-streamed Mass on our Eastern American website (www.rshm-east.org) or facebook page (Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Eastern America - Home. Facebook), where it will be also archived.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in her name may be made to Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, 50 Wilson Park Drive, Tarrytown, NY, 10591.