Sister Mary Rose Fox, CSJ

Obituary of Sister Mary Rose Fox, CSJ

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Sister Mary Rose Fox, CSJ died peacefully at the Teresian House, Albany, on February 3, 2025. The daughter of John J. Fox and Clara Lombardi of Catskill, NY, she graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in 1966 and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, professing her lifelong religious vows in 1969.

 

Sister Mary Rose began her ministry on the staff of St. Joseph’s Provincial House, Latham. In 1973, having earned a degree in library science from Maria Regina College, Syracuse, NY, she began serving as Librarian at Rome Catholic High School, Rome, NY. In 1987 Mary Rose returned to the Provincial House to minister in the Personnel Office.  Retiring in 2019, she moved in 2023 to Teresian House.

 

In the years of her ministry as librarian and personnel administrator, Mary Rose demonstrated her competence very well. However, what her Sisters remember most is not only her ability but also happiness when asked to help fill a need or solve a problem.  When no one else could get the information or assistance needed, Mary Rose always managed to do so.  Her ability to respond to the needs of others always brought Mary Rose the greatest happiness.

 

Mary Rose maintained close relationships, sharing her life and spirituality with both her dear cousins and her religious Sisters. All remember traveling with her to or watching with her on television her lifelong love, a New York Yankees game. When she retired to the Teresian House, Mary Rose generously donated her prized Yankee memorabilia to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown.

 

Mary Rose is survived by her cousins who have been so faithful to her, both those in Coxsackie and those who live at a distance. Her parents are deceased, but she will be sorely missed by her family, friends and the Sisters of St. Joseph.

 

Wake services for Sr. Mary Rose will take place on Monday, February 10th at St. Joseph’s Provincial House with a Prayer Service at 3:00 PM. The funeral will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 11th at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph’s Provincial House.

 

Contributions in Mary Rose’s memory may be made to the Office of Mission Advancement, St. Joseph’s Provincial House, 385 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Latham, NY 12110.

 

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Monday
10
February

WAKE AND PRAYER SERVICE

3:00 pm
Monday, February 10, 2025
St. Joseph's Provincial House Chapel
385 Watervliet-Schenectady Road
Latham, New York, United States
Tuesday
11
February

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL

10:00 am
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
St. Joseph's Provincial House Chapel
385 Watervliet-Schenectady Road
Latham, New York, United States
Tuesday
11
February

INTERMENT

11:15 am
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Our Lady Queen Of Virgins Cemetery
385 Watervliet-Shaker Road
Latham, New York, United States
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1948 - 2025

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