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Sister Dorothy Montgomery
SISTER DOROTHY MONTGOMERY
Cedar Rapids
Sister Dorothy Elizabeth Montgomery, RSM, 92, died March 22, 2016, at Hallmar Care Center in Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, by the Rev. Keith Birch. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 8, at Sacred Heart Chapel, with a wake service at 6:30 p.m. Arrangements are with Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids.
Sister Dorothy Elizabeth was born Nov. 15, 1923, in Baltimore, Md., the daughter of Earl and Catherine (Butler) Montgomery. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore, Sacred Heart Academy in Lancaster, Pa., and graduated from Trinity Preparatory School in Ilchester, Md., in 1943. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur of Baltimore in 1943.
Sister Dorothy Elizabeth received her bachelor's degree, majoring in education and minoring in English from Trinity College, Washington, D.C., in 1963; and her master's degree, majoring in education from Clarke College, Dubuque, in 1974. Sister Dorothy Elizabeth transferred to the Sisters of Mercy Cedar Rapids Community in 1976.
Sister Dorothy Elizabeth was a lifelong teacher and principal. She served at St. Matthew's, Cedar Rapids; All Saints, Cedar Rapids; St Joseph's, Marion; and Sacred Heart School, Waterloo. She served as a resident manager/assistant resident manager at Lakemary Center, Paola, Kan.
Upon her retirement, Sister Dorothy Elizabeth volunteered at Sacred Heart Convent, Mercy Medical Center and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Sister Dorothy Elizabeth was a vowed member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur of Baltimore and Sisters of Mercy for 70 years.
In addition to the Sisters of Mercy and Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur of Baltimore, Sister Dorothy Elizabeth is survived by cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Catherine, and her grandparents.
Memorials may be sent to Sisters of Mercy, 1125 Prairie Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.
Please share your support and memories with Sister Dorothy Elizabeth's family on her tribute wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.
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