Obituary: Mildred ‘Millie’ McGovern, SCN, 86, Louisville

Mildred “Millie” McGovern, SCN, 86, of Louisville, died at Nazareth Home in Louisville on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. She was born in Hawesville and was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 65 years.

She served in educational ministries in Bardstown at St. Joseph; at St. Matthias and Holy Name in Louisville; and at Our Lady of Victory in Columbus, Ohio. She served as principal at St. Paul in Lexington from 1963-1966 and served as the supervisor of education for the Diocese of Covington from 1969-1974.

With her interest in media, she served as the media coordinator in the Columbus Diocese and later as the director of communications for the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas. She also served as the cable/satellite consultant for the Houston Diocese and as the media center coordinator for the Archdiocese of Louisville from 1985-2002.

She served her SCN Community through her volunteer work at the Catherine Spalding Bookshop and as director of the media center at Nazareth from 2004-2017.

She is survived by her sisters, Martha Hamilton, Mary Young, Ann Johnson, Rita McGovern, Marie Ratliff, and her brother John McGovern; many nieces and nephews; and her religious community.

The Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Nazareth with burial in Nazareth Cemetery.

A prayer service and visitation is 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 at Nazareth Home in Louisville. A wake is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, at St. Vincent Church at Nazareth.

Memorial donations may be sent to the Office of Mission Advancement, P.O. Box 9, Nazareth, KY, 40048.

The Ratterman Funeral Home in Louisville is in charge of arrangements.

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