Obituary: Mary Elaine Zehnder, SCN, 87
Mary Elaine Zehnder, SCN, 87, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Nazareth Home in Louisville. The Louisville native was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 67 years.
She served in educational ministry. She taught grade school in Samuels at St. Gregory, St. Raphael in Hyde Park, Mass., St. Peter in Waldorf, Md., and Our Lady of Lourdes in Owensboro where she also served as principal and choir director. She served as a teacher of religion at Holy Spirit and St. Joseph in Bowling Green. From 1984-2012, she was the parish minister at St. Pius X in Louisville.
She served her SCN community as a Motherhouse Coordinator from 1973-1977. From 1978-1984 she served as the Director of the SCN Mission Office. Later, she was the Associate Regional, serving the Louisville area, from 1996-2002.
She is survived by her sister, Patrice Rymarowicz; her extended family; and by her religious community.
Visitation and a prayer service are 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2019, at Nazareth Home Chapel. The wake is 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Church at Nazareth.
The Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Church at Nazareth Burial is in the Nazareth Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 15, 2019.
Memorial donations may be sent to the SCN 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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