Sister Mary Antoine

Beloved Teacher and Minister of Prayer

Sister Mary Antoine was a high school math and science teacher for 31 years, before returning to the motherhouse to oversee the community’s sewing operation, a ministry which afforded her time and space for the contemplative prayer she loved. The beloved educator and minister of prayer died November 27 in the Ursuline Saint Angela Center where she had resided since 2006. She was 84.

The former Mildred Brozovic was born January 23, 1927, in Canton, Ohio, to George and Margaret Brozovic. A graduate of Mount Marie High School in Canton, she joined the Ursulines from St. Joseph Parish, Canton, September 8, 1947, and professed final vows August 23, 1953. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Ursuline College and a master’s from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

Sister Mary Antoine taught two years at the elementary level — at St. Joseph School, Collinwood, and Our Lady of Peace, Cleveland — before beginning her high school tenure which included assignments at Villa Angela Academy, Ursuline-Sacred Heart Academy and Beaumont School. In 1981 she retired from classroom teaching and moved to the motherhouse to assume responsibility for the sewing operations, a ministry in which she served 25 years. Through the years she also tutored students needing assistance in math.

Contemplative by nature, Sister Mary Antoine enjoyed a solitary life, but happily joined with SAC sisters for prayer and other spiritual programs. She welcomed visitors, especially family and Saint Angela Center sisters and staff. She was a faithful and reliable source of prayer support for any and all in need. And she was an avid crafter, crocheting baby items and afghans by request, for charity, and for sale in the community gift shop.

Sister Mary Antoine will be remembered for her gentle and prayerful spirit and her quiet, contemplative way. She was a faith-filled woman, a dedicated teacher and minister of prayer/service, a loving sister and a loyal friend.

Sister Mary Antoine is survived by brothers Robert and Joseph Brozovic, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Donations in her name may be made to the Ministry Fund of the Ursuline Sisters.

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Funeral Services for Sister Mary Antoine
Wake: 3:00 PM, Tuesday, Nov. 29
Ursuline Motherhouse, 2600 Lander Road, Pepper Pike

Funeral Mass: 7:00 PM Tuesday
Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity (Motherhouse)

Burial Service: 9:30 AM Wednesday, November 30
Saint Angela Center Chapel
Interment will follow at All Souls Cemetery, Chardon.