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Remembering Sister Mary Irene Kane

Posted March 22, 2019 in Obituaries

Sister Mary Irene spent her entire 56-year ministry career in elementary education, 45 as classroom teacher or principal and 11 as co-director or tutor in the Ursuline Institute of Learning. The congenial and faith-filled woman with the twinkling blue eyes died March 22 at Regina Health Center (RHC) in Richfield where she had been in residence since May 2017. She was 80 years old. Mary Rita Kane was born July 15, 1938 in Youngstown, Ohio, the third daughter born to Francis and Florence (Carroll) Kane. Tragically, Florence died in childbirth two years later. Within a few years’ time Francis married Rosemary... read more