Age 96
An advocate for justice, Elizabeth touched countless lives with her warmth and kindness.
Sister Elizabeth, (or Liz or Betty, as she was known to family), was born in Altona, New York, one of 11 children. After graduation from Keene High School, in Keene New Hampshire, she entered the Sisters of Mercy at the age of 19 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Mt. St. Mary College in Hooksett, New Hampshire, and master degrees in secondary education from Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire, and religious education from Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts.
An educator for 24 years in the Manchester, New Hampshire, diocese, she taught at both the elementary and secondary school levels. For 18 years, she taught Christian Life Center courses to adults in Hanover, Lebanon, Nashua, and Manchester, New Hampshire. Next, she taught English as a Second Language at the Northeast Farmworker’s Council in Manchester, New Hampshire, and helped immigrants become U.S. citizens in conjunction with New Hampshire Catholic Charities. She also taught citizenship classes at the Nashua Adult Learning Center in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Liz participated in the justice work of the community including committee work, advocacy and organizing of the WISH Center (Women in Search of Hope) in Manchester, New Hampshire. Liz stayed up to date all her life, read voraciously, and kept in touch with many.