Age 93
Sister Mary Louise Burt died peacefully at McAuley Convent, Cincinnati, Ohio.
She taught at Our Lady of Mercy Academy, St. Athanasius, Holy Cross, and St. Polycarp in Louisville, Kentucky; St. John the Evangelist in Paducah, KY; and Holy Family in Columbus, Ohio. However, she spent most of her teaching and principalship years (1976-1998) at St. Aloysius School in Louisville, Kentucky. After she retired, she worked part time at St. Catherine Convent as financial director.
Mary Lou was caring, honest, supportive and a good friend to many. She personally knew her fellow Sisters of Mercy’s likes, dislikes, birthdays and feast days. Keeping up with friends and family members was important to her, and she showed tender care for her severely handicapped brother who was in a nursing home after her father was no longer able to care for him at home.
She was a bingo pro. Mary Loi had a lovely voice and knew all the verses her favorite songs across many genres: religious, oldies, patriotic and Irish, to name a few. She was also skilled in writing delightful parodies (often with her sibling, Sister Mary Corinne). She liked to read biographies of famous people, knitting, crocheting, making rosaries and doing crafts. She relished seeing good movies, especially musicals. As an avid card player, Mary Lou was a regular member of the Tuesday afternoon card club at McAuley Convent in Cincinnati, Ohio.
She wrote: “If I were asked to make a statement about my life as a Sister of Mercy, I would say it has been one great opportunity to grow and to become more spiritually and mentally alert. Hopefully it has helped me to help others to become more spiritual and to grow in different ways.”