Age 83
Sister Mary Yvette shared Christ’s mercy through her prayer, presence, and steadfast love.
At the age of 19, she entered Sisters of Mercy in Cincinnati, Ohio. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Our Lady of Cincinnati College in Cincinnati, Ohio, a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, and a master’s degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
For 27 years she served as a pastoral assistant at St. Therese Parish in Clinton, Tennessee, guiding the community through adult and youth formation, RCIA, liturgy coordination, and pastoral care. Next, she ministered as a chaplain and assistant director of pastoral care at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee for ten years. She found her work as chaplain on the oncology floor most rewarding, helping the dying and their families.
Her next assignment was serving as a pastoral associate at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Alcoa, Tennessee. She visited homes, hospitals, nursing homes, gave sacramental instructions, and coordinated the RCIA Program.
Sister Yvette became known for her roller skating raising $45,000 in five years for the Kidney Foundation and The Columbus Home. She was proud of her nickname “The Skating Nun.”
he ministered as a Chaplain and Assistant Director of Pastoral Care, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, in Knoxville, Tennessee for ten years. She found her work as Chaplain on the Oncology floor most rewarding, helping the dying and their families.
Her next assignment was serving as Pastoral Associate in Clinton, Alcoa, and Norris Tennessee, which she did for nineteen years. She visited homes, hospitals, nursing homes, gave sacramental instructions, and coordinated the RCIA Program.
Sister Yvette became known for her roller skating raising $45,000 in five years for the Kidney Foundation and The Columbus Home. She was proud of her nickname “The Skating Nun.”