Age 98
Sister Theresa had a passion for serving people and charity work.
Born in Kainady, India, Sister Theresa received a bachelor’s degree in history from University College, and a bachelor’s degree in English from Kerala University, both in India. At the age of 25, she entered the religious missionary congregation, Daughters of Mary in India. After serving in that community for 21 years, she requested a transfer to the Sisters of Mercy.
Eventually she journeyed to the United States; found a home with the Sisters of Mercy in Watchung, New Jersey; and transferred to the Sisters of Mercy. She ministered in auxiliary services and as a volunteer at McAuley Hall Health Care Center in Watchung, New Jersey, St. Mary Academy in Lakewood, New Jersey and Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung, New Jersey.
She spent her final years at McAuley Hall Health Care Center in Watchung, New Jersey. Theresa died at the age of 98 on the same day and date as her entrance to the Sisters of Mercy in 1981.