Recent Deaths

Sister Mary Lucy Daniels
1925–2020

Sister Mary Lucy Daniels, OSM, 95, of the Servants of Mary, Ladysmith, Wis., died at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, Wis., on April 1, 2020.

Dorothea Cecilia Daniels was born on a farm west of Weyerhaeuser, Wis., on Feb. 14, 1925, to Anthony and Sophia (Grzeszczyk) Daniels, the first of 14 children. She entered the Servants of Mary in 1940 and received the name Sister Mary Lucy at her reception as a novice the following year. She made her final profession of vows in 1948.

She served as a teacher of piano and classroom music in Weirton, W. Va., director of novices in Ladysmith, administrator of Addolorata Villa, a nursing home in Wheeling, Ill., and director of pastoral care at Rusk County Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home in Ladysmith.

She is survived by her brothers Anthony (Helen) Daniels, Richard (Yllana) Daniels, and Thomas (Janice) Daniels; sisters Louise (Chester) Nyc, Teresa (late Arthur) Tatur, Kathleen (William) Turley, Dolores (Roger) Kromrey, Geraldine (Joseph) Bossany, Frances (late Frank) Moss, JoAnne (Gary) Newman, and Christine Daniels; nieces, nephews, aunt, cousins, and friends, and the Servite Sisters, with whom she shared life for 80 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brother James Daniels, sister Margaret Daniels, nephew Michael Moss, godfather Vincent Jaskowiak, and godmother Edna Budney.

A private graveside service was held on April 3, with burial in the Servants of Mary cemetery in Ladysmith. A public memorial service will be held at a later date.