Sister De Sales (Anne Mary) McNamee, age 86, died November 30, 2015 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland. She was born on August 12, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sister De Sales was the youngest of four children born to John and Mary (Issertell) McNamee.
Sister De Sales joined the Daughters of Charity on December 18, 1950 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. After a period of formation, she began her teaching ministry at St. John’s School in Baltimore, Maryland (1952-1954). She continued to serve as a teacher at St. Charles School in Pikesville, Maryland (1954-1957), St. Michael School in Overlea, Maryland (1957-1966), St. Paul’s School in Portsmouth, Virginia (1966-1968), Utica Catholic Academy in Utica, New York (1968-1972), and St. Mark’s High School in Wilmington, Delaware ((1972-1987). She then served as Provincial Secretary in Albany, New York (1987-1995). In 1995 she returned to Wilmington to minister in the Cathedral Parish of St. Peter. In 2014, she was missioned to St. Michael Villa in Emmitsburg where she served in the Ministry of Prayer until her death.
Sister De Sales was preceded in death by her parents and three siblings. She is survived by nieces and nephews and her Sisters in community.
A wake service will be held on Friday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Villa Chapel in Emmitsburg. The Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, December 5 at 11:00 a.m. in the Basilica of the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg, followed by burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Sister De Sales’ name to the Daughters of Charity, 4330 Olive Street, Saint Louis, Missouri 63108. Arrangements have been entrusted to the MYERS-DURBORAW FUNERAL HOME, in Emmitsburg, Maryland.