Franciscan Sister of Chicago Leona (Mary Hedwinella) Watroba, 104, died July 6.
Born in Hammond, Indiana, and educated by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago, she entered the order in 1934, made first vows in 1942 and final vows in 1944.
She served as a sacristan and seamstress in Chicago; Johnstown, Pennsylvania; and Boys Town, Nebraska. She became an X-ray technician and served for 21 years in South Dakota.
In 1972, she returned to Chicago and served as a Medicare and Medicaid clerk, assistant administrator, receptionist and local minister at St. Joseph Home. In 1983, Sister Leona went to the motherhouse in Lemont, where she served as director of housekeeping for three years and local treasurer for 11 years. She retired to the infirmary in 1999.

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Marie Bertrand Wright, 94, died July 5 in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin.
Born in St. Louis, she made her first religious profession in 1947 and her final profession in 1950. She taught, was a principal and did pastoral ministry in South Dakota, Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Alaska.
In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Marie Bertrand taught at St. Thomas the Apostle, Chicago, 1969-1974.
She is survived by a sister, Grace Mayer, and her twin brother, Joseph Wright.

Mercy Sister Lucia (Gloria Ann) Lietsch, 92, died June 29.
The oldest of 16 children in her family, Sister Lucia was raised in Iowa and entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1943.
She earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier College and a master’s degree from the University of Illinois. She taught second through eighth grades in 19 Catholic schools in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin over 30 years before pursuing a certificate to be a hospital chaplain.
She later returned to teaching in Naperville and Aurora, Illinois. After she retired, Sister Lucia served as a volunteer English as a second language tutor for primarily Mexican immigrants.

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Mary (Marie Jarlath) Supple, 89, died June 22 in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin.
Born in Chicago, Sister Mary made her first religious profession in 1948 and her final profession in 1951. She served in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.
In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Mary taught at St. Luke, River Forest (1961-1962); Immaculate Conception (1962-1968); St. Cajetan (1968-1971); and St. Sabina (1980-2000), where she also served as tutor (1973-1975).
She is survived by a brother, Francis Supple.

Religious of the Sacred Heart Carol Haggarty, 75, died June 18 in California.
Born in Chicago, she entered the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1961 and took final vows in 1969.
She served in Sacred Heart Schools in Chicago, Louisiana, Nebraska and St. Louis as educator and board member. She also served in province administration in St. Louis and at the Network of Sacred Heart Schools.
Sister Haggarty is survived by her sister, Joan Eggers.