School Sister of Notre Dame Sister Gilmary (Dorothy) Lemberg, 90, died April 28 at Resurrection Life Center.

Born in Blue Island, Sister Gilmary attended St. Barnabas School and Academy of Our Lady before entering the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1946. She took first vows in 1949.

She taught art in schools in Wisconsin and art lessons on the Milwaukee archdiocesan TV channel. She then taught in DeKalb, Illinois, doing her television program on weekends.

Her art career included metal sculptures, church banners and the design for the renovations of several churches. She helped renovate the buildings for the Maria House shelter and SisterHouse residence for women in recovery, both in Chicago. She also served as vocation director for the Chicago province.

Later, she served in Paraguay, creating statues and a mural behind the main altar at a parish there.