Sister Grace Marie Dunn, Daughters of Charity

MENANDS, NY Sister Grace Marie Dunn, Daughter of Charity passed away peacefully on March 17, 2025.

Sister Grace Marie Dunn (Joan Grace) was born in Waterbury, CT on August 15, 1935 to Lawrence A. Dunn and Grace Alma Thurston Dunn. In addition to her parents, she is pre-deceased, her siblings and their spouses; William (Helen), Lawrence J. (Aldine); Patricia Dunn Gaspar (John); Rosemary Dunn Healy (Joseph); and Genevieve Dunn O'Dea (Thomas). She is survived by many devoted nieces and nephews, by her Sisters in the Community of the Daughters of Charity, and by many friends.

Sister Grace Marie graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, CT. She then received her Bachelors in Education from St. Joseph College, Emmitsburg, MD and went on to receive her Masters in Education from State University of New York.

Sister entered the Daughters of Charity in January of 1955 in Emmitsburg, MD. She served as a teacher in Wheaton, MD and Emmitsburg, MD as well as school principal in Utica, NY, Harlem, NY, Bridgeport, CT, and Wilmington, DE. Sister Grace Marie also worked in Lewiston, NY and St. Louise House in Albany, NY.

Sister served on the leadership team of the Northeast Province of the Daughters of Charity from 1993 until 2002. In 2022 her health issues prompted her to move to St. Louise House to join the Ministry of Prayer, which she did until her death.

She wished for her family and friends to celebrate her life.

A wake service will be held for Sister Grace Marie Dunn on Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 4:00-7:00PM at DePaul Residence Chapel, 96 Menand Rd., Menands, NY. Her funeral will be on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 10:30AM in DePaul Chapel, followed by interment at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, NY.

Donations in her honor may be made to Daughters of Charity, 4330 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63108.