Sr. Joan Regis Catherwood, RSHM

Sr. Joan Regis (Sr. Regis) Catherwood, RSHM, died at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown, NY, May 2, 2016.

Born Joan M. Catherwood in Brooklyn, NY, on May 6, 1927, to William and Suzette Tuohy Catherwood, she entered the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Tarrytown, NY in 1949.

Sr. Joan Regis spent 21 years in education, at Marymount, Rome, Italy; at Marymount College, Tarrytown; at St. Lawrence School, North Miami Beach, FL; and Marymount School of New York. She spent a year in Vietnam with Catholic War Relief Servics and for 20 years worked as a paralegal in the New York City area. After retiring from this full-time work, she began a ministry of volunteer work and worked part-time in recruitment for Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL.

Predeceased by her parents and a brother, William S. Catherwood, she is survived by a brother, John T. Catherwood, and sister-in-law, Martha Catherwood, of Madison MS, many nieces and nephews, and by the members of her religious community.

Services at Marymount Convent, 32 Warren Avenue, Tarrytown, NY. Wake Thursday, May 5, 3:00 - 7:30 pm, Vigil Service 7:30 pm. Mass of Christian Burial, Friday, May 6, 10:30 am. Burial Mount Calvary Cemetery, White Plains. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her name may be made to Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, 50 Wilson Park Drive, Tarrytown, NY, 10591.

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