Sr. Martin Fleming (89) died Monday, December 13, 2021, at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown, NY. Born in Cummer, Co. Galway, Ireland, to John and Norah Keane Fleming, she had been a member of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary for 63 years.
An educator, she taught at Academy of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Sag Harbor, NY; Marymount International School London (Kingston) England; St. Catharine of Alexandria School, Brooklyn, NY; Our Lady of Good Counsel School and St. Joseph’s School, both in New York City, NY; Marymount School, Richmond, VA; St. Barnabas High School, Bronx, NY; Marymount School of New York; and Marymount School Paris, France.
At the time of her death, she was living at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown, NY.
Sister Martin is survived by her sisters, Agnes Fleming RSHM, Kathleen Fleming Wall, Bridgie McEvoy, and Eileen Flood, and her brothers, Patrick and Martin, and by the members of her religious community.
Services at Marymount Convent, 32 Warren Avenue, Tarrytown, NY. Visiting Thursday, October 16, 3:30 - 7:00 pm with Vigil Service 7:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial, Friday, October 17, 10:30 am. Burial Mount Calvary Cemetery, White Plains.
Due to Covid concerns, attendance in Marymount Convent is limited to RSHM Sisters and the immediate family. We invite you to join us for the Vigil Service and the Mass of Christian Burial via live-stream on our website: (www.rshm-east.org) and/or facebook page (www.facebook.com/ReligiousoftheSacredHeartofMaryEAP ) where it also will be archived.
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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