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June 10, 2019
Sister Anna Farragher, 100, formerly known as Sister Mary Bernard, of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary died June 6, 2019 at St. Patrick Manor in Framingham, MA.
Sister Anna was born in Clinton, MA on Jan. 27, 1919, a daughter of the late Matthew and Ellen (Kerrigan) Farragher.
She was a 1936 graduate of Clinton High School, Clinton, MA and entered the Sisters of the Presentation on Feb. 2, 1937, professing her final vows in 1942.
She received a Bachelors' degree in Education from Catholic Teachers' College in RI in 1951 and a Masters' degree in Education from Boston College in 1957. She was certified as an elementary school principal, secondary English and Social Studies teacher and a religious education teacher.
Sister's teaching career included Presentation schools in Leominster, Fitchburg and Clinton MA, Central Falls, Warwick and Woonsocket RI and Riverside and Stamford CT. She was also involved in International Homecare Services and Catholic Charities from 1985-1995 when she retired.
Memorials may be made to the Sisters of the Presentation, 84 Presentation Way, New Windsor, NY 12553 or online at https://sistersofthepresentation.org/ways-to-give