Margaret Willis, SCN

Posted by Spalding Hurst

April 1, 2019

Margaret Willis, SCN (formerly Sister John Vincent), 77, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on April 1, 2019. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 51 years.

Sister Margaret graduated from Boston State College in 1963 with a degree in education. From 1968-1995, she served in educational ministry as a math teacher and principal at Bethlehem High School in Bardstown, Kentucky. She then served as a math teacher at Assumption High School in Louisville, Kentucky, from 1996 until her retirement in 2017.

Sister Margaret is survived by her sister, Patricia Ann Willis, and by her religious community.

The visitation and prayer service was held on Thursday, April 4, at 1:30 p.m. at the Nazareth Home Chapel, Louisville, Kentucky.

Her wake was held on Thursday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. in St. Vincent Church, Nazareth, Kentucky. The Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Nazareth, Kentucky, on Friday, April 5, at 10:30 a.m., followed by burial in the Nazareth Cemetery.

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