Former Hagerstown principal dies at 86 July 18, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Barbara Mary Slaney was offered June 29 at Villa Assumpta in Towson. Sister Barbara Mary died June 22. She was 86. Born in Pittsburgh as Helen Slaney, Sister Barbara Mary professed her first vows as a School Sister July 30, 1955. Sister Barbara Mary spent her early years of religious life as a teacher at St. Matthew School, Northwood. She was also a principal of St. Mary’s School in Hagerstown in the 1970s. Later in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Barbara Mary was employed in a variety of administrative tasks at Villa Assumpta, such as coordinating records and handling purchasing for Maria Health Care Center. She was also a volunteer with the Office of Development. Elsewhere, Sister Barbara Mary served in Pennsylvania and Mississippi. She held a bachelor’s degree from what is now Notre Dame of Maryland University and a master’s degree from what is now Loyola University Maryland, both in Baltimore. Read More Obituaries Sister Bernadette Wilson, L.S.P., dies at 71 Father Carl Kabat, a former Baltimore resident, spent 17 years in prison for anti-nuclear protests Cardinal Tomko, oldest member of College of Cardinals, dies at 98 Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers announcer and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94 Brother O’Donnell, a lawyer and former educator, remembered as ‘proponent of peace and justice’ Sister Mary Clare Hughes, D.C., Baltimore native who ministered in hospitals, dies at 97 Copyright © 2022 Catholic Review Media Print
