Sr. Mary Angela DiCara

BORN:                       Mary Angela DiCara on October 22, 1930, Winstead, CT.

DIED:                         March 2, 2024 at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, Allegany, NY.

DAUGHTER OF:      Salvatore and Rose Colombi DiCara, Winstead, CT.

Sr. Mary Angela DiCara entered the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany on August 22, 1955; was received into the Congregation on August 15, 1956 and professed her final vows on August 16, 1963.  Committed to Franciscan charism, Sister lived for 68 years as a devoted member of the Allegany Franciscan Sisters sharing her life in community and ministry.

Sister attended St. Anthony’s Elementary/Middle School and Gilbert High School, both in Winsted CT, graduating in 1948.  Before entering the Congregation, Mary Angela attended St. Joseph’s College, West Hartford, CT, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Child Studies and began graduate work at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.  Mary Angela graduated from St. Bonaventure University with a Master of Science in Education and later, a Master of Arts in Sacred Science.

Sr. Mary Angela’s 47-year ministry in education enabled her to touch the lives of students in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.  She served the Congregation as Superior in Mt. Carmel, NY; Principal in Mt. Vernon, NY and Blessed Sacrament in Waterbury, CT.  Sister retired from education in 2002 and resided in the Medford/West Medford, MA area.  She was warmly welcomed home to St. Elizabeth Motherhouse in 2014, where she enjoyed many activities, especially playing Bingo with her Sisters.

She is predeceased by her parents, Salvatore and Rose Colombi DiCara, a sister Antoinette DiCara and brothers: Philip and John DiCara.  She is survived by sisters: Rose Mary Surdam and Elizabeth Germon and several nieces and nephews.

A wake service is scheduled for Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 4:00PM in the chapel of St. Elizabeth Motherhouse.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in the chapel of St. Elizabeth Motherhouse.   Burial will follow in St. Bonaventure Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Letro-McIntosh -Spink Funeral Home, Inc. 646 East State Street, Olean, NY.  For condolences, please visit www.letromcintoshspinkfuneralhome.com .