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Sr Mary Ann Zakrajsek

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Sr Mary Ann Zakrajsek

Birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
12 Dec 2017 (aged 81)
Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.9080917, Longitude: -84.01345
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Obituary, Adrian Dominican sisters website

Sister Mary Ann Zakrajsek, OP (1936-2017)

Sister Mary Ann Zakrajsek, formerly known by her religious name Sister Marian Richard, died on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 81 years of age and in the 65th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sister was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Matt and Antonia (Perko) Zakrajsek. She graduated from St. Joseph Academy in Adrian, Michigan, and received a bachelor's degree in history from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian.

Sister Mary Ann spent 53 years ministering in elementary education in Charlottesville, Virginia; Detroit, Dearborn Heights, and Brighton, Michigan; and Cleveland and Garfield Heights, Ohio. She was principal at Our Lady Gate of Heaven School in Detroit for two years, from 1977 to 1979, and served as pastoral minister for four years at Our Lady of Victory and Presentation parishes in Detroit. Sister became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in 2017.

Sister Mary Ann was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Harry, Matthew, Joseph, and John. She is survived by three brothers: Albert Zak of Walton Hills, Richard Zakrajsek of Garfield Heights, and Lawrence Zak of Medina Township, all in Ohio. She is also survived by a cousin, Sister Miriam Joseph Lekan, also an Adrian Dominican Sister.

Welcome of Sister Mary Ann will be on Sunday, December 17, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the Dominican Life Center lobby; the Wake will follow from 6:15 to 7:00 p.m. in the Rose Room. The Reception of the Body and Vigil Prayer will be at 7:00 p.m. in St. Catherine Chapel. The Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel on Monday, December 18, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. Both the Vigil Prayer and the Funeral Mass will be live streamed. The Rite of Committal will be in the Congregation cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan, 49221. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Anderson-Marry Funeral Home, Adrian.
Obituary, Adrian Dominican sisters website

Sister Mary Ann Zakrajsek, OP (1936-2017)

Sister Mary Ann Zakrajsek, formerly known by her religious name Sister Marian Richard, died on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 81 years of age and in the 65th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sister was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Matt and Antonia (Perko) Zakrajsek. She graduated from St. Joseph Academy in Adrian, Michigan, and received a bachelor's degree in history from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian.

Sister Mary Ann spent 53 years ministering in elementary education in Charlottesville, Virginia; Detroit, Dearborn Heights, and Brighton, Michigan; and Cleveland and Garfield Heights, Ohio. She was principal at Our Lady Gate of Heaven School in Detroit for two years, from 1977 to 1979, and served as pastoral minister for four years at Our Lady of Victory and Presentation parishes in Detroit. Sister became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in 2017.

Sister Mary Ann was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Harry, Matthew, Joseph, and John. She is survived by three brothers: Albert Zak of Walton Hills, Richard Zakrajsek of Garfield Heights, and Lawrence Zak of Medina Township, all in Ohio. She is also survived by a cousin, Sister Miriam Joseph Lekan, also an Adrian Dominican Sister.

Welcome of Sister Mary Ann will be on Sunday, December 17, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the Dominican Life Center lobby; the Wake will follow from 6:15 to 7:00 p.m. in the Rose Room. The Reception of the Body and Vigil Prayer will be at 7:00 p.m. in St. Catherine Chapel. The Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel on Monday, December 18, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. Both the Vigil Prayer and the Funeral Mass will be live streamed. The Rite of Committal will be in the Congregation cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan, 49221. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Anderson-Marry Funeral Home, Adrian.


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