Sister Ellen Sullivan (formerly Sister M. Timothea), 77, a Sister of Mercy for 58 years, died suddenly on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. A native of Quincy, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Timothy and Elizabeth (Lonergan) Sullivan.
Sister Ellen held a B.A. degree in education from Mount St. Mary College in Hooksett, New Hampshire. She also studied at Castle Junior College in Windham. For many years she taught at Catholic schools in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. In New Hampshire, Sister Ellen was a teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas in Derry; St. Joseph in Manchester; St. Rose of Lima in Littleton; and Catholic West in Berlin. She taught at St. Mary Star of the Sea in East Boston; St. Ann in Gloucester; and St. Catherine in Charlestown, all in Massachusetts. Sister Ellen also served as secretary at St. John School in Concord, New Hampshire. For several years before her retirement she was on the staff of the housekeeping department at Warde Health Center in Windham.
Sister Ellen is survived by one sister, Kathleen Gemski of Toms River, New Jersey; and the members of her Sisters of Mercy Community. She was predeceased by a sister, Mary Galante.
Friends may call at the Warde Health Center, 21 Searles Road, Windham, N.H., on Tuesday, October 28, from 9:30-11 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. in the chapel. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, NH.
Memorial donations may be made to The Sisters at 21 Searles Road, PO Box 420, Windham, NH 03087-0420.