Sr. Joan O'Connor

Sister Joan was born in New York City on September 12, 1936, the daughter of Peter and Nora McCarthy O’Connor. She entered the Dominican Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary in Sparkill on September 8, 1955, and received the name Sister Peter Noreen. She professed her first vows in 1957 and final vows in 1962.

Sister Joan earned a BS in Education from St. Thomas Aquinas College,Sparkill, NY, in 1960 and an MA in History from St. John University, NewYork, in 1971.

Sister Joan’s ministries included St. Agnes Home and School, Sparkill, NY (1957-1958);St. Martin of Tours School, Bronx, NY (1958-1959); St. Teresa School, Woodside, NY(1959-1960); Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, Middletown, NY (1960-1961); Mary Queen of Heaven School, Brooklyn, NY (1961-1968); St. Edmund School, Brooklyn, NY (1969-1973); Holy Family School, Hicksville, NY (1968-1969; 1973-1989); Holy Family Parish, Outreach Coordinator (1989-2005).

Sister Joan is predeceased by her parents, Peter and Nora McCarthy O’Connor, her sister, Ann O’Connor Capron, and her brothers, Peter and Billy.She is survived by her nieces andnephews, Mary Taylor, Kathy Russo, Kevin, Billy,Tom and Frank, grandnieces and grandnephews, Dominican Sisters, Associates, and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, Sparkill, NY on Wednesday, October 1 at 11:00AM Visitation is Wednesday, October 1, 2025 from 9:30 to10:30am at Dominican Convent, 175 Route 340, Sparkill,NY. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery. Arrangements are by Higgins Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Dominican Sisters at the above address, attention – Sr. Irene Ellis, Prioress.