.Sister Dorothy Cotterell (Sr. Stephen Dolores), SUSC died at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River on July 19 at the age of 92. She was born in Baltimore, MD on March 27, 1923, the daughter of the late James and Mary (Ryan) Cotterell. In addition to her Holy Union Sisters, nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews survive her. Her sisters, Mary V. Cotterell Mohler and Leontine Cotterell Whiting and brothers John and Ryan Cotterell predeceased her.
Sister Dorothy graduated from Seton High School, Baltimore. She entered the Holy Union Sisters in Fall River, MA on September 11, 1941, and pronounced her final vows on August 22, 1949. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Manhattan College, a Master of Arts degree from Villanova University and a Master of Divinity degree from Andover-Newton Theological School.
Sr. Dorothy’s early ministries included teaching and administration in elementary schools staffed by the Holy Union Sisters in Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. She taught and headed the guidance department at the former Sacred Hearts Academy, Fall River. She was director of novices for the Fall River Province of the Holy Union Sisters. In 1976 she became chaplain and supervised clinical pastoral education students at the former Union-Truesdale Hospital. Sr. Dorothy was associate director of Clinical Pastoral Education at interfaith Health Care Ministries in Providence, R.I. for twenty years and was a nationally certified supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education. She also trained as a spiritual director and was an active member of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. From 1985-1992 she served on the national board of that organization’s Commission on Certification and Accreditation.
In 1997 she began part-time ministry as a pastoral counselor and supervised chaplaincy students at St. Anne Hospital, Fall River and hospice chaplains at Caritas Hospital, Norwood and the Visiting Nurses’ Association in Fall River. While residing at Edgewood Apartments in Westport, she prepared and led memorial services for deceased residents. She retired and joined the Holy Union Community at The Landmark, Fall River in 2013. When her health declined she moved to Catholic Memorial Home in January 2015.
All funeral arrangements will take place at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, MA on Thursday, July 23, 2015. The wake will be held from 9:00 to 9:45a.m. followed by the Vigil Service at 9:45a.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the chapel of St. Margaret Mary at 10:30a.m. Burial will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery, Fall River, MA. Donations in Sr. Dorothy’s memory may be made to the Holy Union Sisters’ Mission Advancement Office, P.O. Box 410, Milton, MA 02186-0006.
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