Sr, Virginia Marie Daly

NORTH PROVIDENCESr. Virginia Daly, Franciscan Missionary of Mary, 82, died August 22nd at St. Antoine's Residence, North Smithfield. Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Sullivan) Daly. She entered the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in North Providence, September 16, 1945. After pronouncing her first vows, March 19, 1948, she was sent in mission to Our Lady of Good Help, in Orient Heights, East Boston where she cared for children In 1949, she was missioned to care for physically challenged children at Kennedy Memorial Hospital now known as Franciscan Hospital for Children She brought much joy, consolation and TLC as she ministered to these children's physical, spiritual, and emotional needs during their formative years.After pronouncing her final vows June 13, 1951, she was missioned to St. Clement's Eucharistic Shrine in Boston where she served as an assistant to the superior. In 1957, she served as a group mother in Divine Providence Shelter for children in Manhattan, NY.In 1962, she was missioned to Mt. St. Francis Orphanage and School in Woonsocket. Throughout her younger years, she was very involved in ministries with children.She served for several years as the provincial treasurer in Manhattan, NY. Virginia then began studies in Newburg, New York and received a Master's degree in Gerontology. As her work with children had been so successful because of her loving care, so too, her shift to caring for the Elderly in the Fruit Hill Day Center in Providence gave Virginia a broader scope of being a loving presence to those elderly and ill, who came to Fruit Hill during the working hours of family members a�" this allowed the elderly to remain in the family as long as possible.Sr. Virginia began at the Fruit Hill Day Center in 1988, and later served as its Executive Director until 2002. She was awarded a Greetings and Congratulations Certificate from Governor Almond's Office in September 2001.Sr. Virginia is survived by her sister Katherine O'Leary of Boston and several nieces, nephews and grandnieces and grandnephewsVisiting hours will be Tuesday Aug 24th from 4-8 p.m., with a Wake Service at 7 p.m. in Holy Family Chapel, 399 Fruit Hill Avenue, North Providence. Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Family Chapel Wednesday, Aug. 25th at 11 a.m. Arrangements by Russell J. Boyle and Son Funeral Home. www.boyleandsonfuneralhome.com