Sr. Dorothy U. Doyle

LEWISTON- Sr. Dorothy U. Doyle, Ursuline Sister, age 93, died at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, Lewiston, Maine on Tuesday January 27, 2015. Dorothy was born in Winslow, Maine on December 2, 1921, the daughter of George and Leonie (Belanger) Doyle. She received her Elementary Education in the parish schools of Skowhegan and Notre Dame, Waterville, and her Secondary Education at Mount Merici Academy in Waterville, graduating in 1938. On September 3, 1938, Dorothy entered Mount Merici Convent and received the name Sr. St. James when she became a novice. She pronounced her first religious vows in April, 1941 and her final vows in 1944 while a student at the college of New Rochelle. She later obtained a M.A. degree in English from Boston College, and a M.A. degree in Theology from Providence College. She served as a High School teacher in Ursuline Schools in Waterville, Maine, Sanford, Maine, in Boston, Dedham and in Springfield, Massachusetts, teaching Religion, English, Latin, Algebra I and II, Geometry, Chemistry, Biology and General Science. She also generously served nine years as Principal of Ursuline Academy, Dedham, Massachusetts, four years as Prioress of the Ursuline convent in Dedham, and four years as Provincial of the Ursuline Province of the Northeast. Following the death of a brother, Dorothy became her parent’s caregiver until their deaths. Sister Dorothy is survived by a brother Terence; a sister-in-law Jeannette; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother George and a sister Kathleen Hope Doyle Murphy. The Ursuline Sisters and Sister’s family wish to thank the staff at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, 4 West, and the Beacon Hospice for their devoted care given to Sr. Dorothy. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com . NOTICE Doyle- Died in Lewiston on Tuesday January 27, 2015. Sr. Dorothy U. age 93 a resident of Lewiston. A Funeral Mass honoring Sr. Dorothy’s life will be celebrated on Wednesday February 4, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Marguerite d’Youville Chapel. Committal services will be held later in the spring at the Ursuline Sisters Cemetery in Waterville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ursuline Sister’s Retirement Fund, Ursuline Sisters, 100 Campus Avenue, Apt 528, Lewiston, Maine 04240. Visitation will be held on Wednesday February 4, 2015 from 10:00 AM till the time of the service at the Marguerite d’Youville Chapel. Arrangements by the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home 305 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, Lewiston 784-4023.