Sister Maureen Quigley, a member of the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart and a former schoolteacher at Melrose Academy in Elkins Park, passed away on Monday, November 2. She was 91.

Formerly known as Sister Marie Marguerite, Sister Quigley earned her Bachelor of Arts in Classical Languages at D’Youville College and her MA in Classical Languages at Villanova University, her obituary said. 

Her early years of ministry were at Melrose Academy grade school in Elkins Park where she taught third, fifth, and sixth grades. Following her departure, she spent almost a decade serving with other Grey Nuns in Lima, Peru before returning to Melrose Academy for one year. She then served as a Latin, Spanish and Religion teacher at Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School for 21 years.

After retiring from teaching, she served as Coordinator of the retired sisters at the Grey Nun Motherhouse in Yardley from 2005 to 2008. 

In total, Sister Quigley served various religious capacities for 73 years, her obituary said.

Visitation will be held at 9:30am on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Redeemer Sisters’ Chapel, 521 Moredon Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006, followed by sharing of memories at 10:00am and Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30am. Burial in Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem, PA. Services arranged by Beck-Givnish Funeral Homes, Inc. Donations in her memory will be gratefully received by the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart, 928 Jaymor Rd., Suite C-120, Southampton, PA 18966 or at www.greynun.org

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