Obituary of Sister Mary Daniel Schroeder

Sister Mary Daniel, Sister of Mercy Sister Daniel, 86, died peacefully on March 29, 2013 at McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung, NJ. Sister was born in Easton PA and entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1943. She received a Bachelor's Degree from Georgian Court College, Lakewood and a Master's Degree in music education from Boston University. She continued her studies at Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart; Pius X School of Liturgical Music, Purchase NY; and in Westminster Choir College, Princeton. For many years, Sister Daniel shared the joy of music through the classes she taught at St James School, Woodbridge; Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville, Mount Saint Mary Academy, Watchung; and Phillipsburg Catholic High School, Phillipsburg. She also served as pastoral music director in St Joan of Arc Parish in Marlton, St John Parish in Bushkill, PA and pastoral musician in the parishes of St Theresa in Succasunna; St Joseph in Lake Orion, MI and St Luke in Detroit. Sister Daniel served the Lord through her ministry of music and in doing so; she made a lasting impression on many lives. She made a positive difference not only in the lives of her students, but on all who knew her. After retiring, Sister Daniel volunteered in the music ministry at Mount Saint Mary and helped initiate and worked untiringly with Sister Judy Ward for "Catherine's Legacy" until she moved to McAuley Hall where she could still be heard playing the piano, something she never forgot. She is survived by a loving cousin Sister Lucille LaMontagne, O.Carm. from Hudson ,Wisconsin and many devoted Sisters of Mercy and dear friends. Visitation will take place at McAuley Hall Health Care Center on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 from 9:00 -11:00 am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. Burial in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield, NJ. Memorial Contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy Mid-Atlantic Community, 1645 Highway 22, Watchung, NJ 07069.