A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 11:00 am at the St. Catherine of Siena Chapel at McAuley Hall Health Care Center in Watchung, NJ for Sister Mary Laurence Noone, MSC, who died on Saturday, March 13, 2004 at the McAuley Hall Health Care Center.

Born in County Roscommon, Ireland, Sr. Laurence entered the Mother House of the Marianites of Holy Cross at Precigne, France on July 9, 1937, making her first profession of vows at St. Louis Academy, Staten Island, NY on August 23, 1942. As a registered nurse, Sister ministered at French Hospital in New York City; Our Lady of Holy Cross Hospital, Mont Laurier, Canada, and as Directress of Nursing, Assistant Administrator at Mater Dei Nursing Home, Newfield, NJ. On April 22, 2003, Sr. Laurence became a resident at McAuley Hall Health Care Center in Watchung.

Sister Mary Laurence is survived by two sisters, a brother and numerous nieces and nephews.

Burial will take place in Our Lady of Princeton Cemetery in Princeton, NJ

Memorial contributions may be made to the Retirement Fund of the Marianites of Holy Cross, 1011 Gallier St., New Orleans, LA 70117.