QUEENS, N.Y. -Sister Ellen (Mary John) Fitzsimmons, SSND, died on August 6, 2023, at Ozanam Hall in Bayside, New York, at age 92. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 20, 1931.
After pronouncing her vows as a School Sister of Notre Dame in 1951, she taught in Maryland, New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. In her retirement she resided at Villa Notre Dame, in Wilton, Connecticut, and Ozanam Hall, in Queens, New York.
Sister’s Wake Service and Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held at St. Andrew Church, Anton Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Saturday, August 19, at 11:00.
Memorial contributions may be made to School Sisters of Notre Dame, Atlantic-Midwest Province Development Office, 345 Belden Hill Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Martin A. Gleason Funeral Home, Bayside, New York
