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June 9, 2021St. Catharine, Ky. – Dominican Sister of Peace Maria del Rey Mangan, OP, 93, a native of Greeley, died on June 2, 2021, at Sansbury Care Center in St. Catharine, Ky. Sr. Maria del Rey is survived by three nieces and one nephew.
A Dominican sister for 73 years, Sr. Maria del Rey attended Spalding Academy and later earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education/English from Siena College in Memphis, Tenn.; a Master of Library Science from Spalding College in Louisville, Ky., and a Master of Arts in Applied Spirituality from the University of San Francisco.
She was a teacher at St. Patrick’s in McCook; St. Mary’s in Omaha; Blessed Sacrament in Grand Island; St. James in Kearney; Kearney Catholic High in Kearney; and Pius X in Lincoln. She was principal at St. Mary in Omaha and Sacred Heart in Greeley.
In 1975, Sister Maria del Rey began working in parish ministry at SS Peter and Paul Church in St. Paul with mission churches in St. Anthony in Farwell; and St. Joseph in Elba. During that time, she also served in the role as Western Regional Coordinator from 1987 to 1991 for the former Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine in St. Catharine, Ky. In 2007, Sr. Maria del Rey moved to St. Catharine Motherhouse where she provided community service. In March 2021, Sr. Maria del Rey moved to Sansbury Care Center at St. Catharine, Ky.
Hale–Polin–Robinson Funeral Home in Springfield, Ky., www.oppeace.org, was in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services were June 10 at Sansbury Care Center Chapel. Burial was at St. Catharine Motherhouse cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Dominican Sisters of Peace, Office of Mission Advancement, 2320 Airport Dr., Columbus, OH 43219-2098.
