Obituaries
Sister Rosemary Blum, OCDCleveland Heights
Carmelite Sister Rosemary of the Eucharist Blum, a sister with the Carmel
of the Holy Family, died March 15, nine days before her 90th birthday.
A funeral Mass was celebrated March 20 at the Carmel.
Born in 1923 in Cincinnati, she entered the Carmel in 1943 and made her
profession of vows in 1945.
Sister Rosemary held the office of prioress from 1957 to 1963, during
which time she was involved in the planning and administrative work of
the building of the new monastery then. As a member of the Association
of Contemplative Sisters, she was the treasurer for the midwest region
for many years.
She spent her past three years at the Ursuline St. Angela Center where
she received loving care and was a prayerful, joyful presence.