EMMITSBURG, Md. – Sister DeSales McNamee, a Daughter of Charity who served for many years in the Diocese of Wilmington, died Nov. 30 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. She was 86 and had been a member of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for 64 years.
Born in Philadelphia, Sister DeSales first came to Wilmington in 1972 as a teacher at St. Mark’s High School, where she remained until 1987. She also served as the local community superior from 1983-87. She returned to the diocese in 1995 to work in parish ministry at the Cathedral of St. Peter. She retired in 2014.
Sister DeSales also served in Maryland, Virginia and New York in education.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, followed by burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Donations in her name can be made to the Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise, 4330 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63018.
A memorial Mass for Sister DeSales will be held Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Sixth and West streets, Wilmington.
