Sr. Mary Liam Barry SA

April 13, 1931 - September 2, 2015

Sister Mary Liam Barry (Eithne Ann), age 84, a Franciscan Sister of the Atonement of Graymoor, died on September 2, 2015 at the Lurana Health Care Residence of St. Francis Convent, Garrison, NY. Sister Mary Liam was born in Dublin, Ireland and was the daughter of Martha (Goldrick) and William Barry. Sister is pre-deceased by her brothers Donal and Ciaran. She is survived by her sisters, Nuala Barry of Alexandria, VA and Una Barry of Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland, as well as nieces and nephews. Sister joined the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement in Ireland in 1953 and arrived at Graymoor in July 1954. She professed her first vows on October 1, 1955 and her final vows on September 2, 1961. As an Atonement missionary, Sister loving put on the ‘apron of service’ as she diligently ministered to others and her Sisters in community. Sister graciously ministered to our infirmed Sisters for 16 years from 1956, and other assignments were in pastoral and retreat ministries. Sister served in Lincoln, NH; at Emmanual House, Boston, MA; Mother Lurana House at Graymoor, and for 13 years at the Washington Retreat House in Washington, D.C. before returning to Graymoor in 2008. On Friday, September 4, 2015, the Reception of the Body service will be held at 4:00 p.m. and the Evening Prayer/Wake Service will be at 7:00 p.m. Sister’s funeral Mass will be on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. All services will be held at St. Francis Convent, Graymoor. Burial will be in the Sisters’ Cemetery at Graymoor. Funeral arrangements by Dorsey-Carlone Funeral Home.