Sister Dorothy Mary Maniscalco Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Sister Dorothy Maniscalco, SSND died in the early morning of Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Trinity Trace Community Care Center, in Covington, LA. At Trinity Trace she was a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame Community at nearby St. Anthony’s Gardens. Dorothy Mary Maniscalco was born on Christmas morning, 1929. She was the fifth child and the fourth daughter born to Anthony and Dorothy Accarda Maniscalco. A brother, Anthony, completed the family of eight. Their family grocery business was located in the Irish Channel. The Maniscalcos belonged to St. Alphonsus Parish, where Dorothy attended the Redemptorist schools. The Maniscalcos were taught by the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND). Dorothy graduated from high school in 1946. She then found employment as a typist/clerk. She worked there for a year; until then she knew her vocation was to become a School Sister of Notre Dame. She entered the SSND congregation with five other young women from the Redemptorist High School. She pronounced her vows as an SSND and began her profession as a teacher. Except for a dozen of her 66 years in education, she taught in the New Orleans area. In fact, it was at Our Lady of Prompt Succor School in Chalmette that she served children either as classroom teacher or in the administration office for almost four decades. Sister Dorothy retired from the school in 2013 to the SSND retirement home in Chatawa, Mississippi. She became less active as the 70th anniversary of her life was celebrated in the summer of 2020. From then she was helped, with the other sisters of the St. Mary of the Pines community to move to Covington, LA. Because by this time she needed skilled care, she waited until the skilled care facility was ready. When it was ready, the coronavirus pandemic precluded the move. Sister Dorothy was transported by ambulance to her new home in Covington in late October. She died there peacefully on November 5, 2020. Sister was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers and sisters. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Services for Sister Dorothy will be held in Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 501 Holy Trinity Dr., Covington, LA 70433 on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Visitation is scheduled from 9:30 AM until the Prayer Service at 10:00 AM, followed by the Eucharistic Celebration at 10:30 AM. Rev. Rodney Bourg, pastor, will be the celebrant. To view these services, see “Masses” on the Most Holy Trinity parish website. Internment will be at the St. Mary of the Pines Cemetery, in Chatawa, Mississippi. Arrangements entrusted to Serenity Funeral Home, Covington, LA. Condolences and tributes can be posted at www.serenitycovington.com