Sister Mary Audrey Hallahan

Sister was born Regina Elizabeth Hallahan in North Lawrence, New York on May 30, 1930, the daughter of (John) Carl and Vivian (McLaughlin) Hallahan.

Sister Audrey entered the Sisters of Mercy in Tarrytown on Aug. 15, 1949, and earned an RN in nursing and a bachelor’s degree in social science from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry.

She enjoyed many positions in her nursing ministry, as staff nurse, head nurse, director of nursing services, and operating room staff nurse in locations within the state of New York — Port Jervis, Watertown, Gabriels and Tupper Lake — as well as many years in Saint Margaret Convent and Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid.

Sister Audrey will be remembered by all who knew her for her warm smile, quiet attentive listening, joyous laugh, love of God, her Sisters, family, friends and caregivers, and for her grateful heart. She also enjoyed keeping up with her family and community on her iPad, when not visiting in person or by phone. She ministered for many years in the North Country, where she grew up and lived at Saint Margaret Convent with many of her Sisters of Mercy, and after officially retiring from ministry, she was very present to her Sisters in Community, her family, with Mercy Care of the Adirondacks staff and volunteers, as well as staff and residents of Elderwood. Sister continued her responsibilities as Sacristan in the Chapel, until she became a resident of Elderwood of Uihlein Care Facility several months ago.

Sister Audrey is survived by her sisters Marjorie Wilcox, 97, of Williamsburg, Virginia and Patsy Libby, 78, of Phoenix, Arizona, many nieces and nephews, as well as her sisters in religion, the Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Associates.

She was predeceased by her parents, Carl and Vivian Hallahan, and her siblings, Daniel Hallahan, Sister Mary Charles, OSU, Baby Joseph, Norma Rombach, Genevieve Adkins and John Hallahan.

The Sisters of Mercy and Sister Audrey’s family extend our prayers and deepest gratitude to the caring staff at Elderwood of Uihlein Care Center at Lake Placid, the staff and volunteers of Mercy Care of the Adirondacks, and Father Paul Kelly for their loving and supportive care of Sister.

Calling hours will be held Monday, July 14, from 10 to 11 a.m. in Reiss Family Memorial Chapel at Elderwood of Uihlein, Lake Placid.

A mass of Christian burial will follow the wake at 11 a.m. Burial will take place immediately following the funeral in St. Alphonsus Cemetery, Tupper Lake.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Mercy Care of the Adirondacks, Attn: Donna Beal, 185 Old Military Road, Lake Placid, NY, 12946. The M. B. Clark, Inc., Funeral Home in Lake Placid is in charge of arrangements.

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