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November 25, 2020

A private funeral service will be held for Sister Ellen Mary Looby, a Carmelite of the Monastery of the Incarnation in Beacon.

Sister Ellen Mary of Jesus peacefully passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie.

Sister Ellen Mary was born in Ogdensburg, on December 25, 1940, the daughter of Clarence J. and Helen (Fairfield) Looby. Following graduation from St. Mary’s Academy in Ogdensburg, she entered the Carmelite Monastery in Saranac Lake on January 6, 1959 and made her profession of vows on October 15, 1960. In 1998, she moved with her Carmelite community to the mid-Hudson Valley to become part of the new community of Carmelite Nuns at Beacon.

Sister Ellen Mary had an artist’s eye for color and beauty. Throughout her Carmelite life she used her creative gifts in needlework, calligraphy and creative design, generously contributing time and talent to the various community mailings by which the sisters share the life of Carmel with family and friends.

Sister was an avid reader undaunted by large volumes; she enjoyed poetry, composing haikus, playing the melodica, and planning liturgies. She took delight in the variety of birds that fed at her window. Sister Ellen Mary kept informed about current events, praying steadfastly for the needs of the Church and our country. Her kind, gentle presence is deeply missed.

Sister Ellen Mary is survived by three brothers: Thomas (Joan) Looby, Father John J. Looby of the Ogdensburg Diocese, Philip (Barbara) Looby, two sisters: Margaret (Wayne) Randall, Sister Mary Elizabeth, GNSH, and many nieces and nephews.

Father Christopher J. Looby, nephew of Sister Ellen Mary, will preside. Burial will follow in St. Joachim Cemetery, Beacon.

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