Please Pray for the Peaceful
Repose of the Soul of
Sister Mary Jo DeMarco
(3/8/1917 - 1/22/2013)
A Sister of Mercy for 79 Years!
Born in 1917 to parents Ralph and Rose (Mazzereze) DeMarco, both immigrants from Italy, Sister Mary Jo (Josephine) DeMarco grew up with her five siblings in Omaha, NE. At the age of 17, she left Omaha for the Sisters of Mercy Novitiate in Chicago. She spoke often of her family and of their Italian traditions. She especially reminisced of how they would gather every Sunday because among the DeMarco family there was always some kind of entertainment.
Mary Jo entered the Community on Sept. 8, 1934. She professed perpetual vows on Aug. 16, 1940. Her motto: "To Jesus through Mary" was the strong conviction that always guided her Mercy life.