November 28 1931 May 30 2020
Sister Eileen Marie Sinnott passed away peacefully, with her sisters at her bedside, at Mount St. Joseph in Wheeling, following a long illness on May 30, 2020. Eileen Elizabeth Sinnott was born in County Wexford, Ireland. In 1948 she entered the Congregation of St. Joseph in Wheeling and, upon beginning her novitiate experience, became known as Sister Eileen Marie. Sister made her first profession of vows on August 18, 1951. Later she received a Bachelor of Science in Education Degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and a Master of Science in Administration from St. John University in Cleveland, Ohio. Sister Eileen Marie celebrated her 70th Jubilee on October 11, 2018. Sister Eileen Marie has dedicated her life energies to education in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. Her ministries as teacher and/or principal include St. Agnes in Charleston, St. Mary in Clarksburg, St. Peter in Fairmont, St. Joseph in Huntington, Corpus Christi and St. Vincent de Paul in Wheeling, and St. Patrick in Weston, where she gave a total of 34 years. She served as Pastoral Associate at St. Patrick Church. From 1993- 1997 she was a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph Leadership Team. Sister Eileen Marie moved to Mount St. Joseph in 2008, where she was active in a ministry of prayer. Sister Eileen said, “Most of my ministry has been spent in Weston, in the parish that has produced more religious and priests than any other in the Diocese. I concentrated my ministry on praying for and inviting young men and women to consider the priesthood and/or the religious life as their future. Hopefully, the Call of Christ will once again be ignited in that parish. I was also deeply involved in three small faith community groups and the RCIA at St. Patrick. It gave me great joy and spiritual satisfaction to experience the growth of the love of Jesus in the hearts of all those involved in these groups.” In light of COVID-19, a memorial Mass will be scheduled by the Congregation for a future date, when everyone will be able to attend safely. Memorial contributions may be made to the Congregation of St. Joseph, 137 Mt. St. Joseph Rd., Wheeling, WV 26003. Funeral arrangements by Altmeyer Funeral Homes, 1400 Eoff St.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Sister Eileen Marie Sinnott November 28 1931 May 30 2020.
Death notice for the town of: McMechen, state: West Virginia