Curran, Sister Joan D.C.

MENANDS - Sister Joan (formerly Sister Vincent Marie) Curran, Daughter of Charity, of St. Louise House in Menands, NY died on May 14, 2023.

Sister Joan was born April 14,1935 in Stoneham, MA to Francis and Mary (McNabb) Curran. She grew up in Melrose, MA with her sister Eleanor Brazeau and her brother Dr. Richard F. Curran. After graduation from St. Mary’s Academy, Sister Joan entered the Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg, MD in December 1953.

Her first assignment was in education at Our Lady Queen of Peace School in Washington, DC. After four years she studied nursing, received a Bachelors degree from St. Joseph College, in Emmitsburg, MD and later a Masters Degree in Public Health Management from Boston University. Sister had varied experiences in the East Coast hospitals of the Daughters of Charity in Washington, DC; Jacksonville, FL; Boston, MA; Buffalo, Troy and Rochester, NY; and Pottsville, PA. She helped to start a new ministry for the Daughters in Vineland, NJ. Later she was active in Parish and Social Ministries in Albany and Syracuse, NY. She came to St. Louise House in Menands, NY in 2005, where pursued a ministry of prayer until her death.

Sister was predeceased by her parents, her sister and brother. She is survived by nine nieces and nephews and many grand nieces and nephews.

A wake service will be held for Sister Joan on Thursday, May 18 at 7 pm., at DePaul Chapel, 96 Menand Rd., Albany, NY. Friends and family may visit from 4 pm-7pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, May 19 at 10:30 am., followed by interment in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands.

Donations may be made to the Daughters of Charity, 4330 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63108-2622.