Wheeler, Sr., Elaine Dc

MENANDS-Daughter of Charity Sister Elaine Wheeler( Anne Lenore) died at St. Louise House, Menands on Friday, January 18, 2013 surrounded by her Sisters in Community, nursing staff and friends.

Sister Elaine Wheeler, (Anne Lenore) a twin, was born in New York City in 1916. Her parents Nina Marie Barr and Ferdinand C. Wheeler enjoyed their seven daughters, four of whom became Daughters of Charity including her identical twin, one a Religious of the Sacred Heart, and two married sisters.

Sister entered the Daughters of Charity in 1935 and enjoyed teaching for 42 years, 24 of those years were spent in Troy and Albany, NY. Her innovated methods for teaching biology were well know to the staff and students of Cardinal McCloskey High School, Albany, NY where Sister Elaine taught from the opening of the school in 1957 to 1978 with a three year sojourn in St. Mark