Sr. M. Stella Cunniff , OSB
Sr. M. Stella Cunniff , OSB
Sr. M. Stella Cunniff , OSB
1920-2017
Sr. M. Stella Cunniff, OSB, 97, Clyde, Missouri, died on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Our Lady of Rickenbach, Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration, Clyde, Missouri.
Mary Elizabeth Cunniff was born August 9, 1920 in Nashville, Tennessee to Martin Francis and Sarah (Shea) Cunniff. She graduated from high school and then attended Business College.
Mary Elizabeth Cunniff joined the Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration on July 4, 1942 and was given the name Sister Mary Stella Cunniff on September 8. She made her First Profession of Vows January 29, 1944 and her Final Profession on February 19, 1949.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother John Cunniff and sisters: Sr. Mary Grace Cunniff OSB and Rita Rush.
Survivors include her Monastic family and sister Teresa Bradshaw and brother Thomas Cunniff.
Wake will be 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Our Lady of Rickenbach Chapel, Clyde.
Mass of Christian Burial is 8:00 a.m. Thursday, October 5, at the Benedictine Convent Chapel of Perpetual Adoration, with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Clyde.
