Daughter of Charity Cecile Matushek, 81, died in Bridgeton, Missouri, March 14.

Born in Chicago, Sister Cecile graduated from Aquinas High School in 1958 and entered the Daughters of Charity in 1959.

Sister Cecile served in education for the next 28 years in Missouri and Louisiana, during which she earned a master’s degree in education administration.

After completing another master’s degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University in New Orleans, Sister Cecile began working in health care in Texas.

She is survived by her sister, Elissa Rose Oldaker.