Sister of St. Joseph Eileen Sullivan, 102, died Nov. 27.

Born in County Galway, Ireland, she was in religious life for 81 years.

Sister Eileen earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 1950 at DePaul University and a master’s degree in education in 1970 at Loyola University Chicago.  She taught at St. Barbara, Brookfield; taught and served as principal at St. Leonard, Berwyn; taught at St. Margaret Mary; and taught at St. Francis Xavier in LaGrange. 

Later in life, Sister Eileen moved into pastoral care at Columbus Hospital and volunteered at Bethlehem Woods Retirement Center in La Grange Park.