Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Mary Alice (Elena) Neylon, 93, died April 14 in Hazel Green, Wisconsin

Born in Wisconsin, Sister Mary Alice made her first religious profession in 1949 and her perpetual profession in 1952. She taught school and English as a second language, was a director of an adult education center and was a pastoral minister for 31 years, working mostly in Hispanic ministries. She served in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Wyoming, the District of Columbia, Oklahoma and Florida, as well as Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Mary Alice taught at Trinity High School, River Forest (1959-1961), and St. Thomas the Apostle (1971-1973). She was a pastoral minister at Epiphany Parish (1983-1986) and served in Hispanic pastoral ministry at Good Shepherd Parish (1986-1994) and St. Pius Parish (1994-1999).