Notre Dame Sister Helen (St. Helen Margaret) Kavanaugh, 85, died April 23 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Born in Chicago, Sister Kavanaugh attended Holy Rosary School and St. Louis Academy, and she earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Loyola University Chicago in 1957.

After professing her first vows in 1961, Sister Kavanaugh taught high school in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Illinois and Arizona. She also was director of formation for the congregation and a member of the province council.

She retired in 2019.

She is survived by her brother, Tim Kavanaugh.