obit-sister-nancy.jpgSister Nancy Molohon, OP, 87, also known as Sister M. Callista, died Sept. 19 at Sacred Heart Convent, the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield.

She was born Jan. 7, 1921, to William and Catherine (Wathen) Molohon, in St. Joseph, Ky. She joined the Dominican sisters in 1952 and professed her religious vows in 1953.

Sister Nancy taught and administered in Catholic parish schools at St. Cabrini and Little Flower, Springfield; Sacred Heart, Granite City; St. Thomas, Crystal Lake; St. Anne School, St. Anne; St. Charles, Hampshire; St. Margaret Mary, Algonquin; and St. Michael, Duluth, Minn. Sister Nancy also ministered at Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights, and at St. Dominic Hospital, Jackson, Miss. For the past 22 years she served in the congregation's archive office.

Sister Nancy was preceded in death by her parents and brother, William. She is survived by a sister, Theresa Albrecht of Carrollton, four nieces and three nephews, and her Dominican sisters with whom she lived and ministered for 56 years.

The funeral Mass was Sept. 22 at the Sacred Heart Convent chapel, with Father Peter Witchousky, OP, presiding. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Springfield.

Kirlin-Egan & Butler Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.