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Sr Mary Jean Boeh
Birth: 1 May 1903 Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Death: 6 Aug 1978 (aged 75) Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Burial: Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery, Park Hills, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial #: 83044692
Bio: Henrietta Theresa Boeh was born May 1, 1903, in Covington - the sixth child of Charles J. Boeh and Henrietta Blau Boeh. However, she knew one brother only, four years her senior, since three brothers and a sister had already taken their flight into heaven before her birth.
When Henrietta was one year old, the family moved to a large country estate, ten (10) miles south of Covington. Here, she and her brother spent an ideally happy childhood. At an early age they rode their ponies through the countryside and later were given horses of their own. Because of the lovely location of their home, the extensive grounds and the spacious home, they often had guests and during the summer two of their cousins (Morwessel's) spent most of the time with them and were as dearly loved as brother and sister.
When Henrietta's brother prepared for his first confession, she also wanted to have her sins forgiven. The year before she started school, her mother told the pastor (Mother of God Church) of Henrietta's insistent petition, so he questioned her, gave her further instruction, and permitted her to receive the Sacrament of Penance at that early age.
Entrance into the first grade of Notre Dame Academy, Covington, meant commuting by train to the city every morning with her brother and her father who was employed in Cincinnati. Notre Dame Academy was the only school Henrietta attended from first grade through high school, and even a one-year secretarial course after graduation. She recognized distinctly that Jesus was inviting her to follow Him more closely in religious life, but her father begged her to wait for several years. During that period, her parents showered her with every possible gift, but her determination was firm. When the Sisters offered her the position of teach the third grade at St. Stephen School in Newport, she readily accepted, and at their suggestion registered for Saturday college courses at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
On her twenty-first birthday, her father consented to her entering Notre Dame, and two months later she became a postulent. Already in September she started teaching at Notre Dame Academy - the beginning of her twenty-six years of service there. On visiting days, her father came a half-hour earlier than the rest of the family so he could have her to himself; he was now so proud of his daughter in her new happiness. However, two months before her Profession, he died after a very brief illness, and her mother followed him ten years later.
After the long assignment at Notre Dame Academy, Sister Mary Jean also taught at St. Mary High School in Alexandria, KY; served as Medical Records Librarian at Notre Dame Hospital in Lynch, KY for eight years; and then resumed teaching at several schools, the latest being six years at Carroll High School in Dayton, Ohio, as teacher of French.
Sister Mary Jean's brother died in 1969, and she herself had several warnings through heart attacks, but she wanted to carry on as long as the Lord allowed. She made her Annual Retreat from July 16 to 23, 1978, and experienced some little spells of illness, but at its conclusion thought it best to return to St. Luke Convent for a doctor in Dayton (OH) knew her condition so well. On August 6, 1978, she was in the throes of an attack while seated at her desk. All attempts to revive her were futile, and at 12:15 p.m. she was pronounced dead.
The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Mary Jean was concelebrated in the Provincial House chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 9, 1978, by Rev. Richard McGrath; the pastor at St. Luke's, Dayton, Rev. Herman Jansen; the present and former principals of Carroll High School, Rev. Robert Obermeyer and Rev. Stanley Neiheisel, respectively; friends of Sister Mary Jean, the Reverends Paul and Louis Brinker; and Rev. Patrick Gaffney who was conducting Mariology Renewal that week. Sister Mary Jean's sister-in-law and some nieces and nephews participated in the Liturgy, as well as very many Sisters of the Notre Dame community.
Family Members
Parents
Charles John Boeh 1858-1926
Henrietta Blau Boeh 1868-1937
Siblings
John Charles Boeh 1895-1895
Charles J Boeh 1896-1901
Eleonora Louisa Boeh 1898-1900
Robert Edwin Boeh 1899-1969
George Boeh 1901-1901
Maintained by: Edward Boeh (49714967)
Originally Created by: James (Jim) F. Kelly (47210433)
Added: 6 Jan 2012
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83044692/mary-jean-boeh
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 February 2021), memorial page for Sr Mary Jean Boeh (1 May 1903?6 Aug 1978), Find a Grave Memorial no. 83044692, citing Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery, Park Hills, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Edward Boeh (contributor 49714967) .
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1903 - 1978 (75 years)