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In Memory of
Sister Anita
Sherwood
Sherwood
1918 - 2016
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Obituary for Sister Anita Sherwood
Sister Anita Sherwood, O.S.B., respected educator and parish leader in both the Richmond and Arlington dioceses, died on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at age 98. . Eighty-three years ago she entered the Benedictine Sisters in Bristow, Virginia at the age of fifteen. In completing her own studies, Sister Anita discovered her passion for education and for her Church. Being very knowledgeable about the Second Vatican Council, she was sought after as a consultant and sat on several diocesan committees.
After forty-five years in the ministry of education, including fifteen years as the principal of Saint Gertrude High School in Richmond, Sister Anita moved into parish ministry until her retirement in 1999. The schools she served in were: Linton Hall in Bristow, St. Benedict and Saint Gertrude’s in Richmond, St. Charles Borromeo in Arlington, St. Rose of Lima in Hampton. Wherever she taught, her students were blessed with her love of literature, especially poetry. Her parish service included Church of the Epiphany in Richmond, Prince of Peace in Chesapeake, Sacred Heart in Hoadly, St. Elizabeth Seton in Lake Ridge and St. Ann’s in Arlington.
Services for Sister Anita will take place at Saint Benedict Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Road in Bristow Virginia 20136. Viewing will be available on Thursday from 4:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. At 7:00 a vigil service will be celebrated. Sister Anita’s funeral will be held on Friday at 10:00 a.m. with burial following in the Sisters’ cemetery. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia.
Please sign the guestbook at www.bakerpostfh.com
After forty-five years in the ministry of education, including fifteen years as the principal of Saint Gertrude High School in Richmond, Sister Anita moved into parish ministry until her retirement in 1999. The schools she served in were: Linton Hall in Bristow, St. Benedict and Saint Gertrude’s in Richmond, St. Charles Borromeo in Arlington, St. Rose of Lima in Hampton. Wherever she taught, her students were blessed with her love of literature, especially poetry. Her parish service included Church of the Epiphany in Richmond, Prince of Peace in Chesapeake, Sacred Heart in Hoadly, St. Elizabeth Seton in Lake Ridge and St. Ann’s in Arlington.
Services for Sister Anita will take place at Saint Benedict Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Road in Bristow Virginia 20136. Viewing will be available on Thursday from 4:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. At 7:00 a vigil service will be celebrated. Sister Anita’s funeral will be held on Friday at 10:00 a.m. with burial following in the Sisters’ cemetery. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia.
Please sign the guestbook at www.bakerpostfh.com
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