Sandra Jean McCOY

Sandra Jean McCOY, 77, of Germantown, WI, formerly of Ulysses, PA, died Saturday, November 22, 2014 in Virginia Highlands Health and Rehabilitation Center, Germantown, WI. �½�½ A Memorial Mass will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 2, 2015 in St. Eulalia Catholic Church Coudersport, with the Rev. James C. Campbell as Celebrant. A luncheon will follow in the parish hall. Committal and burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery at 1:30 PM. Memorials may be made to Ulysses Library, P.O. Box 316, Ulysses, PA 16948. �½�½ Arrangements are entrusted to the Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ulysses, PA. Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfuneralhome.com.�½�½ �½�½ Born August 17, 1937, in Coudersport, PA, she was the daughter of George W. and Jean Mastin McCoy. A 1955 graduate of Northern Potter High School, she attended Temple University and graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in urban anthropology. Her postgraduate work was at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago and the University of Chicago. A member of the Secular Franciscan Order, she was an associate of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in Cincinnati, OH. Most of her work has been spent focused on social justice issues. Sandra returned to Ulysses in 2000 and moved to Germantown in 2012. She was a member of St. Eulalia Catholic Church in Coudersport, PA. Surviving are: two sons, Charles Monroe (Samantha) of Jackson, WI and Vincent Monroe (Renee) of Carpentersville, IL; five grandchildren Robin, Adam, Michael, David and Jimmy; 2 great-grandchildren Matthew and Anakin; a sister, Karen Bransom (George) of Damascus, MD: a sister-in law Betty McCoy of Sanford, FL: four nieces Tammy, Tonya, Kimberli and Allyson and two nephews Todd and Tristin. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Bill McCoy, in 1995. �½�½ �½�½